My Dad AKA The Hulk
This isn’t a music relevant post but I thought it deserved a mention. My Dad works as a dentist. He’s retiring this year but he’s not lost his skills. Despite approaching 60 he can still rip a yellow pages phone…
Trying To Crack The London Scene
When you’ve grown up playing and developing all of your contacts in the midlands it’s tricky to find a route into London. If I’d been to college in London I’m sure things would be much easier but unfortunately that wasn’t…
The Genius Of Adam Sandler
I’ve been playing a lot of wedding gigs recently and it can be a really great feeling knowing that not only are you part of a moment that so many people will never forget, but that you are making that…
So Many Posts, Such A Long Time
I’ve been trying to write out some ideas for posts today. Now I’m on my 262 post you’d think it was easy. My problem is I often have moments of inspiration and if they’re not immediately written down they evaporate….
Getting Through The Long Journeys
With a massive 25,000 miles of driving under my belt last year and 630+ miles this weekend (I underestimated my wedding sets yesterday adding another 100+ to my total) it’s hard to say how I haven’t lost my mind. The…
Gigging With The Swinging Bass
What a couple of days!! The weddings went off without a hitch on Saturday and Sunday (even though todays gig did drag a little). In fact I’ve only just got back and I left before 7 this morning. The real…
A Heavy Gigging Weekend
This weekends going to be a long one. I’ve got a couple of wedding gigs in London and one in the Midlands. They’re my first gigs in London since I moved down but they came from my contacts in the…
Daahoud – Clifford Brown Transcription
That’s what I have to look forward to today. It’s been a while coming but it’s about time I pulled my finger out on these transcriptions as part of my ear-training practice. I think I might spend a bit of…