past projects
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2019-present - Scottish Ballet, (Elevate, Time To Dance, Dance for Parkinson's), class accompanist
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2018-present - YMI, Stirling/Clackmannanshire Council, Samba drumming / music workshops, Wallace High School / Ochil House, Stirling
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2014-present - The Glad Café, The Glad Foundation, Glasgow - Samba Drumming School: Workshop Leader (all ages)
2006-present - Self-Employed, Freelance Musician/multi-instrumentalist:
Live performance/recording/session/teaching/promotion
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2018 - The Hidden Gardens, Tramway - Men's Group
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2018 - KOR! Records - 'Faces In The Crowd', songwriting workshops
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2017 - 2018 - Vox Liminis: songwriting workshops with prisoners and ex-prisoners rehabilitation.
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2007-2017 – Perth & Kinross Council, Perthshire, ‘Cool School’ music project: Childrens’ Music Instructor: Running a class of over 30 children with a small group of tutors, teaching samba music using drums, percussion and vocal practice methods.
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2017 - Sound Lab, Kinning Park Complex / Glasgow Music Studios, Glasgow. Drumming workshops with asylum seekers and refugees.
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2015-16 - Beatroute Arts, Springburn, Glasgow, Drum Tutoring
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2015 - Capturing Creativity, BBC Quay Sessions, BBC, Glasgow: ‘Makey Makey’ kit creative workshops, music and instrument making.
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2015 - YMI, Stirling/Clackmannanshire Council: samba drumming workshops / ‘Makey Makey’ kit creative sessions,
Wallace High School, Stirling / Dunblane High School / St Bernadettes Primary School / Muckhart Primary School / Lornshill Academy / Alloa Academy / Redwell Primary School, Clackmannanshire
Teaching music and samba drumming rhythms & techniques to both primary and secondary school pupils and students with learning disabilities.
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2015 - The Royal Conservatoire, Glasgow: Summer course taster workshops - Samba drumming and supervising live ensemble classes.
2015 – KOR! Records, ‘Band Together’ music project, Firefly Arts, Howden Park, Livingston:
Working with autistic teenagers to create a band and help to write and perform original music.
2015 - Sadie Ryan Masters Project; Creative workshops, St. Modan’s High School, Glasgow: Researching communication of language between high school children of different nationalities.
2015 – New Rhythms For Glasgow, Springburn, Glasgow – Keyboard lessons:
Guiding a class of adults at various levels, using different learning methods.
2015 - Kibble Education & Care Centre, Paisley - drum & music workshops - www.kibble.org
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2014 - ‘Sprog Rock’, Platform, Glasgow: Performer in live interactive music shows/workshops for children aged 0-5 with parents/guardians.
2013-2014 - The Glad Café, Glasgow - Venue assistant
Repping creative events, sound engineering/lights
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2012 - National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow, ‘JUMP’ theatre production:
Running children’s workshops, assistance with music selection for a show in collaboration with Parkour.
2012 - Bar Bloc, Glasgow – ‘Blochestra’: Community band leader
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