KEY SKILLS Multi Instrumentalist/ Teacher: saxophone, singing, guitar, ukelele, piano, composition/ Workshop Leader/ Creative and commercial writer/ Mentor/ Arrangement and transcription/ Live and studio performance/ Songwriter to named artists/ Published Poet and Songwriter. WORKED WITH Melanie Blatt/ MC SKibadee/ The RSC/ Adem/ The Albany Theatre/ Nu Future/ Groove Armada/ Geno Washington/ The Foundations/ / Armstrong Learning/ West Kent College. 2012-Present Choir Director, East Dulwich Leading Goose Green and Sing EaZy Community choirs Arranging pieces for voices and writing appropriate original acapella and accompanied material. Teaching singing and performance techniques in a group setting. Also directed the Nunhead Community Choir, Streatham Community Choir, and National Theatre choir PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2014-current The Classic Album Band Large London ensemble of professional musicians, performing classic albums faithfully, in their entirety. Lead vocals. Transcription and arrangement. Piano, Guitar and Sax. 1993–current Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band – Saxophone. Performed regularly at major venues and on TV and radio with this Soul Legend 1995-current The Groovalators Wedding/corporate band featuring session members of Paul Carrack, The Pretenders, Robert Plant, Tim Minchin... Lead vocals, saxophone, guitar, keyboards, MD, web marketing, admin and management. Current Daniel Maitland Solo album on Folkwit records, plus a number of singles; currently producing and recording second album in own studio - saxophones, clarienet, vocals, guitar, keys, programming. Video production using Final Cut and Adobe Premier. Regularly performing on the London and national scene – solo and with band. Writer of 3 novels, and featured in a number of anthologies, poetry magazines and on Sky TV. 1999-2009 Four Bills and a Ben (Featuring session members of Queen, Status Quo, Duran Duran, Marillion..) - Saxophone. 2000-2005 Clem Curtis and the Foundations – Saxophone. 1999-2001 A Bad Night For Automobiles - including members of Groove Armada, The Beat Foundation, Black Box Recorder, and Robert Plant - MD, production, vocals, guitar, keyboards, 1994-1996 "Andrea"(Stereo M C's). Melanie Blatt (All Saints) - Songwriting and production. 1992–1993 The Metrotones – Sax, clarinet piano and vocals 1990–1992 The Jazz Buzzards – Sax, MD and management. THEATRE, TV, DANCE; Theatre Acted, composed and played sax with Royal Shakespeare Co. in 'Three By Tenessee'. Television Geno's Back! - ITV/ Whereits.at – Sky/ Live in concert VH1/ Paparazzo - Yorkshire Television - soundtrack co-writing and acting. Dance Multi Purpose Dance Co. (Composing to commission)/ Concentric Motion Dance Co. (Writing, performing, composing and recording).
