Being an ACM Alumni, I had the pleasure of showing them around Los Angeles and some of what I’ve been up to since studying at ACM. Check it out!
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2018 Update
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I moved to Los Angeles in 2017 and now I am living here permanently, I wanted to say what I’ve been working on.
At the moment my time is split between working in a number of really cool studios with various artists (see my about page), writing for placement music, auditioning, teaching privately and jamming.
Here is the set up of pedals and my Orange Dark Terror amp (will post it here soon). I also shipped over my Lowden O10 acoustic guitar.
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Queen Kwong European Tour – Winter 2015
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Had so much fun working on the Queen Kwong (Carrè Callaway, Wes Borland, Fred Sablan and Hayden Scott) European Tour, 2015 just before Christmas. We did The Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, Wales, Scotland and England. Check out some of the highlights below:
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A week with my mates Queen Kwong
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Recently spent a week with my mates from Queen Kwong (Carrè Callaway, Wes Borland, Fred Sablan and Hayden Scott) who flew over from Los Angeles to play a week’s worth of gigs in London. We got to go to BBC Radio 1’s Maida Vale Studios and they recorded in John Peel’s legendary Studio 4. Was a bonkers week and can’t wait to see them all again soon. Check out some pics below:
BURP.
Watching my mates @QueenKwong kill it at @BBCR1‘s #MaidaVale studios! @Fredsablan @wesborland @haydencscott pic.twitter.com/oPGPOFGlVc
— Simrin Phull (@SimrinPhull) February 20, 2015
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Nightswim
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I’m now also playing guitar for LA based band Nightswim with singer Fin Leavell who’s previous bands were Against All Authority and The Summer Obsession (Virgin Records). Looking forward to writing and melting some faces off at some gigs and on radio when I get back to LA.
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Los Angeles Session Guitarist | Taylor Hawkins | Nikki Sixx |Rock|Rap|Reggae
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Los Angeles Session Guitarist | Taylor Hawkins | Nikki Sixx |Rock|Rap|Reggae – June 2013
Just a quick update on what I’ve been up to recently. I’ve been recording with an awesome producer Jared P Scott for an up and coming rapper he’s working with and have been recording some rock guitar for this project. It’s all sounding pretty damn good! Expect some big announcements…
Also working on a reggae publishing project in collaboration with producers from the UK, US and Canada which has some reggae legends singing on it. That’s all I can say for now…
Also hugely looking forward to playing some gigs soon! Stay tuned…
Oh, and I also got to hang out with Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. That was pretty cool! Click the thumbnails of the pics below:
Los Angeles Session Guitarist
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Windsor Guitar Lessons
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Windsor guitar lessons
About Me:
I am a British guitarist living between Los Angeles and London/Berkshire.
Being inspired to pick up the guitar after binging on my brother’s music collection, I enrolled at The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford in the U.K. In my first year, I gained a diploma in Contemporary Popular Music Performance with a Distinction and was also an award winning guitarist with a year’s endorsement to Ernie Ball.
I have now been working with a music publisher on a global basis, which include writing credits on songs which have gained national radio air play and charted at the top spot in various iTunes charts (globally) as well as working with an LA based company composing film music and have had placements on major networks such as MTV.
More recently, I was involved in an extensive European tour with Queen Kwong who’s members include Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit), Fred Sablan (Marilyn Manson), Carre Callaway and Hayden C. Scott.
About Lessons:
I thoroughly enjoy teaching students of all ages because I can relate to students who are learning and trying to progress in their instrument as I can remember being in their position when I started learning music. Seeing students progress and improve as a result of helping them, I find to be one of the most rewarding aspects for me personally. It’s never too late to start learning no matter what age you are.
Essential skills are taught but lessons are tailored around what the students want to learn (otherwise they wouldn’t be fun!) and I can also help students prepare for auditions and give advice from first hand experience with the business aspects of the music industry.
Studying allowed me to develop playing in a range of styles including Rock, Pop, Funk, Metal, Latin, Reggae, Jazz etc. Some of the other key skills gained while studying were in pre production, post production, practical musicianship, technical and stylistic development, music business, music law, music theory, live performance, sight reading, session styles, solo performance, creative improvisation, composition and arrangement, and musical direction.
Please use the contact form on my website to make any enquiries or call 07909 904 505 for Windsor guitar lessons, covering surrounding areas (Slough etc) in Berkshire (see below for list of areas covered or enquire).
My Qualifications:
•BA (Hons) Contemporary Popular Music (Degree)
•Higher Diploma – Contemporary Popular Music Performance
•Diploma – Contemporary Music (Performance)
Instruments Taught:
Electric guitar / Acoustic guitar
Genres Taught:
Any
Ability Levels Taught:
Beginners to advanced
Frequently Asked Questions:
How long is a lesson?
Depending on the student’s age (the youngest I’ve taught has been around 5 years old), lessons can be 30 minutes, 45 minutes or one hour. Most students opt for one hour lessons.
Do you teach acoustic guitar or electric guitar?
Both!
Where do you teach?
I currently visit all of my students and teach them at their homes.
What age(s) do you teach?
I have taught everyone from kids as young as 5 to mums and dads in their 50’s and 60’s. It’s never too early or late to learn the guitar and it can be a lot of fun!
Do you teach group lessons?
Yes. From young bands to group lessons in offices, anything is possible.
What equipment and teaching material do you use?
I have an extensive collection of teaching materials, so students usually get a copy to keep for themselves. As well as printed materials, I also transcribe material for students to keep if and when needed. I also make use of my laptop which can act as a makeshift amplifier for myself and have some resources on there to help break down songs into easy to learn segments which can be a lot of fun.
How long should I practice?
At the end of each lesson, I usually write down what the student should practice before the next lesson. For much younger beginners, I recommend 15 mins per day and much older students, 30 – 60 mins. Practicing regularly is important if you want to become better at your instrument. Sometimes it can be frustrating learning a difficult passage, so I recommend putting the guitar down, doing something else and coming back later rather than working through the frustration and making it worse.
How long will it take to get better at the guitar?
Simple! The more you practice, the better you’ll get. There are no magic shortcuts!
Can you help me prepare for a live performance?
As I currently tour internationally, record in studios and studied live performance techniques when I qualified for my diplomas and degree, I can certainly help and give a lot of guidance in preparation for any kind of live performance.
Once I’ve learnt the basics, where can we go from there?
As I like to tailor some of the lessons around what artists and styles the student is interested in (it wouldn’t be as fun otherwise!), just a few of the many things to move on to can be: improvisational techniques, how to write songs on the guitar, learning signature riffs and licks from specific players, fingerstyle techniques, music theory, extended chords, the “CAGED” system, scales, sight reading, ear training, specific techniques on the guitar, learning specific songs and solos by breaking them down into easy to learn segments.
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Areas covered:
Slough, Windsor, Langley, Cippenham, Maidenhead, Burnham, Taplow, Fulmer, Ascot, Sunningdale, Sunninghill, Farnham Royal, Farnham Common, Eton, Datchet, Colnbrook and other areas in and around Berkshire