I am a musician with many years live and studio experience.
Here are some of the bands and musicians I am/have the privilege to share a stage with
CURRENT PROJECTS
LIAM COUGHLIN BAND
5 piece Nu/Classic Soul Live Band featuring the amazing vocals of Liam
http://www.liamcoughlinband.co.uk
TINA T
I regularly dep with the amazing soul diva
PREVIOUS BANDS
NEW SOUL HUSTLERS - 2010 -????
-one of the funkiest Soul Funk and Disco Bands around with amazing groove
Members included
Lester Osborne – percussion
Joe Conte -bass
Antonello Fillacio – keys
Alejandra Bedale – Lead and backing vocals
Louise Murphy – Lead Vocals
Gary Bentley -Drums
2009-2010 RUBICON
Members
Paul Stead -Bass/Liam Coughlin -vocals/Humph Boyd-perc/Tony McKenna-drums
Played Rare Groove Funk and Soul covers
2008-2009 HILL VALLEY HUSTLERS
70s Disco Funk function band
Members
Andrew Eveleigh – Drums/Sarah Eveleigh – vocals/Carrie van Dongen- vocals/Ella Grace -vocals/Joe Conte – bass/Phillip Kebbell – keys/Lester Osborne – percussion/Me – guitar and vocals
Excellent band of all star musicians and vocalists- finished too soon as all the good ones do.
2008 PEPPERMINT LOUNGE
70s Disco Funk function band -
Members
Kenton Davies – drums/Nikki Davies – vocals/Phillip Kebbell – keys/Joe Conte – bass/Kay – vocals/Humph Boyd- percussion/Me – guitar and vocals
Short lived band made up of very good players and singers that laid the foundations for the next project
1996-1998 BACK TO BASSICS
Function band playing popular covers
Members
David- vocals/Paul – bass/Mike – keys/??- drums/Glenn Brennan – drums/Me, guitar and vocals/Mark Edginton – guitar ( replaced me)
Gigs – very busy North London club circuit, weddings and 2 pantomimes (Aladdin & Jack & the Beanstalk – Glenn and I had flu and froze our t*ts off in the orchestra pit).
Played Hi Ho Silver Lining and My Way until I couldnt anymore.
1995-1996 PETE AND DARREN PROJECT
Weekly jam project that took place at Petes recording studio built at his parents house in Hillingdon
We used to play funky grooves and pluck creativity out of the air regularly.
Was a relaxed fun project which I enjoyed
1993-94 LEA ROGERS & THE RHYTHM KINGS
Gigging band playing blues funk and soul – James Brown , Aretha Franklin,Duke Robillard,AWB,Herbie Hancock.
Members
Jeff Walker -bass/Glenn Brennan- drums/Bob Morgan – keyboards and clarinet/Richard Sadler – baritone sax/Me- guitar and lead vocals
too many guests players to remember apart from
Richard Wargent – sax/Neil Cowley – keys/Dottaye Green – vocals
Gigs – residencies at Poachers Inn – Chalfont St Peter, Prince of Wales -Northwood, and the Watford Hilton among many others
1989-1993 G_SPOT TORNADO
Gigging pub band playing Van Halen, Prince, Roachford, Def Leppard,Eric Clapton
Members
James Stevens – keyboards/Jeff Walker – bass and vocals/Glenn Brennan – drums and vocals/Mark Edginton – guitar/Me- guitar and lead vocals/Ben Midgeley -roadie
Gigs – residencies at Brook House – Hayes , Breakspear Arms – Ickenham , White Hart – Harlington, Wheatsheaf – Slough,Bentleys-West Drayton plus many others.Played hundreds of gigs over a 4 year period all over the Greater London area
1983-1985 BARQUE
Members
Phillip Kebbell – keyboards, composer and studio engineer/Me – vocals,guitar and composer
Phillip and I went Electro Pop and got Flock Of Seagulls hair and shoulder pads ( not quite, but Heaven 17, Frankie Goes To Hollywood,Scritti Politti, Thomas Dolby was the new musical direction)
Recorded at Colin Parry’s studio in Hayes
1982-83 JAZZ FUNK STUDIO PROJECT
Members
Lindsay Dawkes -sax and drums/Alex “Sandy” Rae – sax and expletives/Phiilip Kebbell – keyboards , studio engineering and composer/Simon ? – drummer/Me- vocals, guitar, bass
Recorded at famous Morgan Studios in Willesden, Aosis studios ,London and Unit One Studio in Uxbridge recording various songs for record deal.
1980-81 THE WACKING FUNKERS
Instrumental Jazz -Funk ( Tom Scott, Ronnie Laws, Level 42,Brothers Johnson,Breakfast Band)
Members
Lindsay Dawkes – sax , flute, percussion/Phillip Kebbell – keyboards/Jeff Walker – bass/Glenn Brennan- drums/Me- guitar/Glyn Thomas – percussion/Pete Turner – percussion
Gigs – residency at Angel Public House function room -Hillingdon, which started small and crowd grew until the landlord had to hire bouncers and charge admission to cope with capacity
1978-79 MAKIN’ TRAX
First gigging band playing Funk, Disco and Reggae ( Chic,David Bendeth,Kool&the Gang,Gibson Bros,Bob Marley)
Members
Norman Gentles – vocals,percussion,harmelodica/Mick George – vocals and stage dancer/Geoffrey Williams – vocals/Barry Taylor – bass guitar/Steve Howes – keyboards,composer/Glenn Brennan – drums/Me- guitar/Geoff Lowther – PA engineer/Wayne Murray – roadie and transport
Gigs – Master Brewer Hotel -Hillingdon, Greenford Hall , Ealing Technical College