Mike
is an accomplished composer, producer and keyboardist who started
playing piano at the age of 10 and then clarinet where, alongside
Annie Lennox, he played in the Aberdeen Schools Orchestra.
His wide variety of work ranges from Rock & Pop (including Natalie
Imbruglia, Jack Savoretti, Alex James (Blur), Betty Boo, Robbie Craig,
John Wetton (Asia & King Crimson), Arena, Rose Royce, Shalamar
& Boney M) to programming West End Shows (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
Cats, Chess, Phantom of The Opera, The Sound of Music, Cameron MacKintosh’s
Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Miss Saigon, Trevor Lawrence’s
Porgy & Bess and Acorn Antiques – Victoria Wood & Julie
Walters) to Classical Music (Gregorian Chant, London Brompton Oratory
Choir and Children’s Christmas Carols all for EMI) to the commercial
world of TV, Film and Advertising.
TV shows include the Basil Brush Show, BBC News, Can Ski Will Ski,
Gioconda Scott’s Paradise Kitchen, Great British Food, House
Chain – Under Offer, The Paranormal World of Paul McKenna and
Bill Bailey’s Wild Thing I Love You.
Commercials include Aerial, Birdseye, BMW, British Telecom, Camelot,
Debenhams, Fairy Liquid, Gillette, Hoover, HSBC, Mazda, McDonalds,
Marks & Spencer, Playstation, Toyota, Virgin Airways, Virgin Trains
and Vodaphone.
His recorded compositions include Pure Celtic Chillout (Virgin),
The Best of Classic Chillout (Sony), Totally Irish – The Essential
Irish Album (EMI), This Land (EMI), Dolphin Dreaming (Northstar) as
well as Paul McKenna’s Hypnotic CDs.
Mike and Andrew Sunnucks have worked together for 16 years, and Mike
has committed to writing 50 tracks for Audio Network.
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