About Us

Hi Everyone!

Edward seems to have a gift of making friends, as you will see if you visit his stunning Facebook group.  Before we knew it, the group became too big to allow us to send everyone regular messages and we rely on everyone revisiting that site and this to keep in touch.
It would be a never-ending task to thank everyone, so we’ve picked out a handful of incredible people who helped to start this campaign with the Never Say Goodbye track and the amazing video.  All the proceeds from the sale of the track have been donated to Action Duchenne but the real legacy is how it’s kick-started a genuinely global campaign of awareness.

Shane Hamill: Singer / Songwriter
A professional entertainer for the past ten years on stage and on screen, Shane has charmed, danced and sung his way in to the hearts of audiences across the UK and Europe, including performances at prestige locations such as the Hoffburg Palace, Vienna, and aboard the P&O Cruise Liner, Oceana in the Carribean. With a successful creative company also to his credit, developing original characters and properties for the Greeting Cards Industry, Shane consciously strives to project his positive outlook and attitude to all those around him. After meeting Edward little over a year ago, Shane was taken with the strength and love displayed by Edward and his family and was compelled to help, and so started out on this undertaking with vigour and gusto. His enthusiasm was infectious, as he brought together some of his close friends to help out, saying "It seemed like such a little thing to help out such a lovely family and such a deserving cause, but seeing what we have achieved with little more than our drive and some elbow grease is nothing short of amazing. I just really hope that we can bring enough attention - and funds! - to the cause so we can help out all those affected by Duchenne." Shane lives in Pudsey with his wife and two little girls.

Paul Lovatt-Cooper: Composer / Songwriter
Paul started his musical career by playing the drums at school at the age of twelve. He joined the school band shortly after, which led to an invitation to play for former British Open Champions Kennedy’s Swinton Band. The invitation came from his music teacher and conductor of the band Kevin Bolton. Since then Paul has been enjoying both playing and composing successes with Black Dyke and with other ensembles worldwide. In 2005 Paul won the Brighouse and Rastick Band’s 125th Anniversary Composers Competition with his piece “West Rydings”, beating off many entries from all around the world. Paul is continuing to enjoy performing with the Black Dyke Band all round the world and his position as Composer in Association with this illustrious band. He has launched his own website and fans of Paul’s music can visit him at plcmusic.com.

Cliff Woodworth: Musician
Cliff was born and bred in North Manchester and now lives in Middleton near Rochdale. He works for Rochdale Music Service as a peripatetic music teacher specialising in guitar and violin. He teaches in various schools around the Rochdale borough and is the musical director of 'That's all Folk!', a folk group generated from the youth of Rochdale Music Service. Alongside the teaching aspect of his career, Cliff also plays with various bands around the Rochdale/North Manchester area including 'The Tony Auton Band' and singer-songwriter 'Garron Frith' and also plays in a flute and guitar duet with his girlfriend Donna providing music for weddings and special occasions.

Dan Kelly
South Australian singer/songwriter with Irish & English roots who has been singing since aged 5. At 16 started an original rock outfit called Wildcard. After spending many years being the front man in numerous local bands in his home town of Adelaide singing all music styles including jazz/funk/dance he went into the business of performing songs acapello during wedding ceremonies. Currently working on a music project with Shane Hamill to take his vision for a new wave of music out to the world. Provided backup vocals and extras on the 'Never Say Goodbye' track.

Steve Parker: Producer
Steve has spent 25 years in the music and television industries, working both nationally and internationally with many respected artists, producers and composers. Working in some of the most renowned studios around the world, he has gathered a wealth of experience in both traditional and modern recording and production techniques.
s.parker@leedsmet.ac.uk

Paul Thompson: Assistant Engineer and Assistant Mix Engineer
Paul Thompson started his music career in 2000 on Merseyside, as a session drummer. Studying for a degree in sound engineering in North Wales and Leeds he went on to work as a community musician, a trainee studio engineer and later a lecturer in Music Technology at Knowsley Community College.

Paul has since taught drums and percussion privately and currently lectures in Music Production, acoustics and psychoacoustics at Leeds Metropolitan University

Samuel j MItchell: Audio Engineer
Sam has been interested in many aspects of music since he was a teenager, studying for  a Masters in creative techchnology, and from there got into working in proper studios, mainly teaching and working as a technician.  He has his own own studio over in Chapeltown, Leeds, and has worked with most of the local rappers, produced an LP for local rai/reggae band Feluka, and ended up working at Leeds Metropolitan University which is great because they keep him up to date with courses etc and let him play with the latest cool gear.  Future projects will probably involve setting up his own label but what it will release remains to be seen...

Ben Sweet: Film Director/Assistant Director
Ben has worked in the Film and Television industry for the past ten years. He has worked in both the UK and in Europe with many top names including Terry Pratchett - "The Colour of Magic" and Joel Schumacher - "Creek" Having just finished a David Jason Comedy Drama, Ben was asked by Shane to Direct the music video for "Never Say Goodbye" and having met Edward and his lovely family he jumped at the chance to help out.