I suppose that I can pinpoint where I started with music, I was determined to gain a degree; I went to university between 1995-1998 where I achieved my goal with a named degree in Health Studies/Health Promotion B.A.(Hon’s) 2:2. In 1996 I bought my first guitar a Tanglewood Autumn leaf round back guitar in January 1997; this was the start of my musical journey as a hobby.
I never had any musical training yet this is what I do now professionally. I love to perform, I love the response from people and I aim to carry on for the rest of my life and I am now on the verge of recor- ding two albums at the Basement Project Studio at the Central Methodist Church, Burnley - exciting times are ahead with the albums.
http://www.thebasementproject.co.uk/studio.php
I have an album on the Act Against Injustice download label where I am the CEO, the charity is a registered UK charity and our number is number is: 1138594; please check us out. I will mention the charity more in depth later but we stand against the injustices of child sexual grooming, paedophilia, the trafficking of women and children for sex and servitude in fact we stand against the injustices of cruelty.
There are estimates that human traffi- ckers make $32 billion U.S dollars which is approximately one fifth of the UK deficit and approximately 2.4 million children are trafficked every year, that is a mountain of cruelty and a lake of hopelessness; yet there is hope becau- se charities, organisations, churches, people of faith, musicians and people of all ages, social class, all walks of life and professions are saying enough is enough. We are an educational/aware- ness charity; we do not get involved with conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions.
I must acknowledge my very good friend John Wearne, I will thank others later, but I must mention John here. Without his expertise, knowledge, networking and friendship AAI would not exist. We have been friends since my running days and our friendship has seen many twists and turns, some sad and some so amusing by both of us. The links and networks that John has developed and forged are remarkable I don’t know how you do it Buddy but your worth your weight in gold. Without John the AAI download label would not exist. We have been in road races supported each other and we will be lifelong friends and best of all we have such a good time having a laugh because you need to have a sense
of humour when dealing and working in such emotional draining work. John Thank you for your friendship and support.
One of the best bits of advice that I have ever received was that I should stay true to myself and my beliefs in music, Paul Jones of Manfred Mann told me too be diligent at all times in what I do with regard to music. I met Paul Jones at a local church evening and he said be diligent as the ant. I have also been a warm up act for John Gaughan formally of Herman’s Hermits.
Prior to all of this I used busk to backing tracks in the mid 1990’s, I started with a nodule on my left vocal cord; if I was to have a career it was almost ruined before it started. I ended up having my singing career saved by Mr. Goode and Mr. Greenwood the ENT Specialists at Burnley General Hospital and the ENT Staff who were involved with my pre and post operative care, also the Speech and Language Therapists and GP’s who have all had a hand in my care and rehabilitation. I want to thank them and I also would like to thank Chris Broughton who was my singing coach who showed me how to use my voice again. My speech therapist thought that I would not be able to talk properly again let alone sing. It has been a long and somewhat painful journey with regard to my voice; it has taken years to build it up to where it is. A part of my music was that I used to be a joint praise and worship leader at a church that I used to attend, when you have the responsibility of this position the realisation is that music can take a congregation on a journey of emotions from being really happy clappy to the other end of the emotional spectrum where
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