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Hi. I'm Jamie.

I'm an author. I'm a bass player. I'm a design lead.

Books

I've written two books that help musicians earn real money through gigging.

Find out more about the books, the downloadable resources I mention in them, and how to oder a copy.

My books

Bass

I've played bass guitar with some of Scotlands top function bands. I'm currently the bass player for 3AM. I also record bass remotely for a few different artists.

Find out more about my bass playing and what I can bring to your project.

Bass playing

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Design

I'm a design lead forging UX, product thinking and storytelling into compelling journeys that cut through.

Find out more about how I approach design and some of the work I've done.

Design

My books

I'm an author of two books about playing music live.

Looking back on a couple of decades of playing in and running successful function bands, there didn't seem to be much advice for players wanting to juggle music with their main job.

While plenty of books looking at instrument-specific technique have a side-bar of advice on how to move into to the world of professsional music, I couldn't find any books aimed that would help all musicians understand what's involved in the world of function bands. So I wrote it.

Money For Nothing is an easy read, helping you get to grips with the equipment you need right through to to nailing your first audition. Ideal for musicians that want to look behind the sparkly curtain of wedding bands (or function bands as they're sometimes called).

Go Your Own Way explores how you can start up your own band on your own terms. You'll learn to craft setlists, what jobs need to be done in the band and how to make sure you're actually making money from your band.

Money For Nothing

Lots of us dream of making music and being paid for it.
Money for Nothing teaches you why you should be in a band, what you need to play live, how to make the most of your audition and much more.

By the end, you'll be ready to earn money playing your favourite songs at weddings, parties and bars with a working band.

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Go Your Own Way

Putting your own band together can feel like stepping into the great unknown. It's part thrill ride, part terror-coaster.
The sequel to Money For Nothing, Go Your Own Way aims to take all the terror out of it and leave the thrill. You'll find out how to forge your band identity, what jobs need to be done in any band and how to get the right people working alongside you.

Most importantly, you'll find out what it takes to run a band - and why I'm confident that you already have it.

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