ABOUT ME

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• Started playing Guitar aged 11

• First paid gigs were playing in a Band in Social clubs around East London and Essex

• At 16 I went to college to study music

• 18 - 30 I played with lots of different Professional/Tribute Function Bands all over England and Europe

• Began teaching Guitar at 19 to present day

• 22 years old I landed my first Session Guitarist job with East West Records (Warner Music Group) where I put together a band for Soul/Garage Artist Robbie Craig who had a big hit with the track Woman Trouble featuring Craig David and The Artful Dodger

• 24 years old, I worked as a Session Guitarist for an artist signed to Easy St Records playing a nylon strung guitar

• Age 27 Guitarist of the Year Finalist 2002

• 26 - 34 years old I built my own Recording Studio in East London where I recorded Solo Artists/Bands etc. In this period I also got into the Wedding industry performing as a Solo Guitarist and formed my own successful Wedding Party Band

• Age 34 I moved to Billericay, Essex and focussed on setting up my Guitar teaching business while working in the wedding industry providing music entertainment

• Age 37 I started working again as a Session Guitarist for Kenny Thomas Soul Singer from the 90's who had hits with tunes like Thinking about your Love in 1991 and got to play at some great venues - the O2 in London - and also worked with the Jacksons

• Age 38 to present day - I'm busy with my teaching schedule, play various gigs for different people and also currently working on my solo acoustic projects and the Glen Parish Trio which is available on Spotify

• 2020 onwards I have been focussing on writing my own music and successfully signed a publishing deal

• Collaborated with drummer Keith Carlock (Steely Dan/Oz Noy) on one of my original tracks

• Recent Session Guitar Work 2021 onwardse

• Played guitar for the Queens of Country Music Show at theatres around the UK

• Worked with Canadian platinum award winning country artist Jessica Moskaluke who has had a number-one hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart with "Country Girls", at the C2C: Country to Country music festival held at the London 02

• Performed with Death of Guitar Pop - one of the UK's leading original  Ska bands

•  Played guitar for Connor Selby - UK Blues Artist of the Year 2020, 2021 and 2022

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I have worked as a session guitarist for;

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• Sony Records

• East West Records

• Global Records

• Easy St Records

• Epic

• Polydor

• Virgin

 

Artists I have performed with;

 

• Jools Holland

• Paul Weller

• Jocelyn Brown

• The Jacksons

• Ruby Turner