I was invited by Musicians’ Union Assistant General Secretary Horace Trubridge to represent the organisation at the SXSW 2016 Workshop
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Glasgow and Stirling
I flew to Glasgow from London City Airport yesterday to visit the MU’s exhibition at the Mitchell Library – an
Orchestral event
Being responsible for national events at the MU, I attended the Union’s inaugural Orchestra Section Conference today at the Wesley
Adam Goldsmith
Ace session guitarist Adam Goldsmith joined Jim Hawkins and myself at Jim’s studio in Kingston this afternoon to record both
MU Christmas lunch
The MU held its annual Christmas lunch this afternoon at the Avalon, Balham Hill, in south London. The majority of the Union’s
Carols in the Square
This evening I joined a wonderful assembly of carol singers next to the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square (thanks to Norway, as
Equalities training
At the invitation of Bindu Paul, MU Education and Equalities Official, I attended a valuable Equalities training session in the
The Musician (Dec)
The winter 2015 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to MU members this week. The journal’s contents include: Frontline
Cue the Music
My thanks to Laura Westcott, CEO of Soundcheque, who invited me to ‘Cue the Music‘ at the Slaughtered Lamb in
Soho House
UK Music hosted their annual Christmas lunch this afternoon, this time upstairs in Soho House on the corner of Greek
Performers’ Alliance
Under the Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group banner, the Musicians’ Union, Equity and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain held its
Steam & Rye
A very pleasant afternoon at Steam & Rye in Leadenhall St, EC3, in the company of Clare Dove, Clare Jonik
Cherries at the Bridge
A fabulous evening at Stamford Bridge as AFC Bournemouth took on Premier League Champions Chelsea for the first time in
BASCA Cafe
A very pleasant evening spent in the basement of London’s Rainforest Cafe in Shaftesbury Avenue, at the invitation of BASCA
Metropolis Studio
A relaxing afternoon in the company of producer Jim Hawkins and his PA Jane Morrison, as they worked with the
Recording at Jim’s
Another productive afternoon at Jim Hawkins’s studio in Kingston, as we jointly developed our co-written mid-tempo ballad, Between these walls. On
Jazz artists’ network
The London Regional office of the MU organised an successful networking event at MU HQ this afternoon as part of
Sweet Liberties
As the UK marks 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta and 750 years since the De Montfort Parliament,
Alistair Griffin
Another night at south London’s grassroots jewel, The Bedford in Balham, this time for the entertaining line-up of Alistair Griffin,
Air Lyndhurst session
I was privileged to visit Air Lyndhurst Studios in Belsize Park this morning to be present as the highly-respected composer
Lobbying MPs
The MU had a small but enthusiastic contingent at the TUC rally and lobbying event at Parliament this afternoon, principally
In the studio
I had the pleasure of catching up with Jim Hawkins twice this week, once on Tuesday at Assault & Battery
Four Seasons golf
An enjoyable afternoon at The Addington GC, despite the overcast conditions, as I once again joined the Hayes clan for
Royal Academy show
I was kindly invite by George Cochran of Dave Woolf Ltd to a showcase performance by vocalist/cellist Janie Price aka
