25/05/2009 by admin.

A couple of months ago I decided to try to grow the number of readers of YES magazine, the music education magazine that I edit as part of my work with Yamaha. I have always enjoyed the challenge of turning negatives into positives (or at least giving it a shot) so the reduced budgets that most of the commercial sector has been enduring since the recession kicked in last Autumn provided a suitable trigger for that process to begin.

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25/05/2009 by admin.

A few years back, my Mum, at the age of about 75, phoned me to tell me: “I want a website.” After my initial shock she explained that that the research she’d been conducting into the Martin family history had got to the point where she wanted to share it with the world, in the hope that someone may offer some new leads to fill in some of the remaining gaps.I looked at some of the easy-to-use template sites but none of them really offered the facilities Mum needed.

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25/05/2009 by admin.

I’ve always wanted to say: “Let me introduce you to my tailor”. Silly, I know, but there it is. Well, a couple of years ago, when I began a new phase in my career which involved high visibility - presentations, conferences, working with international music artists, etc - I really wanted to look the part so I hatched a plan.

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