Here is a bunch of links to stuff that is useful or interesting:
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Music Stuff I Do
Mill Hill Music Complex – NW London’s premier rehearsal rooms and the place I teach in Mill Hill.
Ebony & Ivory – NW London’s finest music school, situated in leafy Colindale, where I also teach.
Electric Cucumbers – My regular band playing British Pub Rock
The Astrojets – Blues and soul band for whom I provide the grooves.
The Skamonics – Fantastic London Ska band with whom I play on occasion.
The Apocryphalites – Another fantastic London Ska band I dep for.
Rock United – A holiday and after-school club designed to train young musicians in the arts of playing, performing and recording. I am one of their teachers.
Rigaudon Music – Classical music for all occasions for whom I have recorded demos.
JPF Amplification – If you need your amp repairing, do what the pros do and go see these guys on Denmark Street. Their amazing custom amp range has been launched to great acclaim! I am involved in recording for them, website developing and have an incestuous band relationship with Prof. Frank the amp guru.
Drummer Friends
Max Roache – a drum and piano teacher, a busy live and studio drummer and all around talented guy. A member of The Heartstrings.
Joel Rothman – Veteran teacher and writer of an incredible catalogue of books that have something for every drum teacher and student. I use Joel’s books in my teaching practise.
Jake Burton – Multi-talented drummer and drum teacher based in Nashville, Tennessee. Some great free drum lessons on his site.
Ben Teniswood – Melbourne based drummer and drum teacher who has some great articles, lessons and videos on his site.
Drumming sites
Mike Dolbear – The UK’s leading drummer’s website and one of the best worlwide.
Billy Ward – Home to the legendary teacher and a nice community of drummers.
Drum Channel – Awesome site with educational videos from some of the biggest names in drumming. Plenty of free content.
The Black Page – Fantastic online drumming magazine featuring interviews, reviews and lessons.
Prof. Sound’s Drum Tuning Bible – Essential reading for all drummers.
Drum Bum – Stupendous archive of links to online drum lessons.
Drumteachers.co.uk – Directory of UK Drum Teachers
Justmusicteachers.co.uk – My profile on that site.
Music Teachers
Nim Sadot – An experienced bass teacher dedicated to helping people reach their bass-playing goals.
Yuriy Chubarenko – Talented and dedicated Piano and Accordion teacher based in Kensington.
Recording sites
Tape Op – Great messageboard for home and project studio enthusiasts.
Gearslutz – Amazingly helpful forum for recording enthusiasts of all skill levels.
The Womb – Where the pros like to hang (and laugh at the noobs).
Ethan Weiner’s DIY Acoustics page – Disturbingly comprehensive info on DIY acoustic treatment for your studio or listening room.
Online Music Resources
Soundcloud – The latest way to send music around the interwebs.
Bandcamp – the best site I have seen that gives you free tools to create a presence on the web, including selling downloads.
Emusic.com – Great subscription service to non-DRM MP3′s.
Bands for Hire – Book bands or hire musicians, entertainers & much more for your UK Wedding or Event…
Lastminutemusicians.com is packed full of wedding entertainment ideas and everything you need to organise your next party or event!
Other Goodies
Long Oblong Web Design – My web designing alter-ego. Affordable websites for businesses including ecommerce.
Angel Shoe Shine – Professional shoe shine service for offices, events, private clubs, hotels and other businesses.
Peter Kirk Live – The best in live entertainment from Devon.
Ospalla – In The Raw – My sister is a very talented raw and vegan chef.
