Your project is missing one very important thing. TUBA! Featured on over 100 album releases, theatre, television, commercial, game and film soundtracks, and at home in all genres, I can provide unique character to your project, whatever the genre. I have a professional home studio setup, and can provide great sounding recordings.
Born in England in 1974, I began playing the tuba at age 13. I wa...
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Your project is missing one very important thing. TUBA! Featured on over 100 album releases, theatre, television, commercial, game and film soundtracks, and at home in all genres, I can provide unique character to your project, whatever the genre. I have a professional home studio setup, and can provide great sounding recordings.
Born in England in 1974, I began playing the tuba at age 13. I was soon playing in youth Symphony Orchestras, Wind Orchestras and Big Bands, and at 14 I began attending the Royal Academy of Music in London as a Junior Exhibitioner, where I studied with Paul Lawrence (London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra). Around this time, I was listening to a lot of classical music and heavy rock. At the age of 15, I attended a lecture recital and workshop given by the great American jazz tuba-player Howard Johnson. I can pinpoint that as a moment when my mind was opened to an infinite world of possibilities for my chosen instrument, and I began experimenting with sound, improvisation and playing in unconventional settings.
In 1992, I attended Goldsmith's College, University of London, where I studied with David Powell (London Sinfonietta, Loose Tubes). After graduation, I began a freelance performing career, and I've been lucky enough to be the tuba-player of choice for a huge range of artists and musical styles. In 2007, after 15 years as a professional musician based in London, I moved to Tokyo, where my musical life has gone from strength to strength. In addition to my session and live support work, I also run my own projects FU-CHING-GIDO and Music For Isolation.
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