"For anyone who is remotely interested, I have been playing drums for more years than I care to admit. Currently I'm playing drums for Stormzone, and in a previous life I have been associated with Sweet Savage, Emerald, Peace Frog, Ajenda, to name but a few. In addition to playing drums I also pass on what I have learnt over the years to students at Ossia Music School (Belfast). I have also become involved with a group of multi-cultural musicians, The Motion Project, which has helped to broaden my taste in music, This has led to performances and cultural education projects through music in schools and communities.
In April 2007 i became a partner in managing a social enterprise, Motion2Music (www.motion2music.com) under the management of the Charity Beyond Skin. To date, I have had the pleasure of playing with many different musicians representing many different cultures, in many different environments, all part of the learning curve.
In October 2008 I took up the role to project manage the Belfast East program.
So here is the project as it develops in my own words...
About Me
- Beyond Skin
- Beyond Skin was established in 2004 to use the arts to address sectarianism and the rise in racism. Since then, the cultural make-up of Northern Ireland has changed dramatically, which in turn has produced many problems. Beyond Skin works to address these problems and to use the arts as its main vehicle. Key objectives: • To address racism and sectarianism in Northern Ireland through multicultural arts • To promote positive attributes reflected from a society made up of different cultures • To promote multicultural arts for the benefit of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland • To promote racial harmony and the exchange of cultural ideas and relations through the medium of the arts • To contribute to maintaining a peaceful society in Northern Ireland • To increase social awareness of different cultures within Northern Ireland • To increase links between communities from different cultural backgrounds • To present, promote, organise, manage and produce performances and exhibitions of works of cultural and educational value
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