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"I've always been a huge music fan and lover of all genres... In primary school, I'd enter talent shows and perform Michael Jackson songs for as long as they'd let me have the stage. I'd go and see bands in my teenage years and stare in awe at the guys on stage imagining that it was me playing that guitar solo, singing my lungs out or beating the crap out of those drums... From Pop to Punk, Sinatra to Slipknot, it fascinates me and I love it!
However, life has a funny way of throwing a few unexpected curve balls your way and around my 18th birthday I landed an acting role on channel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks". At this time, I'd already been in a few small bands and decided to carry on playing in my most recent band, when I could, just for fun.
After 5 successful years as a TV actor, what started out as a hobby developed into something a lot more. I became hugely passionate about the music and the songs I was writing and had to make one of the toughest decisions of my life... Do I carry on pretending to be someone I no longer felt I was or do I jump ship, follow a dream and take a risk?
I jumped...
With some money I'd saved I bought a big van, kitted it out with some bunk beds and a splitter for our gear, wrote some new songs and went on tour for 7 years, one of those years playing over 270 shows! We worked damn hard and played harder... We enjoyed every minute! As with most touring bands these days, over time, things change. Your priorities change as you grow older and now with a wife and kids to consider, running away in a van for months on end pretending to be a rock star for very little in return just wasn't an option anymore. At the end of the day, the bills still need to be paid.
The band split and I focused on my little growing family for a while. Now, as I said at the start, I've always loved music so to suddenly not be involved in it in anyway felt somehow wrong so once again, I began to write.
This takes me to the here and now, a solo singer songwriter and with the help of my songwriting partner and one of the most gifted musicians and producers I've ever met, Jon Brooks, we've blended a mix of pop melodies, rock grit and epic orchestral landscapes, creating some of the best work I've ever made... In my opinion! I have consciously made efforts to avoid set genres and just, let it flow...
You be the judge"