1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?
What instruments? Mainly Bass, Also play guitar (electric and acoustic) Ukulele and Mandolin
When did you start playing? Roughly 4 years ago (guitar)
Did you teach yourself? Mainly self taught but learnt from other musicians as i progressed
2. Are you in a band or bands?
What is the name of the band? English Outback is my main band, but i also play in a cover band called Severed Bonds
What do you play? I play Bass In English Outback and guitar in Severed Bonds
What other instruments are in the band? Guitar and Drums
Do you have a band website? Sure It's http://englishoutback.wix.com/englishoutbackband
3. Do you write songs?
Do you write lyrics, music or both? Mainly i write music but help with the lyric process too
Do you have a writing partner? Yeah the singer and guitar player in English Outback, Anthony Preston
4. Do you record your music?
Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? we get help from our friend Rob, he is a Recording Engineer student
Do you use a recording studio? as mentioned above, Rob lets us use SSR studios in manchester
Do you have music available on the web? if so where? Sure! www.reverbnation.com/englishoutback www.youtube.com/user/englishoutback
5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? I try to manage our band and promote us as much as possible but not much more than that
6. Are you a tech head? Somewhat yeah
7. What country do you live in? England
8. What are your ambitions? Hopefully one day to be a professional musician if not to help younger people achieve their musical goals
9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? I used to skateboard and play a lot of video games but i now tend to be doing a lot of band related stuff when not with my girlfriend
10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? basically just some exposure and maybe some tips from people who have been around a hell of a lot longer than us
