7/10/25

Back after a huge break. Covid shut down the Take That Experience and I went to Australia. Borders closed and I got corporate work. Now I’m back in the UK, back in the Take That Experience, and have formed a duo with my great friend Cat Mead. Check out The Rewild. Ready for live bookings!

3/12/18

Released ‘She’s got Perfection’ yesterday. Today doing my tax, and working on my cyclecities.tours business. Tomorrow off to Dorset for gigs and Wednesday shooting a music video in Devon.

22/11/18

I did more cruise ship work in October and have been in London and Leicester in November working on songs every day. In London I am mixing and mastering with Luke Varnava at Red-light Studios. Yesterday was mixing ‘She’s got Perfection’ and another co-write. Tomorrow is mastering on fresh ears. I write this halfway through the chorus for a gritty rock song as a bit o a palate cleanser.

23/9/18

The Port of Barcelona. 2 weeks working as a singer on the Norwegian Epic, and co-writing with guitarist virtuoso Jim Capik. The travel lifestyle continues with trips to Norway, Italy, France, Wales and Scotland in the last 4 weeks. I continue to write wherever I go.

20/8/18

Have arrived home after cruise ship work in Norway and Spain, followed by Shows in the Midlands and a break in Wales eating Rarebit. Back on the road in Devon now. Shooting a Music Video on Thursday with Tom Vaughan.

04/8/18

Avalanche video is live. Open EP is released on Spotify.

15/7/18

Iceland video shot. Still looking at publishing options. Currently on the Independence of the seas and one of the best shows of my life tonight. Felt like I had 1000 friends in the audience. Gibraltar/London on Tuesday and back to some normality

27/6/18

4 songs mastered and being sent out to industry. Got a deal straight of the bat. Looking at options. Working on visual/video ideas. Shooting a video Iceland for next week.

5/4/18

Out of my rut. 2 lyrics done last week. Northern Sweden this week recording lyric video footage. Stockholm last night catching up with friends. Barcelona tomorrow to meet with a Producer.

17/1/17

In Australia working with Dean Glass (Gold Coast) and David Carr (Melbourne)

18/12/17

  • Moved from Fortress Studios to Ivory Rooms in Finsbury Park
  • Creating another 4 track EP, working with a number of talented players
  • Recording vocals at Red-Light in Soho

16/8/17

The EP ‘Polar’ is released. I’ve been to see Phil Walker for Guitar Sessions and working on my next EP songs which will have more of a Rock feel.

10/7/17

Every day I’ve been working on songs. Now I move to release mode. Off performing on Royal Caribbean this week but will be doing a lot from the laptop.

27/4/17

Immersing myself in music like I haven’t done for years. Daily listening, comping, brainproducing, fine tuning. I’m going to drop this EP without any notice. Studio in 2 days will be an all nighter. I have a list.

13/4/17

I started on March 5 and continuing strong in my new studio. I have also reconnected with a great friend and brilliant producer, and we are very close to releasing an EP. Many hours in the studio since my last /now entry, and more to come.

20/2/17

I have found the new Studio in London I’ll be working on to record my next release. Fortress studio in Old St. I did some training on their equipment last week. I start there on March 5.

9/2/17

Back in Leicester for a week break from London. Wrote a new song and nailed the guitar to track. It’s working title is ‘Cheapskate babe at the silent disco’

29/1/17

Saw a band called Aquilo on Thursday. Also checked out a new London studio. I have no piano or guitar for the next 7 days so making the most of the different brain space.

27/11/16

I’ve wound up Forest Studios and now working from home with new equipment and a renewed creative flow. Since my last update I’ve done a 10 day backpacking trip across Southern Europe, gigged in the UK and Ireland and continued running my flat as an airbnb. Musically I am working on Piano songs mainly.

13/7/16

Vocals in the Forte room, weekend gigs.

14/6/16

2 consecutive days recording in the Forest and a planned 3 more next week. Lockdown in London.

13/5/16

This week stepping out of the creative space and getting down to (mainly) music business. I like to keep the two separate. A good week sending and returning important emails, and working on my website.

6/5/16

Forest studio is set up. Last 2 weeks I’ve been tracking drums, bass and guitars and doing little else. Head down bum up.

15/4/16

I’ve spent the last week setting up the Forest studio. Jos and I turned a blank, empty room into a beautiful recording space. It took 2 days of hard yakka. Followed by 3 days of sessions/tryouts for musicians to work on the new album

3/4/16

Contacting musicians and organising sessions in the new studio starting next week.

27/3/16

Thursday I took out a 1 month lease on a studio space in South London. My friend Jos and I are setting up a studio there. bought a drum kit and spent the day stripping it down and changing it’s colour.

10/3/16

Studio/Producer visit tomorrow as a potential location for new album recording. Jared Hascheck, an old friend from Melbourne, is doing some Piano arrangements for me in preparations for pre-production.

22/2/2016

Been back in London for the last week to demo the album tracks. Got them all done in 4 days. Tonight back home to Leicester. Gig in Wirral on the weekend.

9/2/2016

Getting back to my own bed and my own head after the trip. Clearing the inbox. No guitar or piano in my flat at the moment so a bit lost.

30/12/15

Penned 9 songs for the next album, all written in the same month, in the same room. 2 Gigs in the next 2 days, including NYE at the Venue, London. Hope to get 1 more song started before I fly away on 1 Jan for a month. Visiting friends and family, and some co-writing in Surfers.

London>Bangkok>Phuket>PhiPhi>Krabi>KL>Newcastle>Auckland>Sydney>Coffs>Surfers>Melbourne>Beijing>Istanbul>London

14/12/15

Original songwriting, abandoning preconceptions, getting into the zone

+ 3 birthday parties.

30/11/15

Helping my housemate with songwriting for his Musical Theatre Client this week.

21/11/15

Saturday, Manchester to do a gig  with the Take That Experience.

Sunday, Leicester to see a guy I just signed to my agency do a gig.

Monday, Austria to shoot some hoops with my awesome cousin, Sam.

20/11/15

Recording piano song.

15/11/15

Rehearsing a piano song for recording later this week. That’s all I’m focussing on.