Yes please, I'm always keen to hear what my fellow contemporaries are doing!

I've really tried, but the fundamentals of playing are so instinctive to me, that I struggle to break them down in a way that's genuinely useful to someone learning from the ground up. Then there's sight reading and grades... I'd rather prioritise my strengths!But never say never. However I can point you towards some genuinely excellent people who I'm lucky to be friends with.

Right look. It's not a hasty yes, nor a blanket no, but I've spent my formative years caught between pulled away from building a creative existence of my own, and being a rather in-demand sideman!!It's a lovely problem to have, but every new commitment means something has to be sacrificed. And I'm at a stable point in my life where it'd have to be a genuinely irresistible opportunity... and I've said no to many things cos I know what saying yes would cost.I can happily put my own sonic urges aside for session jobs, but if it's tied to my life and identity, it's a completely different kettle of fish. There's a difference between what I love doing, what I consider 'work', and what I ultimately want to be known for: an artist in my own right.That said, I'm always up for session work, and I'd happily consider the odd dep gig! But if any strings are attached, my ethos is "let's be friends first." For what it's worth, every meaningful musical relationship in my life has happened organically.

Frankly... if you're contacting me via my website, we're probably not quite at that stage just yet 🙃Actual collaborations happen naturally, when you click with each other so much personally and creatively, that it just kinda happens.If you're after my playing or ideas for your project, that's exactly what my session packages are for - but don't worry they're affordable, especially if you're a grassroots!

Lyrics are VERY personal, and I don't believe there's really a universal "good" or "bad" when it comes to them. A line that only makes sense to the person writing it may be exactly what gives it meaning.I struggled with lyrics when I started, and even now I can't just sit down and write them on demand... so you're already ahead of me there! For me, ideas tend to arrive naturally, often alongside the music itself.The best advice I can give is: when inspiration arrives, capture it before you analyse it. Follow the initial spark, try to finish the song while you're still in that headspace, and don't stop before you finish it you can always refine the details later. That's what John Lennon apparently said to his bandmate, George Harrison. So it's good enough for me.