This year’s EFG London Jazz Festival seminar, hosted by a partnership between the MU and Serious (the producer of live
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Production Expo
The annual exhibition for anyone interested in recording techniques and equipment was held at the Emirates Stadium over the last
Drum Show, Olympia
The MU hosted a stand at the London Drum Show at Olympia again this year, an event for which we were
Cherries v WBA
A great evening at the Goldsands Stadium this evening as my son Ben and I had superb seats in the
Teachers’ in Cardiff
I have just spent a fruitful three days supporting the team of the MU Education Dept at the Musicians’ Union Teachers’ Continuing
Gold Badge Awards
Folk singer Kate Rusby and her husband Damien O’Kane were guests of the MU at BASCA’s annual Gold Badge Awards
606 Club, Chelsea
I dropped into the 606 Club in Chelsea again this evening to catch Jazz ExTempore for a second time at
UK Music Group
A pleasure to attend the UK Music Comms Group this afternoon in Berners Street and share plans for the busy
PPL/PRS Golf Day
Another superb day hosted by PPL and PRS for Music at the Bearwood Silver Lakes Club, near Wokingham in Berkshire.
London Guitar Shows
I organised the MU stand at this year’s Acoustic Guitar show, which was staged once again by Blaze Publishing at its established home
The Musician (Sept)
The autumn issue of The Musician is distributed to MU members this week, an edition which marks my ten years
FEU on the Mersey
The Federation of Entertainment Unions hosted a three hour Mersey Cruise tonight as part of the TUC Conference 2014. Sailing from Liverpool’s Ferry Terminal Pier
Julie’s 50th
We celebrated my lovely wife Julie turning 50 this weekend with a fun-packed 24 hours, including a night out in
St Martin l’Ars, France
My family and I have spent a very pleasant couple of weeks staying at a friend’s house in a small
Save War Horse band
My son Ben and I joined my MU colleagues outside the Royal Albert Hall this afternoon to hand out leaflets
Julian & Julie Clapson
It was a pleasure to attend long-term friends Julian & Julie Clapson’s 30th anniversary celebration at Greshams in Ipswich this
MP4 Reception
I was invited by the world’s premier parliamentary rock band MP4 (Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan, Rt Hon Sir Greg
UK Music comms
I attended a UK Music Comms Group meeting this afternoon at the UK Music headquarters in Berners Street. The gathering
TUC Comms Awards
I attended the annual TUC Communications Awards this evening at Congress House. The event was hosted by TUC President Mohammad Taj and
Haslemere Festival
Photographer Jonathan Stewart and I travelled down to Haslemere this afternoon to capture photographs of bands performing at the local
Alison Rayner Quartet
Another enjoyable evening at The Vortex for the launch of ‘August’, the latest release by Alison Raynor and her Quintet.
Summer quiz
An excellent evening at Dickens Inn, St Katherine’s Dock in the company of Hencilla Canworth, the MU’s preferred insurance broker and their
The Musician (June)
The summer 2014 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members today. The journal’s contents include Frontline items outlining the MU
