October 7, 2012
In October 2012 I took over as President of the British Trombone Society (BTS). I have been Vice President for a couple of years and before that was a member on the Board of Advisors. I have had a few … Read more…
In October 2012 I took over as President of the British Trombone Society (BTS). I have been Vice President for a couple of years and before that was a member on the Board of Advisors. I have had a few … Read more…
I began writing my Caring Bridge Journal just before my bone marrow transplant almost a year ago to simply keep people updated about my progress so that my family and closest friends wouldn’t need to be pestered during it all. … Read more…
I am very grateful for the training I had when studying at the Royal Northern College of Music. We had some stunning classes on arranging, orchestrating and composing and these … Read more…
Continuing on from my blog entry about the clinical trial drug SGN35, I mentioned that I had the very difficult decision whether to decide to go for a bone marrow transplant. The SGN35 drug got me to remission for the … Read more…
On 19th April 2011 I began another clinical trial of a new drug originally from Seattle, USA. As my cancer journey has progressed, my prognosis has unfortunately got worse and worse, as options run out. There are about 1500 cases … Read more…
I was so pleased to be able to go on tour with Seal again, especially after having quite a lot of treatment, I never know if I’m going to be allowed to go away for any decent length of time. … Read more…
Ever since the BBC hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing hit our screens almost a decade ago, it has inspired many spin-off shows and touring shows with their many professional dancers and artists. Dancers Anton du Beke and Erin Boag … Read more…
I had a slightly different New Year’s Eve gig from normal. It was a gig in Marrakech, North Africa! A six-piece band from the UK joined forces with top Musical Director from Broadway, Scott Cady, and an ensemble of Broadway’s … Read more…
For five weeks in October/November I toured with a brand new show – a live arena tour of the longest-running science fiction television show in the world.. BBC’s Doctor Who! With specially-composed music by Murray Gold, we began with intense … Read more…
Seal’s sixth studio album ‘Commitment’ was released in the UK on 20th September, and we set off on a short promo tour around it. We began in Cologne, where we gave a full-length exclusive concert for WDR2 Radio station. The … Read more…