Bill Nelson – Enigmatic master of guitar, a great artist and someone I'm proud to know. A cult figure indeed but that is sometimes the price you pay to be authentic. Bill has a masterclass on art, guitars and existentialism every year called Nelsonica. Very special indeed. Read Bill’s books ‘Diary of a Hyperdreamer’ and 'Music in Dreamland - Be-Bop Deluxe and Beyond' for an insight into the mind of a continuously creative person who is admired by Sir Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Brian Eno, The Foo Fighters, The Darkness, Kate Bush, Big Country and Brian May to name but a few.
John Howitt – session musician to the stars! John's career includes work with musicians as diverse as Anastasia, Celine Dion and Shirley Bassey plus significant work for the BBC over a number of years. Together we offer great music performances and business keynotes on how to extract high performance from highly creative and precocious people. Read more at The Music of Creativity.
Tom Peters! – The daddy of them all – Tom is a frothy feisty tall, spunky, mouthy business guru. Easy to knock what he says but hard to come up with anything better! Tom was very kind and gave me the endorsement to Sex, Leadership and Rock'n'Roll. He also told me when we met that it explained for him why he did not think 'Jamming' by Professor John Kao of Harvard Business School had quite hit the sweet spot. Check Tom's books and seminars out.
Bernie Torme – Guitarist with Ozzy Osborne and Ian Gillan of Deep Purple fame and now with his own hard rock act GMT, Bernie runs a superb studio in a beautiful rural setting in the heart of Kent. We offer musical experience days at the studio and teambuilding with music.
Dr Allegre Hadida – PhD in Strategy (HEC Paris) and Lecturer in Strategy, Creativity and Cultural, Arts and Media Management at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Dr Hadida researches and teaches creativity, drawing on classical orchestras and jazz musicians for sonic illustrations of improvisation.
Jason Dodd Photography – Superb images covering a wide range of subjects, settings and scenarios, Jason is an expert at capturing the essence of the people and places that he shoots.
Steve Lynch – Sterling Service – I have used Steve on many occasions to take me to airports and he offers a first class limousine / chauffeur service - this means that I am able to work whilst I'm on the move, arrive ready to rock and do all of this at an affordable price.
Buzzin media – Terry Lane is a blogging and online media genius.
Phil Hawthorn – An accomplished speaker, author of 'Can Men Cook' and a leadership development specialist. Together, we offer a keynote speaking duo: The Two Cooks – blending business leadership, personal development cooking, cooks and music!
Professor Keith Sawyer – Professor of Creativity at Washington State University and author of 'Group Genius', Keith emphasises jazz as a metaphor for creativity and improvisation at work, based on his experiences in 'Second City' in Chicago. Keith offers a range of talks in the US and around the world.
Campbell American Guitars – Custom built and hand crafted guitars created by Dean Campbell and his team.
Lavender Blue Media – If you are looking for people who can make top quality video and edit it in real time for direct feedback to delegates at conferences etc. try Lavender Blue Media.
Gordon Poole Talent Agency – Our UK agent for corporate speaking events.
Rory Alderson – Rory is a young entrepreneueur who provides fantastic live sound and lighting – His company Rory Ald Live also has the capability to deliver full live audio and video recording of music events. Not your usual man with a PA system and a van!
The Speakers Academy – Our European agent for conferences and unusual corporate events.
The Musick Cabinet – This group play a variety of instruments to bring to life a selection of curious old classical, baroque, renaissance and mediaeval music. They have an eye (and ear) for the unusual in repertoire and instrumentation. Amongst their number is Dr Mike Alexander, who plays a variety of medieval instruments and avant-garde instruments such as the Theremin. We offer a range of musical experiences that blend these styles alongside rock and jazz improvisation.
John Otway – Two hit wonder, author of Rock'n'Roll's Greatest Failure and all round entrepreneur. We sponsored John's World tour which also failed in a comedy of errors - failure is, of course, a key ingredient of all entrepreneurial success, providing that it is not continuous. John is insanely great (but don't lend him your money! :-) ) Watch one of our performances with John at Brands Hatch racing circuit for The CIPD.
Dr Julie Bradshaw MBE – Inspirational speaking and coaching based on the art and discipline of adventure.
Cyril Parfitt – Amazing 90 something artist whose continuous creativity knows no limits!
Creativity Unleashed – Brian Clegg is a great author on creativity. A physicist by background. Brian and Peter (who is a chemist) offer a great double act ‘The Physics of Motivation and the Chemistry of High Performance’.
M1 Creativity – David Weeks is an astro-physicist, worked in Abbey National in various roles including the role of Corporate Jester. Check his site out which offers a number of algorithms, tips and provocations on creativity.
The Leadership Hub – Phil Dourado's leadership networking site based on his book 'The 60 second leader'.
Spinal Tap – Great accounts of the spoof rockumentary that is Spinal Tap - many parallel business lessons.
Academies we like - aka Venues that ROCK!
The Ideas Lab - Imperial College London – A creative space in central London and host to our BBC Radio 4 programme - The brainchild of Professor Peter Childs at Imperial. We also work in partnership with Professor Childs on corporate creativity events and design innovation.
The Judge Institute - Cambridge – Situated at the heart of Cambridge, the city of ideas.
Cotswold Conference Centre – An ideal place to meet, less than 2 hours from London and only 1 hour from Oxford, Bristol & Birmingham. Set within 300 acres of parkland. 53 ensuite bedrooms and leisure facilities, Cotswold Conference Centre offer a totally unique residential venue where you can create.
InQbate – The centre of excellence in teaching and learning in creativity is a joint initiative between the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton, building on their excellent track record of collaborating in the areas of design, innovation and creativity. InQbate offers a technology-rich environment that supports the creative process, in both science and arts subjects.
Analogue Barn – A beautiful setting for a corporate team building event with music.
Faculty videos
Youtube ROCKS! – Our own Youbube website with some fun resources and light relief video material.
