Trudi's commercial potential was first recognized by the Sony label who signed her in 1993. Her debut single "Katie" was released in the same year receiving high critical acclaim and huge radio play throughout the UK.  Trudi went on to form her own band 'Clearwater', a collaboration with co-writer and guitarist Craig Burgess, producing some harder edged songs while still retaining her singer / songwriter roots. The result was the 10 track album "Rise above it", released in November 99. 

Since originally forming as the Four Jays in 1959, the Fourmost have remained continuously active on the UK and European 60’s music scene. Whilst the band’s formation has changed over the years the look and sound of the band has remained authentic and true to its heritage, contributing to its success and longevity.   

The Fourmost had its roots steeped in the eclectic 1960’s Mersey beat boom and was part of the Brian Epstein stable along with The Beatles, Billy J Kramer, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Cilla Black and others. The band has evolved from enjoying 1960’s chart hits such as Hello Little Girl (no.9) and A Little Loving (no.6) and less popular songs as I’m In Love (17), Baby I Need Your Lovin (24), Girls Girls Girls (33) and a cover of George Formby’s Auntie Maggie’s Remedy which failed to chart in the UK. 

During the 1970’s and the early 1980’s like many of its peers, The Fourmost played mainly on the cabaret circuit as it struggled to compete for appeal with disco, funk, glam rock and punk. 

Since the mid 1980’s The Fourmost has enjoyed a golden era as part of the wider 1960’s revival scene and now appear throughout the UK and Europe playing at theatre's, holiday parks and 60's festivals to a diverse fan base. 

The Fourmost are one of the most authentic 1960's bands currently on the circuit today, from their Vox amps, Rickenbacker guitars and Ludwig drums down to their Italian made slim-fitted suits and Cuban heel boots.

London based singer songwriter released his first single “Falling Man” in 2011 and first EP “Swim the Wild Water” in 2012 both produced by the brilliant Cam Blackwood (George Ezra, Lewis Capaldi, Jack Savoretti, London Grammar). May 2015 saw the release of his second EP “The Hunted”, produced by UK Number 1 selling singer songwriter Jamie Lawson and James Welch of Masterlink. 2021 is the year Vin has vowed to finally release some music, (new and old) and has so far released “Little Girl” produced by Ben Parker and “Take Flight”, produced by Jimmy Sims. 

hClub London, The Bedford, The Troubadour (London), Pizza Express Live, Holborn and the Natural History Museum in London are just a few of the venues Vin has played, with a couple of appearances at UK festivals like Vannfest, Soundlounge Festival and Marylebone Summer Fayre. International gigs in 2019 include The Railway – Vancouver and Rockwood Music Hall in New York City during 2019.

When Vin isn’t writing and performing, he promotes and hosts his own popular live music nights. For the last 7 years he had a monthly residency at London private members club hClub London running three shows: Vin’s Night In, Vin’s Veg Out and HYPE, all of which will continue at the Century Club due to the loss of hClub during the covid pandemic. In the midst of covid, he managed to run one live show at Century Club and several streamed shows from his Shedudio.

For a few years, Vin has been writing a brand-new musical “A Small Life” (www.asmalllifemusical.com) for which he has written the music, lyrics and story. Currently in development, working with co-writer Louise Rowland, he hopes to get the show onto a London stage in the next year or two.

I first studied for a Diploma in Light Music in the early 1980s at Mabel Fletcher Technical College in Liverpool then worked as a freelance musician and sound engineer developing my own PA hire business before signing to Arista Records and BMG Music Publishing as guitarist and member of 16 Tambourines, releasing an album and two singles and touring with Squeeze, Hue & Cry and Wet Wet Wet. I subsequently worked as a tour manager and sound engineer before returning to education to study at The University of Salford.

I worked as operations manager for Adlib Audio while continuing to perform as a freelance musician performing in theatre productions and recording library albums for Primrose Music.

I entered education as a main grade lecturer in 1999 at Liverpool Community College whilst continuing to develop commercial music and audio projects and have written music for feature films including Going Off Big Time (2000), Under the Mud (2006) and City of Spies (2022).


I am a director of The Vocal Booth that provides audio services to the TV, Film and digital media industries. I have recorded voice and dialogue for many feature films and major television dramas. I also write and record songs and music for children, working with Toddler Fun Learning/Moonbug and have achieved in excess of 350 million streams of my work.

Music professional ex SoundCloud, Napster, Sky. Streaming strategies at SOAP Music (web link below). Curate for pleasure. Love new music! Feel free to drop me a DM and follow to Discover Good Music!

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