I'm a singer-songwriter originally from the countryside in England. I'm friendly and easy going and just like to enjoy each day as it comes. I like to share my passion for music with people and I'm curious to see what people share with me in return. I love meeting new people.

I've just come back from travelling for two years, mostly SE Asia and Australia.

Before travelling I was doing well in England as a musician, I've supported some great names (Ed Sheeran, Turin Brakes, Blair Dunlop) been on several BBC radio stations and recorded an album with BMG, the biggest record company in the world... I kept the music going while I was travelling and also became a music teacher in Australia teaching over 30 children and adults each week. I'm a qualified sound engineer and I've worked in two music studios including James Sangers' Vibey Studios in France, where they recorded Keane's 3x platinum album 'Hopes & Fears'! I live for music...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am looking for places where I can park my van and sleep in it in London. I am happy to pay you for the space.

I'm licensed to busk by the London Eye on Southbank. After playing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in August, I have engineered a new live show where I play as a one man band. I have a storage space in Waterloo where I keep all my music equipment and charge everything, so I really am just looking for somewhere to park up, and sometimes stay in the van overnight.

I can give you music lessons in return! I hope we can become friends and explore London together.

Interests

Hopefully you've got that I love music by now...

I also love juggling and I'm an amateur 3 ball juggler with tricks. I want to incorporate it into my one man band show one day!

I really love some healthy competition including all racquet sports.

I like to have one or two drinks but as a singer I have to keep it chilled. I'm a vegetarian.

• singing
• music festivals
• chess
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• tennis
• badminton
• food
• guitars
• songwriting
• guitar playing
• songs
• tabletennis

Music, Movies, and Books

beatles, dylan, kinks, elton john, bowie, nick drake, john martyn, will varley, bob marley, fat freddy's... too much to list there's so much... you get the idea.

Don't watch many movies.

Books... Dickens- Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Thomas Hardy Tess of the dubervilles, Ian McCewan - atonement, enduring love, Victoria Hislop - The Return, The Thread, Tolstoy - Anna Karenina, High Fidelity- Nick Hornby

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw David Attenborough do this and it was my dream to do the same!

I sat with a rare Lyrebird in a nature reserve in Tasmania and mimicked it's sounds for half an hour.

Thinking I was another bird, it turned and performed it's famous mating dance.. fanning it's tail feathers and making it's signature incredible sounds. Like a camera shutter.

It was incredible.

Teach, Learn, Share

Guitar, Piano, Singing, English, juggling...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd be happy to cook you a meal...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, France, Taiwan