Blues: The Next Level

I am a UK based session guitarist from the South of England.As a touring guitarist, I have performed with Brian May, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Olivia Newton-John, Bonnie Tyler, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, We Will Rock You, Brit Floyd, The Classic Rock Show, Andrea Corr and Bruce Welch & Brian Bennett from The Shadows.As a guitar tutor, I am currently a music lecturer at ICMP in London and have taught in several music schools in the UK.Since 2015, I have provided lead guitar and backing vocal duties for Sir Cliff Richard, playing dates all over the world, including regular residencies at London’s Royal Albert Hall. I have featured on 3 number 1 selling Cliff Richard live DVDs. I have a wealth of live and studio experience and am no stranger to long tours. In recent years, I have toured the USA, Canada, South America, Europe and The Middle East extensively, both with Brit Floydand The Australian Pink Floyd Show, as well as playing guitar for the hit Queen show We Will Rock You in London’s West End, Zurich, Stuttgart and Vienna. Another notable theatre experience includes a 2009 European tour as guitarist for Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show.From 2010 until 2015, I provided guitar and backing vocal duties for both Brit Floyd and The Classic Rock Show, playing an average of 150 shows a year, at many prestigious venues – including numerous appearances at London’s Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena and Wembley Arena; Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado; The Greek Theater, Nokia Theater and Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles; The Fillmore and The Warfield in San Francisco; The Bell Centre, Montreal and headline slots at Glastonbury and Isle Of Wight festivals.My TV appearances include ITV’s The National Lottery Show, This Morning and Loose Women, as well as appearances on PBS in the United States. I have also performed live on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and WDVE, Pittsburgh.My studio work includes sessions for the late composer Michael Kamen, recording at Abbey Road Studios with Westlife, The Lighthouse Family and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, as well as playing guitar on the soundtrack to the animated movie The Snurks (Back to Gaya), starring Patrick Stewart. I have also recorded for BA Robertson and have provided session guitar, vocal and songwriting duties for Zomba Music Publishing.Before turning to session work, I spent many years as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for numerous bands, gaining essential band-smarts and securing several independent record deals. In 2010, I co-founded the guitar tuition website, FretHub, from which I resigned in February 2018. In April 2018, I launched “Absolute Blues Guitar” – an immersive online blues guitar course.Additionally, I also teach guitar remotely, via Skype.