About Me

Having qualified from the London College of Music in 1986 (Classical guitar Performance)Steve went on to perform all over the world with various bands in a variety of establishments and for various large corporate companies such as Celebrity Cruises (Band Leader / Musical director), Southern Suns Hotels, Haven Warner, Pontins, Butlins, Eperotiki lines, Chandris Cruises, Dolphin Hellas Cruises, CTC Cruises, Shearings Holidays and many more!

QUALIFICATIONS

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1980 – 1982         Lead guitarist with group “Black Rose” based in Yorkshire.
Venues                 Club circuit, Yorkshire and North East.

1982 – 1984        Lead guitarist/vocalist with various touring bands.
Venues                Club circuit, various tours of Army bases in Germany (U.K and American)

1985 – 1986        Lead guitarist/Vocalist with group “Radiation”.
Venues                Southern Suns Hotel circuit, South Africa.
                           Also major stadium gig supporting “Johnny Clegg and Jaluka”(20,000 seater).

1986 – 1987       Summer Season, Resident guitarist/vocalist with “Dave Oliver’s Pastiche”.
Venues                Ladbrokes Holiday Centre, Cayton Bay, Scarborough.

1987 – 1988       Winter Season, Solo Classical guitarist/vocalist.
Venues                Tel Aviv Restaurant, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

1988                   Summer Season, guitarist/vocalist with Dave Pinkneys “Counterpoint”.
Venues               Seashore Supercentre, Great Yarmouth.

1988                   Winter season, guitarist/vocalist on board M.V Neptune, Eperotiki Lines
                           M.V Leonid Breshnev, CTC lines.
Venues                Mediterranean.

1989                   Summer Season, guitarist/vocalist with Lee Sullivan’s “Baker St.”
Venues               Seashore Supercentre, Great Yarmouth.

1989                  Winter season.Bandleader/Musical Director/Guitarist/Vocalist on board M.V
                           Meridien,  Chandris  cruise line.
Venues               Caribbean, Bermuda

1990                  SummerPeriod.Musical Director/Guitarist/Vocalist on board M.V Dolphin, Dolphin Hellas
                          Cruise Line cruise line
Venues               Aegean Sea

1990 – 1991      Bandleader/Musical Director/Guitarist/Vocalist on board Horizon (voted #1 Cruise ship of 
                          1991).
Venues               Caribbean.

1991                   Solo Guitar/vocalist.
Venues               Club Circuit, London.

1993 –1996       Guitar/vocalist with resident band.
Venues               Pontins Holidays, Brixham.
                          Various winter theatre tours as backing band to “songs from the shows” musical
                          extravaganza.

Currently          Solo Multi Instrumentalist / Guitarist / Vocalist
Venues               Hotels, Holiday Camps, Social clubs etc.

Equipment

Steve has a full sound system and can also provide background music in between sets.
Steve uses Steinberger guitars, Simon Ambridge classical guitars, and many ethnic instruments!