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Tony Hadley

As lead singer of Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley has, over the years, earned the accolade of being one of pop music’s greatest vocalists. Pioneers of the ’80s Romantic movement, Spandau Ballet had numerous chart topping singles and albums all over the world, the most memorable being the singles “Gold” and the international number one “True”, […]

Stuart Morley

Stuart studied piano and conducting at Trinity College of Music and Musical Directing at the Royal Academy of Music where he was made an honorary Associate in 2012. His theatre credits as Musical Director credits include We Will Rock You, Les Misérables, Elf, Big, Only Fools and Horses, Tommy, Sleepless, Brian May & Kerry Ellis’s […]

Simon Phillips

Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is a US-based English jazz, pop and rock drummer,[1] songwriter, and record producer. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie […]

THE OFFSPRING

In April of 2021, the California based band The Offspring released their 10th studio album “Let The Bad Times Roll”. The project was finished and launched in the throes of a worldwide pandemic. An album title that seemed so appropriate at the time has actually proven to be anything but…..The Offspring story since then has […]

Robin Ince

Robin Ince is many things. A comedian, an author, a broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right. He is probably best known as the co-host of the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. […]

Brian May

Brian May, CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, astrophysicist, and photographer. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include “We Will Rock You”, “Tie Your Mother Down”, “I Want It All”, “Fat Bottomed Girls”, […]

Paul Franklin

Paul Franklin has been creating spectacular visual effects for over 25 years. Co-founder of Double Negative Visual Effects – one of the world’s leading digital visual effects studios – Paul is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with director Christopher Nolan.  Paul’s work has featured in more than thirty films including “Inception” , “Interstellar”, […]

Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, vast laser displays and fireworks. Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents and trained on the piano. From an early age, […]

David Zambuka

David Zambuka astonished the audience at Starmus III with his presentation of Dimensional, Inter-phased, Cognitive, Knowledge in his tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking and revealed the Equation of Everything. After many requests he’s back again. Starmus IV sees his return to present his thoughts (and yours) on intelligent life. David Zambuka is a the worlds […]

Lia Halloran

Lia is an artist who integrates science and nature into her work, drawing from scientific materials and historical influences. She has collaborated with scientists and architects, including Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is part of collections like the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Halloran has received numerous awards, including an […]