I have over 30 years experience in the music industry encompassing many facets of the business. I have a wealth of experience covering all aspects of the popular music business. I love helping others make their own careers in the industry and can answer most questions from songwriting and performing to sound engineering and recording. My jobs have included... Running a mobile disco-roadshow. Deejaying and presenting a radio show. (and running the station!) Lighting designer and engineer for theatre or concerts. Running a concert sound company. Concert sound engineering, Front-of-house and on-stage monitor mixing. Live performance. Radio & TV work. Managing a band. Songwriting. - Music and lyrics. Tutoring drums and percussion, running percussion and instrument-making workshops. Multitrack recording, Midi and Digital Audio Workstations. Copyright advice. Running a band, a fan-club, an agency, a studio and a record company. Co-ordinating music events. Arranging and producing music. Musical director of a streetband. Drummer or percussionist in many bands, from streetbands, concert bands and a jazz orchestra, to rock, reggae, blues, funk and pop. I conceived and ran the National Association of Sound & Lighting Companies in the UK. Road tested and wrote reviews on new sound equipment. Wrote an industry newsletter. Prepared and wrote various music contracts. Have written album reviews and song and production critiques. I am currently concentrating on running my music production and recording company. This currently involves seeking out new and innovative marketing techniques, and new income streams. Nothing I do is conventional!