About Me

I am a musician, artist and photographer living in Leeds, in the North of England.

I was born in the early 70s, when the summers were hotter and the winters always had snow, in a town called Cambridge sandwiched between the Bedfordshire Claylands, East Anglian Chalk, and the English Fens. These Geological distinctions are important; they define a lot of background to my lyrical and visual work.

I used to be a scientist. At least at School. My high-school teachers pestered me to work towards Oxbridge, but I discovered Beer and Girls and got bored of my A-levels.

I moved to Leeds to work with, of all things, a church. My Faith and Spirituality is important to me. My relationship with The Organised Church is complex.

I partied hard, worked in housing, wrote a load of lyrics and wanted to be a rock-star.

I ended up at University in Leeds, studying Social Science. I bought a camera to take some images for my Dissertation and take pictures of girls in clubs and became obsessed with photography. I gained a Bachelors with First Class Honours in social studies, and then a Masters with Distinction in Social Research. I have carried out various little bits of academic work, focusing on the LS6 area, and maintain a keen interest in both the artistic and philosophical aspects of the photographic image. A large section of my personal photographic work focuses on space and how we use (or abuse) it.

I live and work in Leeds and make a nuisance of my-self around various artistic and music scenes, having been involved in musical projects, club-nights, festivals and promotion. I occasionally shoot at underground music events round Leeds, specialising in nightclub work creating weird and wonderful images of the proceedings. I also explore traditional film photography for creative effects.

I produce electronic music blending computer software and hardware synthesis and sampling techniques, and work with a variety of electric stringed instruments. I play guitar and sing working towards an art-rock project, and tinker with classical and scoring My work encompasses techno, industrial, modern folk and metal.

I consider myself “neurodiverse”, though I dislike the term. I know that I have a very specific mind, analytic and with a tendency to hyperfixation, though a wildly vacilating attention span, hence my many, many projects. In my middle age I see no point is seeking a diagnosis of anything.

I am a prolific artist working mostly in paint (watercolours and oils) though I will use any media and technique if it interests me. I am fascinated by colour and make my own materials and paints.

I live in a modest Victorian terrace with my partner, her son, my son, far too many houseplants and literally hundreds of soft toys. I like to try and pretend I am blameless for the latter.