Baby Bio
  2002:
Played bass for local singer / songwriter Cameron SCOTT
, playing festival gigs as Altered Native.
Also worked as part of a collective of local musicians and songwriters - Indivisible
- recorded
Gravity / Wounded Child
at Glastonbury Studios as a demo/single.
Set up GlastonburyMusic.org.uk as a
means of promoting the network more effectively
and to provide a central information point for the musical community. Migrated to Linux & Open Source software.
Jammed with Easy Maintenance - Twink, Steffe and Kifkif from the original
Here&Now band at summer solstice 2001.
2000:
Formed improvising Dub band
with Si DANIELS and Jon CARPENTER(ex Headmix Collective).
Performed sessions on bass with Dragonsfly
- a semi acoustic breton & medieval
dance band - supported Gong at the
Fleece & Firkin, Bristol.
Ran improvisation workshops with mixed ability groups at Rainbow Circle camps over
the summer.
Reformed the Invisible Opera Co. with original guitarist Brian ABBOTT
coming
back into the fold as well as new vocalist Mo ORAM and saxophonist
Paul HODGESON.
Played the best gig of the summer on the Croissant Neuf stage at
Glastonbury Festival
with this lineup, and recorded six new tracks towards 'Open for Isness' in a
remote location somewhere near snowdonia.
supported Gong at the Hackney Empire
in London.
Wrote the soundtrack to 'Millennium Tea Party' - a short film by Australian
film maker
Andrea HEINRICHS.
1999:
Released Carols for
Solstice engineered by Brian GULLAND.
Rehearsed settings of Timothy LEARY's Psychedelic
Prayers, with the Avalonian Free State
Choir.
1997:
Reconnected
with Jim PETERS at Glastonbury Festival and
decided to reform the Invisible Opera Company of Tibet,
quickly attracting a vibrant mixture of acoustic and
electric musical wizards such as Brian GULLAND
(Gryphon), Stevie P and Maya (Heathens
All). Recorded sessions for a new album Open
for Isness
with Dave GOODMAN - the legendary never mind
the bollocks producer - and Matt SPACEGOAT as
engineer and switch doctor. Gigged pubs, clubs, festivals
and summer camps.
1996: Gigged with solo project - Mining
for Starlight
- involving the cream of the local music scene, which
included Greg SHEPHERD and Ryan STEVENS of Kerb.
Performed some free form gigs jamming with DJs and the Indivisible
Cooperanet and rehearsed with Silver on the Tree
for a new CD, writing 40% of the material for - Morning
Glory
(AGASCD 013). Made a guest appearance on Daevid ALLEN's
solo CD - Dreamin' a Dream (AGASCD 007).
1992:
Met Brian ZERO though a mutual friend
and began potting a new electric band at the same time -
the Invisible
Opera Company of Tibet. Jammed with original Gong
members Daevid ALLEN and Gilli SMYTH plus
many other members of the Invisible Opera family,
which spans four continents and also includes members of Kangaroo
Moon. Supported Daevid's spring '94 solo tour
and opened up for Gong's 25th birthday
party at the Forum in London. Released two tapes -
Live / Studio '93 and Live Totally
Bananas '94 - and one studio CD - Jewel
in the Lotus (AGASCD 006 - April '96).
1992: Founded the Avalonian
Free State Choir - rehearsed, trained and
arranged a wide variety of material including Georgian
& Bulgarian Folk Songs, Pagan Carols and Psychedelic Prayers. The choir comprises over 50 members of the local community, and has
performed at many festivals, including main stage at Glastonbury
Festival and the Royal Festival Hall with Julie
FELIX.
1990 - '92:
collaborative venture with Charlie MILLER (Whole
Soul Collection, Hubba) a local pop band which went under
the moniker of the Diggers, releasing one tape - Through
the Window and Across the Garden. Played with Den
RAY the legendary reggae busker with invisible
dreads, almost landed a deal with Perfecto Records
but Den dropped out, deciding he'd rather stay a
busker. Also worked briefly with Kenwyn HOUSE of Reef
jamming 70's heavy rock covers.
1988:
Formed Silver on the Tree out of the musical group involved in Glastonbury's community mystery dramas.
Jana RUNNALLS, who had been the lead singer of the
cult goddess inspired 80's radical feminist band OVA,
was persuaded to drop her reservations about working with
men and come and produce Silver on the Tree's
first proper album Eye of the Aeon, which
was recorded using the natural acoustics of the Assembly
Rooms' magical hall.
Silver on the Tree was primarily a vocal based
band, by the second album - Mystic Spiral -
this was expanded to include instrumentals and ballads,
much of which was self penned.
Although the tapes were made in limited quantities, they
have circulated the globe, ending up in some very
interesting collections and inspired a small but loyal
following.
1986: Formed TribaLaughter
with Max PASHM and Danni SPEAKMAN. Jammed with
Joie HINTON (Ozrics, Eat Static) in a memorable
session at a layby just outside the festival site. Wrote and arranged music for the local
community sacred theatre group - Ariadne Productions,
which revolved around local feminist author and
playwright Kathy JONES. The group performed modern
mystery plays around the times of traditional seasonal
festivals and involved many of the leading lights of Glastonbury's
ever changing artistic community.
Studied Classical Guitar from the age of 13
and began avidly composing music, winning a local radio
competition with first proper composition - a trio for
flute oboe and cello, called Forsaken Garden
retrospectively, after the MIRO sketch. It was
performed at St. John's church in Windsor by chamber
ensemble Collage, and broadcast in its entirety on
Radio 210.
Sang in local choirs led
by Gillian DIBDEN, who now leads the Berkshire
Youth Choir.
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