The third annual UK Americana Awards took place at London’s Hackney Empire last night, rounding off two days of activities
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Sour Kix in studio
I joined photographer Jonathan Stewart in Ripley, Surrey, today as we had been invited by Rachel Thacker to attend the
She Drew the Gun
My thanks to Louisa Roach, singer/poet/guitarist/bandleader for the opportunity to see her award-winning four piece She Drew the Gun at Omeara in
Agent of Change
UK Music, of which the Musicians’ Union is a founder member, has brought together leading figures from the music industry
Orchestral meet
I travelled up to Manchester yesterday to support my colleagues in the MU’s Orchestral Dept in preparing for the Orchestra
A Christmas Carol
A memorable evening with my family as the four of us drove into town to attend a performance of A
Westerham GC
A challenging but eventually rewarding day at Westerham GC in north Kent, in the engaging company of the Hayes family
Dame Evelyn Glennie
I attended a superb performance this evening of Echoes from the Birdcage, at The Platform Theatre, Handyside Street, King’s Cross, which
Shed heads
My son Ben and I drove to Stamford Bridge this evening to watch AFC Bournemouth take on Chelsea in a
British Underground
My thanks to Crispin Parry and the British Underground team for the invitation to their pre-Christmas drinks this evening, upstairs at
Bedlam in Badford
The staff of the Musicians’ Union had their traditional pre-Christmas lunch today and this year our venue was the well-established
Langley Concert
My wife Julie and I attended the Langley Boy’s Carol Concert this evening at St George’s in Beckenham, as the
Cherries at Selhurst
A promo email from AFC Bournemouth arrived a couple of weeks ago, publicising the availability of tickets for the club’s
The Musician (Dec)
The winter 2017 issue of The Musician magazine is being dispatched to members this week. This edition includes a postcard
St Paul’s Concert
Laura Westcott of Soundcheque Ltd kindly invited me this evening to St Paul’s, the actors’ church in Covent Garden, for an
UK Music lunch
Another enjoyable annual event as UK Music invited the industry’s comms teams to a lunch with journalists at The Library
MP reception
The annual Christmas Party of the Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group took place in the Strangers’ Dining Room in the
PPL / PRS drinks
Another delightful afternoon spent at the invitation of PPL at 7 St James’s St, Pall Mall, as the society hosted
Music Glue
The MU has been forging a promising relationship with Music Glue, the specialist e-commerce platform for the music business for several months.
Republic Media party
Another enjoyable evening at the office of Republic Media in Highgate Village in the company of Sue Harris, her ace
UK Music comms
I attended a UK Music Communications meeting this afternoon at 49 Whitehall, Westminster, on behalf of the MU. Led by
MPA & BPI Pub Social
My thanks to the Music Publishers’ Association (MPA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for their warm hospitality last night at
Comedy round mine
A night out for my wife Julie and I at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre and, whilst Will Young and Louise Redknapp
Production Awards
The Production Music Awards celebrate the best production music libraries and most talented composers during the previous twelve months. The
Abbey Road tour
A superb morning at Abbey Road Studios in the company of Mark Robertson, the facilities’ Head of Brand & Marketing, and Richard
MU promo video
I was Executive Producer for the production of the MU promotional video, ‘Behind Every Musician’, created during the first half