Paul Gilbert Masterclass
Wow. That was a blast – one of my favourite guitar players comes to town for a masterclass and I get the call to add some low end. The answer is yes. 15-year old me would be very impressed with 38-year old me….
NAMM 2017
It’s day three at NAMM and things are in full swing. And by full swing, I mean THERE’S AMAZING GEAR EVERYWHERE. But man alive, it’s loud. I’ve spent the last few days hanging with my friends at EBS, I’ve caught up with the guys at Elixir and I’ve been checking out some incredible stuff at […]
Simon Mc Bride Band Tour: December 2016
Throughout December 2017 I embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe with Irish guitar legend Simon McBride – the trio was rounded out with Marty McCloskey on drums. Every night we played a set that included Simon’s original tunes, a tribute to Hendrix and a mashup of SRV’s Mary had a little Lamb and Scuttle […]
Belfast Bullfighters
The Belfast Bullfighters website has just gone live! Belfast Bullfighters is a project I’ve been crafting for the last four years and features a stellar line-up of musicians including Darragh Murphy (Pipes & whistles), Donal OConnor (Fiddle), Guthrie Govan (Guitar), Darby Todd (Drums) Matt McGinn (vocals) and many more…
Adventures in Zimmerland!
Adventures in Zimmerland Wow. My head is still kind of spinning. May was looking like a fun month – some RPJ band gigs, a live broadcast and a few club dates with Simon McBride – a few sessions, some mixing – all the usual stuff. My phone rang on a Monday afternoon and as soon […]