I love music, gigs, writing reviews, organising events, helping out other promoters and managing the band Morning CallMorning CallMy main passion, especially with regards to music promotion, is writing reviews.Check out a few of them at my websiteMy WebsiteI'm one of the organisers of Oxjam 2007 in Accrington, featuring 150 bands across 4 days at 5 venues and am also currently working with The Calm Zone to organise an opening event in Hyndburn.I've just completed my English Language degree at the University of Manchester, and I'm currently studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism at UCLAN.
Any bands or venues that would like my help in organising gigs or events in the North West of England, mainly in the Lancashire/Manchester area.And of course all my lovely friends!
Just a few of the bands that I work with and love are, in no particular order:Morning Call, The Fins, Costello, Crimson Rise, Duffle, Smudge, Exit State, Purlin, Scar, Snowblind, The Baskervilles, Cosmic Daisy, Alexis Blue, ASBO, The Wheeljacks, Small Amp, Outsider, Sideways Down, The Boohoos, Pretend Girlfriend, Avalon Way, The Torrents, The Repercussion, The Rising, Avant Gardner and Cardinal Saviour.More well-known bands that I love are:The Smiths, Muse, The Twang, Suede, Crowded House, Athlete, Foreigner, Haven, Keane, Puressence and Radiohead.
My absolute all-time favourite book is Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, and another of his books, Jude the Obscure, is a close second.A few others I love are Human Traces, 1984, Any Human Heart, A Room With A View and Catch 22.
The following are just some of the other organisers, promoters, band booking agents, record company executives and recording studio owners that have helped, encouraged and influenced me in my work, click on their names to ask about me!