I grew up on my dad’s 70s rock collection, then got into Americana after he came back from a work trip to the US with a load of music and stories. In my teens, things got more eclectic.

 

I played in bands and got into singer songwriters, indie, punk and alt rock, before going on to study jazz at Leeds Conservatoire. That mix of influences still shapes how I work now, whether I’m playing drums, building an arrangement, or producing a track.

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I spent several years touring the UK and Europe with Dancing Years, then toured internationally for nearly a decade with Beatlemania: The Magic of the Beatles. I later toured with Imagine Lennon, continue to play regularly at The Cavern Club with The Cavern Club Beatles, and have also worked on the UK tour of Let It Be.

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Alongside that, I’ve worked with a wide range of artists including, LYR with UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Ted Sablay of The Killers, P.P. Arnold and rapper/playwright Testament.

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Currently I record drums, produce and mix for artists worldwide from my studio in Leeds and work live and in the studio with Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support.

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I also compose and produce music for libraries including Music Vine, Uppbeat, The Nerve, Thermal Music and others, with work used by Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, and brands including Nando’s, Tanqueray and Drambuie. More recently, I’ve been putting more time into my own original work too, bringing my love of classic tones, character and song led production into everything I make.

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When I’m not touring or in the studio, I’m with my wife and three kids, or watching a bit of rugby league.