Been in the studio putting down guitar parts for Italian Rock singer Gaia Riva's new album. Graham Walker on drums, Paul Townsend on bass and the ever wonderful Si Hulbert in the producer's chair. We recorded in Gold Dust studios in Bromley, Kent, they had a great collection of vintage Orange, Marshall and Vox amps from the 60s and 70s so I gave them some stick.

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I've spent the last week as a guitar tutor at The Kent Rockschool. It's a fantastic thing called "Training Them Live" held at Greenacre School in Chatham run by Chris Ellen and Dan Wise. It's really the first serious teaching I've done and it was right in at the deep end!! Giving lessons and talks to a room full of teenage Goths and Shredders and advising on technique and equipment,*

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Me, Paul Miller and Graham Walker are currently appearing on the latest government TV campaign about passive smoking. We're the band playing "Give me just a Little More Time" at a wedding reception.

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Been working with Si Hulbert on a Mavin Gaye duets album for Motown.
We've basically been given Marvin's solo voice from the original multitracks and are building the tracks up again with new parts and guest vocalists.
We've already done "What's goin' on" with Jocelyn Brown with more to follow if Motown accept it.
It's sounding wicked!! I'll be posting it up here shortly.

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With Matt Bianco at Blue Note Tokyo May 2006

The Japanese dates went really well and it only took me a week to recover from the Jet lag.

The last night in Osaka was filmed and I'll be adding some clips from that to my site soon.

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I've just started work with Si Hulbert on the theme music for B.B.C. 2's Top Gear program, I'll stick a clip on here soon

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I begin rehearsals with Matt Bianco in February for another short tour of Japan, playing at The Blue Note jazz clubs in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo.

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Friday Hill's debut album is released on February 27th 2006, I'm playing guitar and bass and have co-written 4 tracks.

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Been in the studio with Si Hulbert again this week adding acoustic and electric guitar to a couple of new tracks for Blazin' Squad.

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Friday Hill's first single "Baby Goodbye" on which I played Guitar, Bass and also had a Co-write on, entered the UK charts at no. 5 and stayed in the top 30 for 5 weeks.

This song is also included on "NOW 62" and "Essential R&B", 2 compilation albums currently on sale.

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I'm currently working on follow up singles and album tracks for Friday Hill amongst other projects with producer Si Hulbert, including The Honeyz next single "Something Special" due for release Jan. 06.

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Si Hulbert and myself are in the final stages of production of our Chill Out library album for Bucks Music which will be used on ITV Nightscreen.andand