A Resident of Hadfield, I am currently Operations Manager at tube UK a PA system hire company in Manchester. I was formally Head of Live Sound at Manchester’s School of Sound Recording. Prior to this, I spent ten years on the road as a touring live sound engineer, working for top bands such as Doves, Elbow and Snow Patrol, gaining a vast experience of live sound engineering, event production and touring.
Locally I am active within the live events and have been instrumental in the development of the Bankswood Festival and Town Hall sessions festival.
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