An enjoyable afternoon at The Addington GC, despite the overcast conditions, as I once again joined the Hayes clan for
Tag: News
Royal Academy show
I was kindly invite by George Cochran of Dave Woolf Ltd to a showcase performance by vocalist/cellist Janie Price aka
MU News on its way
I edited MU News today and distributed its regular mix of news and events items to over 23,000 musicians across
Music Venues Report
Alongside my colleague Kelly Wood – MU Live Performance Official – and photographer Jonathan Stewart, I attended the launch of the
The Musician (Sept)
The autumn 2015 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to MU members this week. The mailing includes the MU Members’
Songwriting session
A very productive afternoon spent at my writing partner Jim Hawkins’ studio in Kingston, working on our series of melodic
JoanOvArc in Soho
Straight on from the TUC event last night, David Parker (from publisher Future Fusion) and I caught a rockin’ gig
MU on screen
‘Behind Every Musician’ is a video promoting membership of the Musicians’ Union and I was delighted to be Executive Producer
Eddie & the Hot Rods
Great night in the West End thanks to Paul Gray and the original line up of Eddie & the Hot
Surrey v Essex
An evening at the Oval cricket ground in the company of a 50+ group of Julie’s work colleagues for our annual
The Musician (June)
The summer 2015 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members this week. Summary texts of various features will be
Sharleen Linton
Rising start of the session vocalist scene, Sharleen Linton, joined Jim Hawkins and myself at his Chocolate Box studio in Kingston
Video recording
A second day of video recording with Marcus Foley and the team from the innovative agency ThisIsTommy, aiming to complete all the material
Interviewing a legend
I was blessed with the opportunity to visit the Kensal Green home today of renowned cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and to
Through the treetops
A mini pre-birthday celebration was the order of the weekend for Ben, Julie and myself. We drove to Battersea Park on
Cherries in the Valley
So the last day of the Championship season was upon us and I travelled to Victoria Station to meet up
Danny Longstaff
I had the pleasure of knowing Danny Longstaff for many years, both as a musician and as a colleague at
Soho funky jam
DW Music hosted its regular funky jam this evening at Zebrano, in Soho’s Greek St, led by bassist Yolanda Charles
The Musician (March)
The spring 2015 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members next week, along with the Union’s Conference Motions
Stamford Bridge
My wife Julie and I took the somewhat unusual step of visiting Stamford Bridge today to take our son Ben
Video filming
Day one of shooting for the inaugural MU promo video took place today, with Marcus Foley and the team from
Parliamentary Awards
I joined industry colleagues, journalists and a select group of highly-respected jazz musicians in PPL’s boardroom this afternoon for the
Future Fusion
The management from Future Fusion kindly took the senior MU Officials, myself and my MU colleagues from the Government Relations
