Thanks for visiting my website. I'm a professional keyboard player and composer based in Hertfordshire, UK.
I’m currently the keyboard player for iconic 80s band ABC. I also play piano with The British Carpenters show currently touring the UK and Ireland. I also perform for live events on TV and radio.
Touring credits include Natalie Imbruglia (2015-2024) worldwide touring. ABC / Howard Jones / Haircut 100 USA Tour 2024, ABC Lexicon of Love Orchestral Tour 2024, 2022 and 2019, Dr Hook 2021-2023, Sam Bailey (X Factor Winner), Denise Pearson (Five Star) and more recently two sell-out European arena tours with The Dire Straits Experience.
2019 included a Live TV / Radio promo tour of Europe with Rick Astley.
Additionally, I've performed with Robbie Williams, Simply Red, Jess Glynne, Clean Bandit, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Birdy, Jamala, Zara Larsson, Paloma Faith, Myles Smith, Holly Johnson (Frankie goes to Hollywood), Jimmy Somerville (The Communards), Anastacia, Mark Owen (Take That), Emeli Sandé, Mica Paris, Bonnie Tyler, Seal, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Roachford, James Arthur, Sugababes, Texas, Tom Chaplin (Keane), Atomic Kitten, Midge Ure, Beverley Knight, Katrina (and the waves), Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, Toyah, Marc Almond (Soft Cell), T’Pau, Conchita Wurst, Alexandra Burke, Will Young, Blue, James Blunt, Melanie C (Spice Girls), Rick Astley, George Ezra, Heather Small (M People), Bucks Fizz, The Shires, Nina Nesbitt, Ward Thomas, Martin Kemp, James Morrison, Jack Savoretti, Ronan Keating, Andreya Triana, Peter Andre, Then Jerico, Hazel O’Connor, Boney M, Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud), Sonia, Jack Pack, Lemar, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Peter Coyle (Lotus Eaters), Dr and the Medics, Kim Wilde, Chris Farlowe, Rebecca Ferguson, Altered Images, Joe McElderry, Marisha Wallace, Kelli-Leigh, Bow Wow Wow, Imagination, The Christians, Shaun Escoffery, James Fox and Kerry Ellis.
Live to broadcast performances include, BBC Team GB Homecoming concert 2024, BBC One Big Eurovision Welcome 2023, BBC Radio 2 Piano room month with Natalie Imbruglia and the CBBC Summer Social Festival, playing with and arranging/programming for Union J and Mackenzie Ziegler. Also played with Johnny Orlando, Max and Harvey and Bars and Melody at the same event.
I've also supported The Jacksons (UK Unity Tour), Simply Red (UK Arena tour + Australia) and The Corrs (Australia and New Zealand).
In the world of theatre, I currently work as an associate MD on Mamma Mia the Party at the O2. A career highlight was working as Keys 1 and Assistant MD on the Michael Jackson show 'Thriller Live' in the West End between 2014-2020. I've also been lucky enough to open The Beatles show 'Let it Be' on Broadway, in the West End and several international tours. I also worked on the West End show The Drifters Girl as deputy MD/Keys 1 and also on Keys 2 / Guitar 2 during 2022. I also was MD / Guitar 1 for the 20th Century Boy UK tour. Other West End depping / touring includes Mamma Mia (keys 4), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Keys 2), Jersey Boys (Guitar 2), MD of Thriller Live International Tour (Guitar 1 and Keys 2/Guitar 2).
There's no better feeling for me than sitting deep in a groove. My approach is always to play parts in a way that allows the other musicians in the band to sound good and have the space to play theirs. I always believe that the silence is just as groovy as the notes. I'm also a strong reader and I'm able to do gigs with little or no rehearsals. I also pride myself on my programming ability and being able to recreate almost any sound or sample in a live situation.
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VIDEOS
AUDIO
GALLERY
LIVE RIG
I'll go to painstaking lengths to get sounds as close to the record as possible, whether it's 80s synths, strings, brass or SFX, I can pull these out in a live situation. I've studied synthesis so I find it fairly straightforward to recreate most sounds required.
Every gig is different. Some only require 1 keyboard, others perhaps 2 or 3. Some gigs, I'll use a laptop in addition. Once I know what is required of me in terms of parts, style etc, I'll then begin to work out what gear I'm going to prep. Here's a list of my keyboards I use on gigs:
Nord Stage 2 HA88, Yamaha CP88, Yamaha MODX8, Roland RD2000, Korg Kronos X 73, Hammond XK3C, Hohner Clavinet E7, Roland D50, Yamaha DX7II, Roland XP30.
My softsynth rack consists of:
2 x Macbook Pros and 2 x RME Fireface 800 for Mainstage plus backup rig, Tascam LM8ST rack mixer, Muse Receptor Quattro linked to a Prosonus Audiobox. I also have a Kenton MIDI Merge box.
Sometimes, some sounds on my hardware boards don't cut it. On gigs where I'm playing lots of strings or brass, I'll tend to use my libraries such as:
Spitfire Audio Albion One, Spitfire Audio Chamber Strings, Spitfire Audio Harp, Spitfire Audio Solo Strings, Fable Sounds Broadway Big Band, Komplete 9 Ultimate, Project Sam Symphobia, East West Orchestra Gold, Arturia Vintage Synth V Collection and Omnisphere 2.
The O2, London
Dire Straits Experience Rig - Olympia - Paris
Tauron arena, Krakow with Dire Straits Experience. Nord Stage 2 HA88, Nord C2 Organ, Mainstage running Kontakt and Spitfire Audio Strings, Backup system, 2 x RME Fireface 800
Dire Straits Experience Rig - Salle Pleyel - Paris
Rig for the ABC Lexicon of love Tour. Roland RD2000, Korg Kronos X73, Mainstage running Arturia colection and Omnisphere, RME Fireface 800, Tascam LM8ST
Rig for the 2021 Natalie Imbruglia ‘Firebird’ album launch. Nord Stage 2 HA88, Korg Kronos X, Mainstage, SSL 2+ Interface, Mackie Submixer, Maton acoustic guitar
STUDIO / COMPOSITION
I’m active as a composer for film and TV as well as being able to offer remote recordings for piano and guitar.
My studio is equipped with the latest high-end workstations (Nord Stage 2, Korg Kronos, Roland RD2000, Yamaha CP88) a Hammond Organ XK3C and a Hohner Clavinet E7. Guitars include a Suhr Pro Series, Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster, Jackson Dinky, Musicman Luke and a Fender Jazz bass.
I have a vast arsenal of software synths and plugins including numerous Spitfire Audio libraries, Komplete 13 Ultimate collection, Arturia V collection, Symphobia, East West libraries, Superior Drummer, Serum, Omnisphere, Stylus and Cinesamples Brass collections just to name a few.
Recording gear
Computer - Mac Pro 12 Core (64GB RAM) running Logic Pro X
Interface - RME Fireface 800
Pre-Amp - Solid State Logic Alpha Channel
Monitoring - Focal Shape 65 and Yamaha NS10
Microphones - Warm Audio WA87R2, Audio Technica AT4033a / AT3035
Headphones - Sennheiser HD600, Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro, Focal listen
Guitar - Fractal AX8
TOUR DATES
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - FIREBIRD - ALBUM LAUNCH
22nd SeptemBER 2021 - London
MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS - LONDON PALLADIUM
Featuring Rag and Bone Man, Emeli Sandé, Jamie Cullum, James Arthur, Ronan Keating, Mica Paris, Will Young
21st NOVEMBER 2021
DR HOOK - 50th Anniversary TOUR
20th/21st August 2021 - Denmark
3rd September 2021 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
4th September 2021 - Philharmoinc Hall, Liverpool
9th / 10th October 2021 - Kelvingrove Amphitheatre - Glasgow
12th October 2021 - De Montfort Hall - Leicester
13th October 2021 - Venue Cymru - Llandudno
5th November 2021 - Music Hall - Aberdeen
6th November 2021 - Palace Theatre - Kilmarnock
20th November 2021 - Alvaston Hall Hotel - Nantwich
23rd January 2022 - Docken - Denmark
27th/ 28th January 2022 - Stavanger - Norway
29th January 2022 - Trondheim - Norway
1st Feb 2022 - Oslo - Norway
2nd Feb 2022 - Bergen - Norway
4th Feb 2022 - Malmo - Sweden
5th Feb 2022 - Halmstad - Sweden
11th Feb 2022 - St Davids Hall - Cardiff
12th Feb 2022 - Royal Concert Hall - Nottingham
18th Feb 2022 - Jonkoping - Sweden
19th Feb 2022 - Kalmar - Sweden
25th Feb 2022 - O2 City Hall - Newcastle
26th Feb 2022 - Symphony Hall - Birmingham
5th March 2022 - Scarborough Spa
11th March 2022 - Olympia - Dublin
12th March 2022 - Waterfront hall - Belfast
17th March 2022 - Royal and Derngate - Northampton
18th March 2022 - Baths Hall - Scunthorpe
24th March 2022 - Guildhall - Portsmouth
25th March 2022 - Lighthouse - Poole
28th March 2022 - Alban Arena - St Albans
PREVIOUS DATES
THRILLER LIVE - WEST END - Until END APRIL 2020
Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 7ES
Let’s ROCK - featuring marc almond, nik kershaw plus many others
29th Nov 2019 - Motorpoint Arena - Nottingham
11th Dec 2019 - SSE Hydro, Glasgow
13th Dec 2019 - Wembley Arena
MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS - LONDON PALLADIUM - LIVE ON MAGIC RADIO
24th Nov 2019 - London Palladium - featuring Mick Hucknall, Robbie Williams
THE BRITISH CARPENTERS
11th Jan 2020 - Newbridge Memo, Gwent
17th Jan 2020 - Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
18th Jan 2020 - Lincoln Drill Hall
14th June 2020 - Theatre Royal Winchester
JIMMY SOMERVILLE
1st December 2019 - Butlins - Bognor Regis
DIRE STRAITS EXPERIENCE
8th Feb - Hala Tivoli - Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
15th Feb - Velky Sal - Praha, CZECH REPUBLIC
16th Feb - Brucknerhaus - Linz, AUSTRIA
17th Feb - Kongresove Centrum Aldis - Hradec Kralove, CZECH REPUBLIC
20th Feb - Pavilon T1 - Ceske Budejovice, CZECH REPUBLIC
21st Feb - Bobycentrum Brno - Brno-Stred, CZECH REPUBLIC
22nd Feb - Multifunctional Hall Gong - Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC
24th Feb - Tauron Arena - Krakow, POLAND
25th Feb - Cos Torwar - Warszawa, POLAND
27th Feb - Gdynia Arena - Gdynia, POLAND
1st March - Steel Arena - Kosice, SLOVAKIA
3rd March -Hant Arena - Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
ABC - The lexicon of love tour - with the southbank sInfonia
7th April - Southend Cliffs Pavillion
8th April - Bournemouth Pavillion Theatre
9th April - Birmingham Symphony Hall
11th April - Gateshead Sage
12th April - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
13th April - Sheffield City Hall
15th April - Brighton Dome
16th April - Royal Albert Hall, London
MINISTRY OF SOUND ANNUAL CLASSICAL
25th August - Manchester Pride Live
31st August - Chelmsford City Racecourse
4th October - Royal Festival Hall - London
Forever young 80s festival with the rewind all stars band
5th-7th July - Palmerstown, IRELAND