Jo James Band

 

Keys & Backing Vocals 

 

 GORDON HALL

 

I have been playing in various bands around Newcastle for many years.

After qualifying from music college with a graduate diploma in 'Light Music', I did a couple of years touring the United Kingdom and Europe with the Tygers of Pan Tang - until it all got a bit too Spinal Tap for my liking and I left them to it. Since then, I've spent many years writing original music and effects for computer games, including the soundtracks of the Aerosmith-based "Revolution X", Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds", "Rocky" and "Rocky Legends" - more than 3 million of which have been sold in that time in every part of the world and on every console, from the Sega Megadrive to present day Xbox and PS3 - although that may not be totally down to me!

I enjoy playing in bands and learning tunes new and old - and I feel very excited about the new challenges presented by JJB.

Although not yet set in stone, my current set-up consists of a Nord Stage 88 and a Yamaha motif XS6.