I’ve been very fortunate to see and do what I’ve done over the last few years and a lot of it has been thanks to sheer hard work, but also luck and belief. I get down easily when I think of what I could have achieved, but I remember that I’ve done (and continue to do) so much great stuff and achieve a lot of goals and aspirations as each year goes by. And I’m truly blessed to be here doing that.
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- The first advertisement ever created, by myself, for SLAP Film Club
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- Me outside Metro Radio Arena. Waiting to meet Disturbed and In Flames in January 2017.
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- A set up for SLAP Film Club, taken in October 2015, at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle. Tyneside would be my employer both before and after this project.
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- Myself, Henry and Danielle attending a performance at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle. Photo taken by Liam Ellis.
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- The SLAP Film Club poster designed by Richard Neville. I believe I have the only one still remaining.
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- Def Leppard singer Joe Elliot and myself. This was taken in April 2011 after I finished working on a BBC Three show ‘Geordie Finishing School’ and used the money I’d earned from my first ever BBC paycheck to see Joe live in concert.
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- Myself and Eze As Pi Creative Director Henry Thompson interview actor Miltos Yerolemou in Sunderland
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- In September 2015 I performed at Newcastle Theatre Royal as part of the SLAP Theatre Show, writing a part into the play for myself. Vanity, I know, but I got to perform at the Theatre Royal.
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- Director Morgan Spurlock (a huge early inspiration for me) and myself in 2008, pictured in Cineworld Dublin
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- Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel and myself in 2010 in Newcastle. Pictured shortly before my emergency operation.
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- Presenting a Radio Show, March 2017, at Nova Radio North East.
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- Myself and Bumblefoot, Ron Thal, whom I’m honored to call a friend – he’s done a great deal for me and I’m thankful of that. This was taken in Dublin in 2012 when we met in person for the first time, having talked since 2006.
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- Myself and KoRn’s Fieldy in January 2015
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- Myself and actor Robert L from Red Dwarf, taken in London, October 2015
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- Eze As Pi (and myself in the background) with Bumblefoot, November 2016
Geordie Finishing School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ODYixu0GY
In 2011 I was approached by the BBC to work on an in-house production called ‘Geordie Finishing School’ which was later broadcast on BBC3. It was a show about breaking down social barriers involving a rather unique experiment, and the experience of filming the show and being a Production Team Member was far more intriguing then that of the finished program. I loved seeing my name in the credits but the experience of working on this was something I’d never forget.
Young Musician of the Year 2012
In 2012 I worked with BBC Wales (who make Doctor Who) on Young Musician of the Year 2012, the final broadcast live from The Sage in Gateshead. A much more condensed production, limited to just three days, it was a fantastic chance to work in live television.
Gig Promotion – Y Radio
I promoted a concert at YMCA North Shields, when Y Radio presented two performances across two weekends in May and June 2012. It was a true career highlight. I still have the original designs for the tickets we sold and the posters designed by the staff.
Sunderland Echo
During my time at Sunderland University in 2013 I was able to write some pieces for the Sunderland Echo, the local paper, which included an ‘On Campus’ style report written by Journalism students. For whatever reason, one issue (near Christmas) featured an almost solo report from me as both Editor, Chief Writer and Contributor. I’m proud of it because it was an expose on my interview with Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais who created such seminal British comedy series as ‘Porridge’, ‘Escort’ and ‘Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads’
North East Music Magazine
Between 2013 and 2014 I wrote for the magazine NEMM, a print magazine (which is now a website) that was founded by Russell Poad. The magazine gave me a chance to get my work published in print on a monthly basis and also meet some fascinating and exceptional Journalists from all walks of life.
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