Friday 30th January 2009

What an exciting year 2009 is is going to be. I am now involved with the Speight Foundation, this is in the memory of the late Mark Speight, the amazing and inspirational artist and TV presenter.

We had a fantastic meeting with Oliver Speight atthe the foundations HQ and I met some amazing people, both personally and creatively.

Thank to all that I met, It was apleasure to be in your company.

Together we can and will give every child their creative worth and right to free expression. I am hoping that I can offer my skills in music and photography to children everywhere.

This country as a whole loves art, but for some reason, seems to not want to give it the honour and worth that it deserves. Lets start getting a balance right and work to bring all forms of art to primary schools and secondary schools alike.

We can make a difference if we all have positivity, rather than saying "We don't have the time" or " We can't afford it". More and more I hear "What difference can we make?", Well none with that attitude, but change everything with the right one!

Also in Sounds-and-images this week.

The website is having some changes made and new photos have been added to the galleries including some from a night photoshoot in fog, while in Stoke-on-Trent. This was a walk around the town in the early hours of the morning. (See Night and Longe Exposures for these)

I have also sold a number of prints to my local tourist information shop. If you have a need for a photographer or need prints to decorate an office, please send me an email with your requirements.

All are available as prints, canvasses and acrylic panels.

Friday 7th November 2008

I have made a few updates this week to the photography galleries. New galleries have been added to include Topgear live 2008, the static supercar display and Motorsport from the last year.

Also added is the new band and portrait gallery, I will add more examples to this over the next few weeks.

If you need a photographer please email me for details.

Sunday 5th October 2008

On thursday I went out with my camera for the first time in several months and found a Grey Heron trying to eat a huge rat! I managed to get two images before the heron was spooked by a passer by.

The photos are striking because of the two things: The first being that a heron is trying to eat a rat rather than a fish and the second is the size of the rat, about 80% of the herons own body.. What a big mouth!

Well I have managed to get them sent round the national papers and I will add links to their websites on this page as the papers use the images.

So far only The Sun has used them and they were on the front page for 24 hours or so and they can be seen here: www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1769289.ece 

I got within 15 feet for those shots and was so stunned that I almost did not get the photos!

Hungry heron and rat.

Ahh, ermm, while I am here I better say that some new tracks have been put in the music player and I have two more that are moving towards completion.

1. And another thing...

2. Hydrogen

3. On edge

4. Out of time

5. the Fortune teller

These are the new tracks that you can find on the sounds player.

I am still working towards the new albums and trying to earn the money to get them done....

So do me a favour and buy a copy of my album, thanks!

Saturday 19th January 2008

Well the new year is under way and a few new things are coming here at sounds and images.

In February I am performing in Bournemouth at the International Holiday & Overseas Property Show which is held at the Bournemouth international conference centre where I will be performing on the didgeridoo.

The dates of the show are: 8th-10th February and I am on stage throughout the Saturday 10th.

Also in February I plan to release some of my catalogue of music as download only albums (they may come to CD later if they become popular).

Some new photos will be added in the next few days to the images page.

Happy New Year to you all

Thursday 6th December 2007.

Today I have added a new track called Substance to the sounds page and the last few days I have been working on some meditaion music for Yoga, Tai Chi and mother and baby this is a work inprogress and I will be releasing this as a new album in the new year along with the more uptempo tracks that I have done.

I have also added some new photos, these were taken in Italy and feature views in Venice and in the Dolomite Mountains.

If you find any of these things useful in your day to day life please let me know.

Monday 26th November 2007.    

 I am currently holding a cultural workshop for six weeks at a Windsor Primary School through the LEA. For six weeks the children are learning about Australia and the Didgeridoo and also learning about Africa and the Djembe from Richard Latham (www.richrhythms.co.uk) On the last date we have at the school we will be working as one group to hold a performance to parents wih the Didgeridoos and Djembes playing together.  

New music has also been added this week, with three new tracks being posted on the sounds page. These are called: " Running Away" this is a dance/trance style track, "Dust Devils" A world music rhythmic journey" and "Time To Dream" A relaxation soundscape.

Thursday 8th February 2007.