I WORK AS A MUSICAL DIRECTOR, RECORDING ARTIST, AND PERFORMER BASED IN LEEDS. MY FIRST INSPIRATION TO WORK ON SOUND AND MUSIC FOR THEATRE CAME DURING A TRIP TO TRINIDAD WHILE COLLABORATING ON THE PLAY CARNIVAL MESSIAH WITH GERALDINE CONNOR. MY INTEREST IN CARIBBEAN CULTURE IS ONGOING, AND I CONSIDER ELLA ANDALL, A CARIBBEAN SINGER AND COMPOSER, TO BE AN IMPORTANT MENTOR.

IN 2009, MY MUSICAL DUBWISE LIK WAS STAGED AT THE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE, TELLING THE STORY OF DONOVAN OTTLEY, A CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANT SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE AND PREJUDICE. I’VE ALSO COMPOSED MUSIC FOR THE PLAY FIRST CUT, DIRECTED BY GAIL MCINTYRE AT THE YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE, AND FOR FIREBIRD WITH PHOENIX DANCE.

IN 2007, I DECIDED TO CREATE AND DEVELOP MY OWN VOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUP, CAUTION. MY GOAL WAS TO NURTURE THE TALENT OF LOCAL YOUNG SINGERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN LEEDS. THE GROUP HAS THRIVED FOR OVER FOUR YEARS, PERFORMING AT SPACE2’S THEATRE PROJECTS AT THE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE, WINNING LOCAL AWARDS (LIKE BREEZE HAS TALENT ’09: BEST GROUP), AND RECENTLY PERFORMING ON STAGE ALONGSIDE CHOIR MASTER PETE CHURCHILL AT THE OLYMPIC TORCH EVENING CELEBRATION EVENT IN LEEDS. WE EVEN HAD THE HONOR OF PERFORMING FOR THE QUEEN DURING HER DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION IN LEEDS CITY CENTER.