"Fantastic player, reliable, very professional, took time to really nail our show, 'Quantum', and set up all the right sounds."
Kelly Borkertas Project X Productions
After several years touring and lots of recording, Keith continued his musical education on the old Mecca Ballroom circuit where he was able to hone his reading and arranging skills. This was a fantastic apprenticeship and it was so handy to have a 10-piece band to practise arranging with. For the majority of this period he was based in the Midlands and was resident at Coventry Tiffanys during the birth of Two-Tone. Here he met and married singer, Eve Francis.
After a few years of residencies, Keith took his own band, TIME OUT, off around the world working on a high class cabaret circuit for Holiday Inns and Sun International. This led on to various Musical Directing opportunities working with Soul Legends Percy Sledge and O.C.Smith and the Southern African Productions of Elvis the Musical (West End principals) and The Wizard of Oz.
After a ten year break from the business, when he bought and ran a hotel (temporary insanity!!), Keith returned refreshed and rejeuvenated. First playing some great Ska and Reggae with The Inflatables, then doing a summer season with Haven, he then started working as an Musical Director for Butlins where he stayed for several years. Here he had marvellous opportunities to write and produce shows and to work with a large cast of singers.
Piano and Musical Director with Butlins Band and Cast, 2000 Joyful Joyful
He also worked with many fine acts there, a large number of whom remain great friends today. Although no longer resident, he still writes and produces material for the company, as well as doing the odd dep.
Too many to mention them all, these are some of the performers Keith has worked with over the course of his career (in no particular order)
Boney M. • Bucks Fizz • The Drifters • The Pioneers • Percy Sledge • Desmond Dekker • The Sounds of the Platters • Katrina • The Chequers • Kym Mazelle • Joe Longthorne • O.C. Smith • Tommy Hunt, etc. etc. etc.
Presently, Keith works regularly with:
SoundAwake (more samples of Keith playing can be found here.)
After several years touring and lots of recording, Keith continued his musical education on the old Mecca Ballroom circuit where he was able to hone his reading and arranging skills. This was a fantastic apprenticeship and it was so handy to have a 10-piece band to practise arranging with. For the majority of this period he was based in the Midlands and was resident at Coventry Tiffanys during the birth of Two-Tone. Here he met and married singer, Eve Francis.
He also worked with many fine acts there, a large number of whom remain great friends today. Although no longer resident, he still writes and produces material for the company, as well as doing the odd dep.