Member Since: 6/11/2006
Band Website: pearlflute.com
Band Members:
Me
and sometimes Helen Reid , Michael McHale, James Longford or Phil Cornwell on Piano
or Katy Elman on Marimba
I also regularly play with Ensembles of various shapes and sizes - from Duets and Trios - to full-size Symphony Orchestras
Influences:
Flute Teachers & Mentors:
Sir James Galway
Billy Dunwoody
Colin Fleming
Michael Cox
Sam Coles
Ian Clarke
Averil Williams
Sarah Newbold
And Flute Players who I haven't studied with but I would count as (positive) influences on my playing:
Dave Heath
Gareth Davies
Matthias Ziegler
Marco Granados
David Nicholson
Sharon Bezaly
Jacques Zoon
Emmanuel Pahud
Jaime Martin
Rhonda Larson
Rachel Brown
Philippe Barnes
Sounds Like:
A Flute - being played
and sometimes
A Whistle - being played
or occasionally
An Alto Flute - being played
and as seldom as possible
A Piccolo - being played
Gareth's Details:
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Status: Single
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Here for: Gigs, Contacts, Friends
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Orientation: Straight
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Hometown: Belfast
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Height: 6'2"
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Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
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Birthday: 17th Jan 1980
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Smoke/Drink: No/Yes
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Children: Someday
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Education: College Graduate
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Occupation: Fluter
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I share my Birthday with:
Jim Carrey (1962)
Andy Kaufman (1949)
Muhammed Ali (1942)
James Earl Jones (1931)
Vidal Sassoon (1928)
Al Capone (1899)
Anton Chekhov (1860)
François Gossec (1734)
Benjamin Franklin (1706)
Gareth's Interests:
General: Planning to move to places: London, or possibly NYC as it's so cool, Complaining about how much things costin the UK as opposed to the USA, Going to the gym, watersports (kayaking, waterskiing, jet-skiing, swimming) learnng how to do folk flute properly, Restaurants, great food & wine, cooking, cinema, Radio 4, Scrabble (both against real people, and against my unrealistically intelligent palmtop computer) nice clothes, (Hugo Boss, Ted Baker, Abercrombie & Fitch, Polo, Diesel, and Gant being my favourites) Myspacing, Going out, staying in...
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Music: Classical composers, favourites being: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikowsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Ravel, Debussy, Kodaly, Copland, Reich, Adams, Owen Bourne & Benjamin Ellin (of course!) there are just too many.... I Love folk music too – especially Bill Whelan, Philippe Barnes and All Jigged Out. My guilty pleasure is Jacques Loussier I enjoy just about all jazz and funk when it’s played well. I DETEST really loud music in pubs and bars – as the whole point of being there is to chat!! Grrrrrr…..
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Movies: Tarantinos, Gladiator, Roman Epics in general, Jurassic Parks, Lord of the Ringses, Meet the Parents, Saving Private Ryan, Back to the Futures, The Bourne Identity/Supremacy, James Bonds, Austin Powerses, Star Warses, Harry Potters, Indiana Joneses, Clear & Present Danger & Patriot Games, Firefox, American Pie 1 & 2, American Beauty, Usual Suspects, There are more…..
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Television: Extras, The Office, Little Britain 1 & 2 (they should’ve stopped), QI, Top Gear, Have I got News for You, Big Brother (shamefully) Simpsons, Friends, Spooks, e.r., Futurama...
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Books: Conn Iggulden - Emperor Series, Robert Harris - everything he's ever written, Michael Crichton - everything he's ever written, J.K. Rowling - Potterses, Dan Brown - everything except digital fortress, Bill Bryson - Brief History, Frank McCourt – everything (Don’t have as much time to read now, as I don’t play in Orchestra so much!)
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Record Label: EMFEB
Type of Label: Indie