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This is me (Simon Speed) writing and producing music on my own and with my friends, particularly Jonathon Harflett (formerly of Dawnwind).
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I'm a computer programmer and EFL teacher. Some years ago my friends Angie and Jonathon started teaching me to play the guitar. Then I asked Jonathon if I could try setting one of his lyrics to music.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I sometimes sing and strum at my local folk club and even the occasional open mic night. I've even taken to busking now and then in Bedford town centre :-)))
Your musical influences
Christy Moore, Patti Smith, Goldfrapp, The Clash, Leonard Cohen, Beethoven, Bob Dylan, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Phil Ochs, Kraftwerk, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Woody Guthrie, Black American freedom songs, The Sex Pistols, Joy Division, Magazine, Bowie, Cab Calloway, Jacques Brel, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen.
What equipment do you use?
Anything I can improvise.
