
The amount of material you have to learn must be a massive undertaking!? How do you go about this? When do you start? Then after two minutes, we’re ready to go with everything they asked for and we move on to the next thing. Mads will make changes to the pro tools session, Steve will transpose parts, which we’ll download instantly. I’ll ask each person to adapt, rest in certain bars etc. Then as filming of other stuff continues, I’ll communicate to the band what we need to do at what bar number. Sometimes, we’ll be on camera and the coach and singer will ask me for a key change or to start slowly, or build more etc. We know each other’s quirks and foibles and are able to work fast, sometimes without even vocalising the idea. The band has remained the same for a while now. The singers on the show are often blown away that the song they’re singing by Stormzy, Adele, Sam Smith, Seal etc features one or more members of our band playing on the record.
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It gives me the chance to keep patch changes to a minimum because I have so many other things to think about. Sometimes he’ll play only a few notes on glockenspiel, other times he’s like an octopus. He’s equally adept at gospel organ as he is at reading a complex string part. That chair is one of the hardest because you constantly have to monitor how the song is developing and find parts to fit but not over play. Jake Edwards-Woodon keys - Jake has my back in every way and I’m so grateful. His time is always perfect and he has a knack for coming up with the perfect part before I’ve had a chance to say “how about something like.”

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Again, he knows how to play only what’s necessary to make it work yet dig in with killer runs when things need a push.īen Jones on guitar - a brilliant and sickeningly talented musician who has impeccable taste in terms of guitar sounds and part creation. He locks in with Ash and has so much experience in supporting singers. So lucky to have him in the band.īen Epstein on bass - perfect in the role, he has endless enthusiasm for music and making the final performance the best it can be. His studio recording credits speak for themselves. Who are you playing with this year?Īsh Soan on drums - wonderful, tasteful, subtle and adaptive player who understands how not to get in the way of the singer and build the perfect part for a tune. The band is made up of some incredible musicians.
