Songwriter / music industry
The team from exhibition experts ProMedia collected several storage boxes of MU merchandise from the Union’s offices in the Oval this morning, whilst on their way to installing our stand at this year’s Music & Drama Education Expo at Olympia.
My MU colleague Maddy Radcliff and I were involved in this morning’s photo call outside the Houses of Parliament in support of legislation that could help prevent entertainment workers from being forced out of the industry when they have children.
I have been invited by the Labour Party to represent the MU in the organisation of Labour Live, an event being organised in June, which promises a festival of political ideas, with music, art, workshops and conversations.
A very pleasant Sunday morning in the company of vocalist/teacher Cherise Adams-Bennett, graphic designer Chris Stenner, photographer Joseph Branston and three jazz music students (aged 13, 14 and 17) from Tomorrow’s Warriors.
After two hours’ sleep at the Premier Inn in Old Street, following the Americana Awards, I travelled early this morning by tube to Paddington Station to catch a GWR train to Bath.
The third annual UK Americana Awards took place at London’s Hackney Empire last night, rounding off two days of activities at this year’s AmericanaFest UK, including an evening of artist showcases in venues around Hackney on Wednesday 31 January and daytime conferences.
I joined photographer Jonathan Stewart in Ripley, Surrey, today as we had been invited by Rachel Thacker to attend the recording of two tracks by rising stars Sour Kix at Paul Weller’s Black Barn Recording Studio.
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 London Bridge tonight.
UK Music, of which the Musicians’ Union is a founder member, has brought together leading figures from the music industry to launch a parliamentary battle entitled ‘Agent of Change’ to save music venues from closure.
I travelled up to Manchester yesterday to support my colleagues in the MU’s Orchestral Dept in preparing for the Orchestra Section’s AGM and annual Conference.
A memorable evening with my family as the four of us drove into town to attend a performance of A
A challenging but eventually rewarding day at Westerham GC in north Kent, in the engaging company of the Hayes family
I attended a superb performance this evening of Echoes from the Birdcage, at The Platform Theatre, Handyside Street, King’s Cross, which
My son Ben and I drove to Stamford Bridge this evening to watch AFC Bournemouth take on Chelsea in a
My thanks to Crispin Parry and the British Underground team for the invitation to their pre-Christmas drinks this evening, upstairs at
The staff of the Musicians’ Union had their traditional pre-Christmas lunch today and this year our venue was the well-established
My wife Julie and I attended the Langley Boy’s Carol Concert this evening at St George’s in Beckenham, as the
A promo email from AFC Bournemouth arrived a couple of weeks ago, publicising the availability of tickets for the club’s
Caring Soul video