Biography of Skatz the Musician, his Music Workshops for Schools and Live Music Gigs

Skatz the Musician's History, Acoustic Music and Music Workshops In Schools

• 1964 - Skatz is born in County Durham, England
• 1971 - first piano lessons
• 1974 - first guitar bought
• 1977 - first appearance onstage in ‘The King & I’
• 1981 - leading role in school production of ‘Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’
• 1981 - first rock band concerts
• 1983/84 - chosen to be on the prestigious Cheshire Drama Course
• 1983-1986 - studying Performing Arts (specialising in Drama) at Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University)
• 1984 - married to first wife, Cheryl
• 1985 - birth of daughter Ashley
• 1986/87 - appearances with Ad Nauseum at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (including a show with Rowan Atkinson)
• 1986 - many TV appearances as an extra
• 1987 - nominated for Perrier award
• 1987 - birth of daughter Lucy
• 1988 - TV appearances in New Faces and Surprise Surprise
• 1989 - birth of the band The Looking Glass
• 1990 - divorce, oops
• 1991-93 - editor/publisher of Gig Guide and Music Magazine ‘CLAG’ which became ‘LE1’
• 1995-2001 - MC and organiser of The Acoustic Club, weekly open-mic night for Acoustic Music, at various venues in Leicester including The Musician
• 1997-99 - co-host of The Bright Side monthly performance poetry gig
• 1998 - birth of the band Bryter Layter, acoustic music band based on the music of Nick Drake
• 2001 - first solo Music Workshops in Schools
• 2002 - birth of the Acoustic Music band/writing partnership Scattergood & Cartwright
• 2003 - birth of stand up comedy partnership with Rob Gee
• 2003 - first Acoustic solo album 'Birdsong Alarm Clock'
• 2006 - married Liz
• 2007 - birth of the band Woodstock, Acoustic Music based band
• 2008 - birth of first grandson Ben
• 2009 - awarded Creative Leicestershire Bursary to support his Music Workshops in Schools
• 2009 - started working with Bamboozle doing Music Workshops in Special Schools
• 2009 - wrote Music for Hathi Productions play ‘Piyaar Hi’
• 2010 - wrote the play 'Daniel Lambert's Trousers' containing his own songs
• 2010 - touring with Bamboozle Theatre Company in Special Schools
• 2010 - Lots of Music Workshops in Schools
• 2011 - touring with Bamboozle Theatre Company's new production 'Crazy Hair' in Special Schools, and also the PMLD-specific 'Soap & Suds'
• 2011 - more Music Workshops in Schools and as one of most unique Children's Party Entertainers
• 2011 - Applied and was accepted for Arts Council funding for the play Daniel Lambert's Trousers
• 2011 - went to Malta with Bamboozle for a week-long festival of children's theatre