Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Professional Musicianship
• Higher Diploma in Modern Music
• Grade 8 Piano
• ​Grade 6 Clarinet
  
• Music theory grade 5 ​

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Performance Experience

• Invited by the Princess of Monaco to perform at the 2012 Monte Carlo Rose Ball with Indie Rock band “The Hype”.

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• Played in bands supporting a number of big acts such as Calvin Harris, Newton Faulkner, Miles Kane, Imelda May, Pete Doherty, Zane Lowe and Mark Ronson

• Performed at the Islington Carling Academy alongside members of Snow Patrol, Go Audio and Tonight is Goodbye.

• Pit Band for a number of Musicals such as Les Miserables, Godspell.

• Won “musician of the year award” by London music school on three separate years.

TV Sessions

• Demi Lovato’s bassist for her performances on ITV This Morning and 4Music.

• Britain’s Got Talent bassist for one of the contestants for their live performance

• Kian Egan’s bassist for performances on ITV This Morning, BBC Blue Peter, ITV Loose  Women, BBC National Lottery and QVC.

• Little Mix’s pianist for their performance on ITV show Surprise Surprise 2013

• Avril Lavigne’s bassist for her performance on BBC show The Voice UK 2013

• Guitarist for Will.I.Am, Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Danny Jones on The Voice UK 2016

• Performed with Rock/Pop band The Blue Fusion on a sky music channel

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