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A brief history of those important dp career moves and skills ...

Singer songwriter who has played hundreds of gigs from cafe bars to prison, clubs to festivals, appearing on both tv and radio, in both the US and UK

Visionary Design Award Winner (UK) for designing accessible website design. Accomplished web designer in HTML, Flash, Adobe Live Motion and Dreamweaver

Creative Writing tutor, Action Research Project tutor, Songwriters Workshop tutor, Youth Arts Project Web Design tutor, on a range projects dating back to 1986, covering venues such as a Category 'C' prison, schools, colleges and youth clubs, working well with both adults and children

Producer of the highly acclaimed Raw Fish Records' Words & Pictures Songwriter CD Album

Live music promoter, stage manager, technical producer, booking agent, events organiser and music industry consultant since 1988, professional experience to his name covering over 2,500 events, including many musical genres, festivals and showcases

Booking Agent and Graphic Designer for MBM Entertainments Company

Co-creator in 1988 of The Witchwood live music venue, Ashton-Under-Lyne

Co-creator SPLENDID SUNDAY Family Funday in Hyde, Tameside in 1996, an event that now attracts over 10,000 people of all ages and community background

Creator of ACOUSTICA! in 1999, a songwriters collective with currently at least two live events every week, online music and associated record label

Creative performer and writer with a dynamic range of skills who has performed alongside:
Comedians: STEVE COOGAN / CAROLINE AHEARNE / BOB DILLINGER
Poets: ADRIAN MITCHELL / HENRY NORMAL / KEVIN FEGAN
Songwriters: GLENN TILBROOK / ROY HARPER / MARTIN STEPHENSON / EDDI READER / KEVIN COYNE
Bands: ALL ABOUT EVE / CHINA CRISIS / THE MOCK TURTLES ... and many more!!

Writer of 'Over The Moon' NO.1 GLOBAL SONGWRITER - Besonic.com
NO.1 MANCHESTER POP SONG MP3.com

Editor of two anthologies 'EXCITE THE MIND' and 'URBAN LOVE POETRY'
for THE MANCHESTER POETRY FESTIVAL in the mid 90's

Occasional graphic designer (temp volunteer) for 'Coaltion'
the magazine of The Greater Manchester Coalition Of Disabled People

Man in the purple papier mask aka Cymbal (The Candidate Formerly Known As Prince), the 5th Highest Vote Winning Official Monster Raving Loony Candidate at the 1997 General Election (a marketing triumph indeed) who launched the search for Ashton Nessie, The Stamford Park Boating Pond Monster to promote tourism in Tameside, who, during the course of the previous election in '92, launched the Stalybridge, Dukinfield, Hyde and Gee Cross Olympic Bid to highlight local unemployment, and then motivated the public to send their deckchairs, comfy cushions, settees and futons to Stalybridge Celtic FC to make theirs the first all-seater non-league football stadium

Forums speaker on music and the arts who has chaired an Arts Board funded Small Press Publishers Convention, chaired a debate on Club and Live Music Promotion in Manchester for City College, and who has sat on forums for amongst others The Wigan Music Collective

A chap with education credits including A Levels in Theatre Studies & Communication Studies, O Levels in English Language and Mathematics, and a soon to be acquired HND in MUSIC AND NEW MEDIA MANAGEMENT

A radio presenter and sessions producer for RSL Radio Stations in Manchester and Tameside

At one time an assistant editor and researcher for a Granada Sky Broadcasting TV follow up to The Comedians - DP suggested filming a new comedian called Peter Kay, but his advice was not taken ... the rest is history, good luck Peter you funny funny lad!

... and finally, if course work counts then dp has attended and completed courses in

• Team Working
• Leadership and Time Management with 'Coverdale'
• Leadership and Time Management with 'Time Manager International'

• Creative Writing
• Drama Improvisation