Biography
I was born in Birmingham some years back,
and started my musical experiences at the age of about
six. I started organ lessons and continued for a few years
into my early teens with a few tutors.
It was while at secondary school that I began to
compose a few small pieces of music, I seem to recall
that the inspiration was derived from visualising
scenes of nature such as a colourful sunset, or a
gently flowing stream.
At this time in my life I chose to take up the drums, much
to the horror of the neighbours.
I became reasonably proficient and joined a few bands to
exploit this new skill.
When I left school I began to take organ lessons once again
but this time I was fuelled with more determination.
Being unemployed for a while gave me the added opportunity
to work hard, I would spend around six hours a day practising
the keyboards.
I started playing the organ at my local church in 1985, and to
this day, I still play there regularly.
Soon after this, I started working for Yamaha in one of their
music schools and became a Yamaha music school teacher.
I went on to teach privately and at a local school, both of
which I continue on a part time basis even today.
Composing music has always been my passion however,
and I started creating some serious relaxing music in response
to a friend who was having trouble unwinding at the end of
the day and found it difficult to sleep.
Within a couple of days, I had completed several tracks, all of
which were well received. I went on with more recordings
and this became my first production album.
It was released under the title of “Images” and I had a limited
number produced. They all sold out pretty quickly and soon
the recording was taken on by New World Music and re-branded
as “Perfume”.
At the same time, interest was shown by Pauline Books & Media
in Slough and they started taking on some of my susequent
albums.
Relaxing Music can have such a powerful effect on our everyday
lives, especially if we set aside a few moments each day
to immerse ourselves in its healing wonders.
It is music of this type that particularly fascinates me, since no
other has such a beneficial, long lasting impact on us all.
It is essential that we all try to assimilate some kind of peaceful
medium into our lives on a regular daily basis, even if it is only
for some sanity in these modern, hectic and high pressured
lifestyles that we have created for ourselves.
You don’t have to sit still in peaceful surroundings and enter
into a near trance state to appreciate or benefit from this
music.
Many people have told me that they play my albums whilst
reading, working or even while driving to help keep them calm.
It all helps.
Evocative
Inspirational
Relaxing
Music
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