He is a drummer, bass player and producer born in
England.His career has
spanned well over thirty years and during the 1970s he was a member of Van
Morrisons band.He was the
drummer on the Marshall, Hain hit "Dancing in the City" in 1978 and from
1985 until 1995 he was the drummer for Mike and the Mechanics, returning to
them in 2004. Other bands and
artists he has appeared with are James Dewar, Luka Bloom, Mecano, and
ex-Camel member Peter Bardens.As a producer, with his own recording studio in Le Gomera in the
Canary Islands, he has seen success with the singer Tanita Tikaram, in
collaboration with Rod Argent, and has also produced the television series Live
From Abbey Road. As a
composer his works has appeared on the TV series The Two Of us, Alright
On the Night and The Piglet Files and in the movies An
Unsuitable Job For a Woman.