Following on from my initial dabbling with tuba, Hog and bass amp at Supersonic Festival this year, I have decided to take it up properly. Not only that but myself, Ben Waddington and Stuart Estell have formed a tuba trio, around a great idea. More on that as things develop.

Luckily Stuart is a tuba player of some merit already. In fact he’s a really amazing musical all round and he’s kindly offered to teach us. It’s all pretty damn daunting but it’s also one of the most exciting instruments I have ever attempted to play. It’s a full-body physical experience! It’s also pretty chuffing hard. Nobody can deny that I have a mountain to climb. I am taking on the dual tasks of learning a new instrument to performance standard and learning how to read music (bass-clef). Apparently I am off to a solid start but it is definitely time for some serious practice. Wish me luck!

Ooh, and here she is:

(now that is HEAVY METAL!)