ABOUT

My first experience in creative media was as a bass player in a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band called ‘Ricochet’, which I formed in Birmingham, England in 1976. Our first hit single, ‘Midas Light’ was released in 1980, which led to a tour in Germany playing to the American soldiers. This rare single subsequently resulted in millions of pirate downloads via Torrents and acclaimed as being the ‘holy grail of rock singles’. Later, in 1982, while living in Germany, I set up a German-Anglo Rock band, called ‘Damien’; where I had my first experience as lyricist penning the lyrics to the first album (inspired by John Cadden the first Damien singer). This album reached #19 in the German Album Charts – one place above Queen! I also re-wrote the sex pistols ‘Anarchy in the UK’ for a punk band I played with, Rasputin, calling it ‘Heil unser Fuehrer’. As I was English I also had to sing it, as the German singer was too nervous to sing it.

By 1987, the Cold War was over and ‘Damien’ had slowed down, so I returned to England to work on the Stock Exchange after an exciting 6 years of working for the US Department of Defense in Germany. However, after the crash of the Stock Market on 19th October 1987, I retreated back to Germany to work on the German Electronic Markets. After 2 years, I eventually moved on to the Swiss Markets, living on Lake Geneva – Heaven!

After years of working on various Stock Markets, the financial bubble burst and burnout was rife, so I retreated back to Birmingham in 1991 to set up a recording studio and rehearsal rooms, ultimately playing for another NWOBHM band – ‘Handsome Beasts’.