Joe Hilton
John Wheater
July 5, 2017
Mike ‘Machine’ Machin
July 5, 2017
Bands I’ve Played With:
– Hornsea Sixth Form Funk Band
– Kojak and the Longhairs
– Mocambo
– Sunday Morning People
– Brassmonkees
Tools Of Choice:
– I play a Warwick Corvett but would love a Musicman Stingray or Fender Jazz Bass
Favourite Bassists:
Charles Mingus, James Anderson, Les Claypool, Flea and Stuart Zender
Music career highlights:
Convincing the socially awkward Spanish teacher to sing Paradise City by Guns ‘n’ Roses for my friend’s A-level music performance. Could barely hold it together as it was so funny!
Headlining Hornsea Music Festival in 2005 and rocking out to Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Hendrix to an audience with an average age of about 70.
Landing a residence at a bar in Central Durham which provided a free pizza and beers every night we were on.
Musical Lowlight:
Arriving at a jazz jam night with a terrible cold and fever and having the pianist call the first tune at roughly 700bpm. I had no idea what I was doing!