Hi There!

I've always had a musical ear, for as long as I can remember. I've always liked things that sound good. When ever I would bash around on keyboards when I was little, it wouldn't ever sound like 'noise', it would always have a certain tuneful quality. My first instrument was a small kit that I got for my 5th or 6th birthday (I can't exactly remember), but I would seldom play with it. I'd bash around with it here & there, but that was it. My next instrument was the cornet, when I was 10 years old. One of the primary schools I went to had a brass band for Years 5 & 6 and we all took part. It was fun for what it was. I stayed on Cornet for the rest of that academic year, but then switched to Trombone the following year. By the time I was in Year 8 at secondary school, my music teacher noticed that I had 'natural rhythm' and thought it would be beneficial for me to take drum lessons. I began taking drum lessons from age 13, until I left school, age 16. That was a real eye opener for me and a great escape from the hostilities and tensions of secondary school. 

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I didn't know what I wanted to do with myself in the future. I didn't know what I wanted to be. But all of that changed when I was 15. I began to listen to a lot more music (bands like Talking Heads, Pink Floyd and Genesis) it became an escapism for me, and all of a sudden, a lightbulb lit up in my head. This is what I wanted to do! I wanted to be a musician! I then began fantasising over starting a school rock band, but in reality, nobody was interested. In fact, I was teased for it. One night, I had the crazy thought of learning all the instruments and doing this band thing myself, but it was just a crazy thought that I thought wouldn't actually happen. But little did I know. I began teaching myself guitar when I was 17, and then gradually, bass guitar and keyboards. until I became a one-person rock band. I began studying music at college around the same time, and that was hugely encouraging for me to start doing my own musical projects. By the time I was 18, I'd begun recording demos of the songs I'd been writing in my bedroom of our family home. This would eventually lead to me writing, recording, and releasing my first album, The First Instalment?, in 2023. Since then, I've looked for and experimented with different ways of progressing further and becoming a better musician and songwriter.

I'm never out of musical ideas. I always have a tune in my head and I always love getting busy creating great pieces of work.