One way or another I have been performing since I was a young kid but it wasn't till I started writing that I got seriously interested in music so except for early experiences almost all my performing has been as part of a writing project, this is also partly because my skills as a player are far less than as a writer/producer!
Go to the History page to find out about previous live projects.
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At the time of writing it is actually about 21 years since my last solo gig. However I have recently prepared things for the possibility of taking out Unexpected Pleasures as a live (laptop) set, though my preference for such gigs will still be to perform with Psibindi (see below). I am also planning something special for 2018 to mark the 25th anniversary of my first solo gig, which was the legendary Whirl-Y-Gig's first festival 'Parachute' set. |
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with Psibindi | |
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From my first day collaborating with her on Mera Dil from Unexpected Pleasures I wanted to do more with Psibindi. We first performed live together at the launch party for that album where Psibindi sang not just Mera dil but a couple of the other tracks too. A complete performance of the album followed a couple of months later and then spring 2017 we started on new material together in time to debut 4 new songs at to a rapturous reception at Dharma Festival in June. |
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Orchid-Star | |
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By far my main reason for getting off my chair since 2005, Orchid-Star have performed with anything from the core 3-piece of myself, Myo (vocals) and Pierre Luigi (guitar/bass) up to 10 people on stage, depending on space, budget and availability. |
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You can hear plenty of music extracts here, see live pictures here, join our mailing list or book us here or just go to www.orchidstar.info for it all.
with Kwali Kumara | |
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My 2015 album of Kundalini Yoga mantras with Kwali Kumara - Exalted - was the start of what is set to be a long-running working relationship. Plans to take the material out live on any regular basis were put out on hold for the impending arrival of Kwali's second child but we did manage to get out and do a 'trial' gig at Drum Camp festival in 2015. With a second album - Ecstatic nearly finished it is unsure a yet whether we will decide to do live performances, but we are open to offers for any event which may be specifically suited to the project. |
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Nathassia Devine | |
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From her first gig in summer 2014 through to mid-2015 I performed with Nathassia Devine on keyboards and vocal fx after working on her album Cosmic |
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N'Faly Kouyaté | |
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In 2012, while working with N'Faly Kouyaté on his album Change we took the tracks out for 3 gigs at the Singapore Grand Prix as a 2-piece, before he put a full band together. |
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with Samantha Ray | |
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In 2012 I also took tracks from my opera fusion project with Samantha Ray out live at Waveform Festival. |
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Go to the History page to find out about previous live projects - Glow and Vers la Flamme.
