Music

What makes Daedalus different?

‘I have been actively performing, teaching, and supporting individual musicians for over 40 years. As a multi-instrumentalist, with an almost limitless love of musical genre I have the ability to appreciate and work with both soloists and groups of musicians.

My professional, non-musical career has involved working globally with a lot of people. Growing teams, mentoring, and enabling success comes naturally.

I believe strongly in people and work hard to adapt my style and approach to suit each individual – both them as a person and the relationship they have with music and their intrument.

Music should be fun and I’m a great believer in having fun. The moment music feels like a chore, it loses some of the magic and that can so often reflect in someone’s performance.

Putting all that together – having fun, understanding and believing in investing in people, and having a wide experience of working with musicians of all ages and genres makes for a great combination.

My core strength lies in accompanying people. I can sight read almost anything on the piano and learn quickly – both the music and the person. I started accompanying when I was 14 – that’s 40 years ago. I never stopped, actively working with choirs, groups and soloists. I don’t just turn up and play – accompanying is about listening, reading ALL the music and responding to the musician. The aim is to make their performance as good as it can be. A good accompanist helps the soloist – accommodates them, moves with them, sometimes even dragging them along. 

It’s not the only thing that I do though. I perform as well, and have a wide repertoire of music for different occasions.