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Last week, I was invited by fellow Aussie Floydian Carl Brunsdon to sit in on a few songs with the Awesome Funk Collective at Granvilles in Stone, Staffordshire UK on the 16th. I had a blast picking up my trumpet for the first time in, well, since the Clinton administration. I also sat in on bass for a few tunes. Thanks to Carl, Dave, Gonniz, Alex, Murf, and Rachel.
Hello all and happy new year. Sorry I've been a bit remiss in updating this site. I'm typing this in the middle of rehearsal for Aussie Floyd's European tour that is set to begin next week on the 27th in Poland. This is the band's biggest European tour yet and I'm looking forward to playing new venues and taking in as many sights as I can.
I recently had the privilege of performing with some of my hometown of Syracuse, NY's most talented musicians. It was a charity show benefiting the VH1 Save The Music Foundation called Vinyl - Albums Live. It was nice to get inside the head of a fellow legendary bass player and contemporary to Roger Waters, the great John Paul Jones, as we played Led Zeppelin IV along with 40 minutes or so of other Zep classics. The gig took place on Jan 9th and consisted of Robyn Stockdale, Bob Kane, Kristopher Heels, Tim Robinson, Steve Schad, and myself. The turnout was huge, the venue was hot, the music was smokin, and great fun was had by all. I look forward for the opportunity to play with the likes of these guys again soon. Please check out the link below for pictures and info on upcoming gigs
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Vinyl - Albums Live Facebook page
Well the '09 North American tour has come to a close. I've had a great time over the last two months, but I'm looking forward to having a bit of time off from touring. Watch this space for upcoming projects in CNY including a charity Zepplin IV show and for updates on a new recording project. I'm also looking forward to posting new pics and video from the last tour soon!
28-Aug-09
I've posted the dates for the fall North American tour and I'm looking forward to performing for all of you Floyd fans out there. Stay tuned as there are more dates to come. We are in the midst of rehearsing a wide variety of material including a few songs that have not been heard at an Aussie Floyd gig for some years.
23-Jun-09
I've finally gotten around to adding the summer shows to the gig schedule. I had a wonderful time at the Isle of Wight Festival again. Thanks to those who stopped by the Big Top stage. I'm looking forward to playing these summer shows and festivals. If you're lucky, you may see me get my bass out at a few of these gigs. See you there!
23-Apr-09
Thanks to all those clicking through from aussiefloyd.com. Traffic on this site has tripled in the last few weeks. Get the word out, tell your friends, come see the show, let me know what you think!
15-Apr-09
The '09 UK tour is in full swing now. The first few shows have sold out. The production has been stepped up a bit with some more inflatables and lasers. It's a pity that so far the new inflatables have not been seen due to to the fact that they have not fit in the venues.
14-Mar-09
The TAPFS 2009 European Tour is now complete. To those who came to see us, thanks for your support. It's been quite successful as nearly all of the venues were sold out or thereabouts. I've seen a lot of new places, people and things. I've adapted and honed the my part of the show a bit more as I was performing purely as a vocalist for most of the tour. Audience members in Zurich, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Nantes saw me play the role I normally take on outside Europe and the UK on bass as well as vocals. Now I'm looking forward to some time off, then on to the UK tour in April. See you then!
24-Feb-09
We're in snowy Oslo, Norway today. Such a beautiful country. We had to drive the long way around from Bergen today as our busses and trucks did not have the proper chains to put on their tires. The crew is working very hard to put the show on in 3.5 hours.
04-Feb-09
The tour is in full swing and I've gotten myself into the groove now. It has been strange singing some of the lyrics from the Wall in Some of the places we've been (and going to be).
30-Jan-09
I've now gotten the site fleshed out with content. I'll be updating from time to time, including some sound clips from my days with Seconds Out - The Sights and Sounds of Genesis, so stay tuned.
25-Jan-09
Hello to all. Thanks for visiting my website. It's still a work in progress and I'll be updating it often.
I'll try to have the guestbook up and running as well as more video and pics up soon as I can.
TAPFS has just completed rehearsals for the upcoming European and UK tours. Now I'm in a holding pattern until my flight to Poland for the first gig on the 30th of Jan. I'm looking forward to the additional acting challanges due to not playing bass on this tour.
Stay tuned to this space for possible news of me playing bass on a select few shows on the European tour.