I had been playing guitar for 3 years.

Obsessed, I used to go to the local guitar store,

(which was church to me) to steal licks and tricks from anyone

who would come to peruse the guitars and amps.

I was a sponge soaking it all in.

One day, an old school buddy popped in to the store for some bass strings.

We got talking and he mentioned he was going for an audition

at a new music college in my hometown of Huddersfield in Yorkshire.

I had only dreamed of this notion.

I'm a working class lad.

The likes of me didn't go into further education.

Excited and Intrigued I asked If I could tag along...

maybe there was more musical knowledge to be sucked up!

When we rocked up I spoke to the course tutor and auditioned on the spot

with a guitar they had there.

They offered me a place straight away.

I was home.

I loved it there and joined in on as many projects as I could.

I also discovered I could sing!

This led to making a living in club bands.
I also started teaching guitar one on one as a side hustle to

make some money for living expenses.

My first proper teaching gig was teaching music in rehab centre

where I learned a ton about people and motivation.

4 years later in my last meeting with my tutor

he asked me if I wanted to be a guitar teacher at the music college.

I was stoked. But, the reality was I needed to educate myself on how to educate.

I completed my teacher training just as my original band split up, (another heartbreak!).
I decided to really dive into to helping the local music scene

promoting bands, putting on live music events

and running a PA hire company.