Having studied at the Bedroom School of Music, I began my professional music career in 1983 playing bass guitar with my brother Mark on drums. Since then I've appeared on over 50 albums and have performed with artists such as:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeff Beck, John McLaughlin, Questlove, Annette Peacock, Grant Nelson, Eddie Harris, Hermeto Pascoal, David Garibaldi, Shubha Mudgal, Billy Jenkins, Jan Hammer, Ronnie Wood, Des'ree, Keziah Jones, Nikki Yeoh, Jhelisa, Ronny Jordan, Colonial Cousins, Jim Mullen, Arturo Sandoval, Wolfgang Muthspiel,
Imogen Heap, John Serry, Steve Williamson, Hayedeh, Andy Summers, Usher, Django Bates, Gary Husband, Chante Moore, Mano Ventura, Lenny White, Julian Joseph, Thijs Van Leer, Chad Smith, Bill Nelson, Shahram Shabpareh, Orphy Robinson, Shohreh, Carleen Anderson,
Sir George Martin, Courtney Pine, Jocelyn Brown, Mervyn Afrika, Cheryl Alleyne, Mekaal Hasan, Jason Rebello, Brigo, Vivienne McKone, Lord Nelson, Brice Wassy, Whitney Houston, Neneh Cherry, Oumou Sangare, Deborah Jordan, Bernard Purdie, Iain Ballamy, PPArnold, Billy Cobham, Clem Clempson, Crazy, Bill Bruford, Leni Stern, Mory Kante, Keith More, Ginger Baker, Marque Gilmore, Ty, Ron E Carter, Siavash, Trilok Gurtu, Aster Aweke, S-Club 7, Talvin Singh, Lulu, Mike Del Ferro, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Bobby Byrd, Vicki
Anderson, Lewis Taylor and many more.
Between touring I teach at the Royal Academy of Music, the British Academy of New Music, the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen and privately at home in London.
.(Above) Jeff Beck, Jan Hammer, Mark and Mike Mondesir 2004 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
.(Above).Jeff Beck, Ronnie Wood, Jan Hammer, Mark and Mike@ Albert Hall 2004.
.(above) TV appearance with Whitney Houston on Top Of The Pops
.,This is me and Mark with Keith More in 1998
Django Bates and Human Chain.including the Mutant drumming of Martin France, Iain Ballamy's incendiary Sax, a little bass solo at around 3:35and Django's slamming keys solo from around 4:25 !!!!
