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page 22 The Herald, Saturday November 7 2015 The Herald, Saturday November 7 2015 PAGE 23 THX-E01-S3 THX-E01-S3 22 23 plymouthherald.co.uk music plymouthherald.co.uk guide gig THE BON JOVI EXPERIENCE, TAVISTOCK WHARF – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Everyone loves a bit of Bon Jovi – hits such as It’s My Life, Livin’ On A Prayer and Have A Nice Day. Well you’re in luck because one of the best tribute acts, The Bon Jovi Experience, will sing all your favourite classics in Tavistock tonight. The band are the world’s only Bon Jovi tribute to be endorsed by the man himself! with EMILY SMITH ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS, THE HUB – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Nothing will get you in the mood for dancing like an Electric Swing Circus gig. Returning to The Hub for a second year, the six-piece is a fusion of saucy Twenties swing and stomping electro beat, with an explosive sound that reverberates back through time. Fronted by two sassy females, this live set will include electric double bass, vintage samples and much more. STIG OF THE DUMP, THE UNDERGROUND – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 A regular on the rap-battle circuit, Stig of the Dump will return to Plymouth for a stellar show at The Underground. Stig has so far twice won the World End of the Weak Challenge Champion of Champions. He is classed as one of the best hip hop acts around and Plymouth music-lovers are in for a real treat. THE WATERBOYS, PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 These guys have continually changed their line-up since 1983 and, after going their separate ways in 1993, are now back and on the road. Under the leadership of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Scott. They have explored a number of different styles, but their music is a mix of Celtic folk music with rock’n’roll. Saturday Friday Sunday Plymouth to Dubai... Ewen’s epic journey An 18th birthday present in the form of an electric guitar from his mum has since led one Plymouth lad all over the world teaching what he loves – music. Ewen Sinclair tells Emily Smith he couldn’t be happier since moving to the United Arab Emirates ‘‘ When I was in the UK I was heavily influenced by my surroundings. I have been all over the world and still Dartmoor is the most beautiful place that I have been... M USIC makes the world go round: a bold statement, but it seems this is true in the case of Ewen Sinclair, who has moved from Plymouth to Germany and now lives in the United Arab Emirates teaching music. The 31-year-old started his music career at Plymouth’s biggest music venue, the Pavil- ions, as a sound engineer – but Ewen’s rhythm quickened and took him all over the world, before landing in Ras Al Khaimah, a small island situated close to Dubai. He is now head of music at Ras Al Khaimah Academy school and is loving every minute of it, but he admits he does have his mum to thank for his love of music. “My mum brought me an electric bass for my 18th birthday and I practised nine to hours a day every day,” he smiles. But music wasn’t always going to be Ewen’s career path. He says: “It got to the point where I was thinking about university and I started a degree in design and technology then that didn’t appeal to me anymore. I started a degree in ICT and the same thing happened. “I had a conversation with my parents and I said I couldn’t imagine myself having a career doing something I didn’t enjoy. I was playing music at the time and did an Open University degree in music and I loved it. “At the time it was really tough to make a career from music. One way to get into music was to go into teaching. I have been teaching now for eight years. It has just become a part of my life.” Ewen went on to play for a number of bands in Plymouth, before his feet started running beneath him and the travelling bug caught hold. He started travelling in 2008 and admits: “I think I was just ready for a change... quite a dramatic change!” The music-lover’s first teaching job was in Germany, where he taught for three years – from there he moved to China and has since settled in Ras Al Khaimah. He says: “There are British curriculum schools all over the world and I decided to look in to that. I found a school in Germany and became a teacher there. “When I moved to China there were lots of students who spoke no English at all and my Chinese was not very good. Even now I can only just count up to five! “I could teach lessons just through the music without saying words at all. I could use body language or facial expressions – it was great. “Teaching foreign students without much talking shows how powerful music is.” Ewen is also busy now making his own music – his love of composing being born through the art of teaching – and he has just released an orchestral track inspired by Dartmoor, titled Tales of the Moorland IV – Journey to Yel- lowmead Down. “It’s so accessible to make music now – you can make a song on your laptop. If you go back 30 years, there is no way you could do that. There just wasn’t the equipment,” he ex- plains. “When I moved to China I was listening to so many different styles of music and I started to make my own.” Although Ewen has moved across the world, it’s our beautiful Devon landscape that keeps him inspired and writing music. “When I was in the UK I was heavily in- fluenced by my surroundings and when I moved away, it still had an effect on my music. China can seem so alien in many ways and I started to realise how beautiful the UK, and especially Dartmoor is. I have been all over the world and still Dartmoor is the most beautiful place that I have been,” he reminisces. “Myself and my family were back in Devon in the summer for two months and that’s when I started writing this most recent piece of music. I was staying close to Sheepstor and was with my wife and my son and I was just so inspired by the fresh air. “I found it quite easy to remind myself what it’s like in Devon when I’m away. I’m in 50 degree heat most of the time and surrounded by desert! “I take a lot of photos whenever I came back which helps me when I’m composing. I want my music to be meaningful to me. I find it hard to write for writing sake.” Ewen’s wife has just given birth to a baby girl, Gwenevere Frances, and the music teacher admits it might not be long before they are all back on UK soil. “After we had our first child we decided that we would move a little closer to the UK and this seemed like a good point. To get back to the UK from where we were in China would have taken about 40 hours. We couldn’t do that with a young child, so stopping here was a happy medium,” he says. “We are aiming to come back to the UK and settle at some point. When... we don’t know. We still have a house in Princetown so we definitely want to come back to Devon. It’s our home.” Ewen’s brand new track can be downloaded via his website at http://evermoonmusic studio.com/ The school in United Arab Emirates where Ewen Sinclair is head of music Friday
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THE BON JOVI EXPERIENCE, TAVISTOCK WHARF –SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7Everyone loves a bit of Bon Jovi – hits such as It’s MyLife, Livin’ On A Prayer and Have A Nice Day. Well you’rein luck because one of the best tribute acts, The BonJovi Experience, will sing all your favourite classics inTavistock tonight. The band are the world’s only BonJovi tribute to be endorsed by the man himself!
with EMILY SMITH
ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS, THE HUB – FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 13Nothing will get you in the mood for dancing like anElectric Swing Circus gig. Returning to The Hub for asecond year, the six-piece is a fusion of saucy Twentiesswing and stomping electro beat, with an explosivesound that reverberates back through time. Fronted bytwo sassy females, this live set will include electricdouble bass, vintage samples and much more.
STIG OF THE DUMP, THE UNDERGROUND –FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13A regular on the rap-battle circuit, Stig of the Dumpwill return to Plymouth for a stellar show at TheUnderground. Stig has so far twice won the World Endof the Weak Challenge Champion of Champions. He isclassed as one of the best hip hop acts around andPlymouth music-lovers are in for a real treat.
THE WATERBOYS, PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS –SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15These guys have continually changed their line-up since1983 and, after going their separate ways in 1993, arenow back and on the road. Under the leadership ofsinger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Scott.They have explored a number of different styles, buttheir music is a mix of Celtic folk music with rock’n’roll.
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Plymouthto Dubai...Ew e n ’s epicjour ney
An 18th birthday present in the form of an electric guitar fromhis mum has since led one Plymouth lad all over the worldteaching what he loves – music. Ewen Sinclair tells Emily Smithhe couldn’t be happier since moving to the United Arab Emirates
‘‘When I wasin the UK Iwas heavilyi n f l u e n ce dby mysur roundings.I have beenall over theworld andstill Dartmooris the mostbeautifulplace that Ihave been...
MUSIC makes the world go round: abold statement, but it seems this istrue in the case of Ewen Sinclair,who has moved from Plymouth to
Germany and now lives in the United ArabEmirates teaching music.
The 31-year-old started his music career atPlymouth’s biggest music venue, the Pavil-ions, as a sound engineer – but Ewen’s rhythmquickened and took him all over the world,before landing in Ras Al Khaimah, a smallisland situated close to Dubai.
He is now head of music at Ras Al KhaimahAcademy school and is loving every minute ofit, but he admits he does have his mum tothank for his love of music.
“My mum brought me an electric bass for my18th birthday and I practised nine to hours aday every day,” he smiles.
But music wasn’t always going to be Ewen’scareer path. He says: “It got to the point whereI was thinking about university and I started adegree in design and technology then thatdidn’t appeal to me anymore. I started adegree in ICT and the same thing happened.
“I had a conversation with my parents and Isaid I couldn’t imagine myself having a careerdoing something I didn’t enjoy. I was playingmusic at the time and did an Open Universitydegree in music and I loved it.
“At the time it was really tough to make acareer from music. One way to get into musicwas to go into teaching. I have been teachingnow for eight years. It has just become a part ofmy life.”
Ewen went on to play for a number of bandsin Plymouth, before his feet started runningbeneath him and the travelling bug caughthold.
He started travelling in 2008 and admits: “Ithink I was just ready for a change... quite adramatic change!”
The music-lover’s first teaching job was inGermany, where he taught for three years –
from there he moved to China and has sincesettled in Ras Al Khaimah.
He says: “There are British curriculumschools all over the world and I decided to lookin to that. I found a school in Germany andbecame a teacher there.
“When I moved to China there were lots ofstudents who spoke no English at all and myChinese was not very good. Even now I canonly just count up to five!
“I could teach lessons just through the musicwithout saying words at all. I could use bodylanguage or facial expressions – it was great.
“Teaching foreign students without muchtalking shows how powerful music is.”
Ewen is also busy now making his own music– his love of composing being born throughthe art of teaching – and he has just released anorchestral track inspired by Dartmoor, titledTales of the Moorland IV – Journey to Yel-lowmead Down.
“It’s so accessible to make music now – youcan make a song on your laptop. If you go back30 years, there is no way you could do that.There just wasn’t the equipment,” he ex-plains.
“When I moved to China I was listening to somany different styles of music and I started tomake my own.”
Although Ewen has moved across the world,it’s our beautiful Devon landscape that keepshim inspired and writing music.
“When I was in the UK I was heavily in-fluenced by my surroundings and when Imoved away, it still had an effect on my music.China can seem so alien in many ways and Istarted to realise how beautiful the UK, andespecially Dartmoor is. I have been all over theworld and still Dartmoor is the most beautifulplace that I have been,” he reminisces.
“Myself and my family were back in Devon inthe summer for two months and that’s when Istarted writing this most recent piece of music.I was staying close to Sheepstor and was with
my wife and my son and I was just so inspiredby the fresh air.
“I found it quite easy to remind myself whatit’s like in Devon when I’m away. I’m in 50degree heat most of the time and surroundedby desert!
“I take a lot of photos whenever I came backwhich helps me when I’m composing. I wantmy music to be meaningful to me. I find it hardto write for writing sake.”
Ewen’s wife has just given birth to a baby girl,Gwenevere Frances, and the music teacheradmits it might not be long before they are allback on UK soil.
“After we had our first child we decided thatwe would move a little closer to the UK andthis seemed like a good point. To get back tothe UK from where we were in China wouldhave taken about 40 hours. We couldn’t dothat with a young child, so stopping here was ahappy medium,” he says.
“We are aiming to come back to the UK andsettle at some point. When... we don’t know.We still have a house in Princetown so wedefinitely want to come back to Devon. It’s ourhome.”
Ewen’s brand new track can be downloadedvia his website at http://evermoonmusicstudio.com/
The school in United Arab Emirates where Ewen Sinclair is head of music
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