Some of my guitar playing has been featuring in the “One Show” recently. Thanks to Bob and Barn for this, as for so many other things 🙂
One Show
Harvey Greenfield is Running Late
I’ve been doing some double bass sessions for the score for this upcoming comedy, based on a hugely successful stage show.
Lonesome Slide
Some atmospheric Americana for this Lightsong album. 4 of these are mine including “Midwest Vista” and “Endless Road”
Surf Pop
I built my own outboard spring reverb and broke out the jazzmaster and mosrite guitars for this album out with MOTUS music.
Friday Night Live
A one-off remake of Friday Night Live aired on CH4 recently. By virture of playing the guitar and bass on the theme tune I got to go down to the recording and hang out in the green room afterwards, with some of the faces that I watched in the original FNL in my teens.. .
Fearless
A couple more on a different album, a bit more straight ahead rocking out this time…“Gasoline” and “Danger Zone” are mine.
Desert Rock
“Powerful, searing desert rock where modern hard rock guitars and raucous drums pack a cool, dark-edged punch. Wild, tough, heavy and just a little bit deranged”. I’ve got some tracks on this Evolution Media Music album.
90’s Grunge
I’m quite proud of this one, and I think that it’s pretty authentic. Some genuine 90’s guitars, 90’s valve guitar amps, 90’s outboard and a healthy dose of ssl outboard bus compression went into these tracks which also aren’t religously to a click. I wanted a real organic feel. Oh yes, and I was listening to these bands and playing guitar in the 90s so it’s a big part of my musical upbringing. 90’s grunge can be found here.
Ska Punk
An album of ska/punk tracks is now out with MOTUS music. I had real fun doing this one and frankly, it helped that I used to play in a ska band.
American Country
Chicken pickin’ tele, dobro, banjo, mandolin. All can be found on tracks from this MOTUS album, American Country. My favourite is “chicken on the porch”.
New tracks out
I’ve recently had releases with MOTUS, Lightsong and Wrong Planet– either rocking out or doing something rather more laid back. Coming soon- 90’s Grunge and Ska Punk. Watch this space….
Me, Myself and Di
A had a string of sessions for Bob and Barn, back in pre-lockdown days, playing guitar on the soundtrack to this film.
Young Punx
I’m really pleased to hear some of my guitar playing on the first section of “Rhythm is Wild” – coming up on the next Young Punx album. I played some upright bass on the session too.
Pop Punk
I’ve got a few tracks out on this album with Brilliant Music- Pop Punk.
“First Love”, “Meet Me At the Diner”, “Prom Punk”, “This is the Day”, “In a Spin”,”Kiss Punch”. I’m quite proud of how these tracks sit in this album- track no. 1 is great for example (not mine) and I think that these hold their own.
MediEvil session
I did a fun session for Bob and Barn recently, playing upright bass and guitar for a bonus track for the MediEvil soundtrack. Alex Reeves is playing drums on this.
Evolution of Punk!
Some more tracks out with MOTUS on their “Evolution of Punk” album, variously Green Day/Sum 41-esque, then somewhat Ramones and Sex Pistols. I like “Contagion” on this album, but mine are also “Delinquent”, Peckham Punk” and “Fistful of Attitude”. Not easy listening then…
Wrong Planet
A couple of “rock soul” tracks are out with Wrong Planet. “Fighting for a Good Time” and “Bay City Soul” are mine on this.
MOTUS 70s rock
I’ve got a track out on MOTUS’s 70s rock album- “Highway to the City“, and another on their 60s Soul -“Sweet Soul”.
Americana
I’ve been doing some tracking for some Americana tracks- tele, dobro, banjo.
MOTUS blues tracks
My compositions are starting to appear in the MOTUS library. A couple of tracks in the “Indie Garage Blues” album for example- “Saturday Swagger” and “Fighting Through a Feeling”.
Blues tracks
If you’re into rather more of a S.R.V. vibe then I did a couple of blues tracks for EVO last year. “Swagger Blues” and “Proud Blues” are mine. I played them on my sunburst 80’s strat- my first decent electric guitar. I wanted a sunburst because Stevie Ray played one.
New EVO tracks
A couple of rocking tracks are out with Evolution Media Music recently- there’s quite a lot of playing on these! Try and Stop Me, Up All Night 🙂
New tracks coming out soon….
I’ve had some more tracks with MOTUS music signed off recently. Punk, 60’s soul and 70’s rock- I’ve variously had my Sex Pistols, Motown and Eagles/Richie Blackmore heads on.
Universal album
I have a new album out with Universal, on their True Stories label. “Bright Guitar Builds“
Motus Music
I’ve just started doing some tracks for a new MCPS library Motus Music, I am happy and excited to report. Initial tracks are “indie blues rock” and I’ve managed to find a use for my hand built, NOS 70’s germanium transistor fuzz face on one of them. It sounded great!