My Dad got me into Ice Hockey. We lived in Nuneaton not too far away
from Coventry and heard that ice hockey was starting and the new season began.
We went down to the ice rink to watch a game against Solihull. It was all
pretty new, junior hockey was starting as a development. I was aged eight by
the time I started playing.
If it wasn’t for hockey I definitely wouldn’t have visited all the
places I have been to. The chance to go to about five countries in the same
year is mind blowing when you think about it. Each place we went to was a new
experience.
The best place I got to visit playing hockey was Hong Kong. I played for
GB in the world inline championships. It was unreal to travel across the world
to play a sport I learned in Coventry as a child. Another amazing place I went
to was Detroit, this was my first encounter with the AAU Junior Olympics For the first time I played against Canada and USA. We came 4th
in the whole tournament. Whilst I was there I entered a skills competition to
win fastest skater. I found myself in the final against a guy from the Czech
Republic which I won.
I quit hockey for a few reasons. First was the fact I lived so far away
from a team that competed at a high enough level. Also Lincoln University doesn’t offer Ice/Inline Hockey as a
society.
I run my own production company called ‘Dead Skull Films’. We specialize in making any form of
video content. It tends to range from filming music videos to promos for bands.
I started it around a year ago. I got an email reply one day from a club night
called ‘Detonate’ in Nottingham. I filmed for
free and gradually got paid small amounts. It just blew up and everything
turned out how it is today. Companies I have worked for include Ram Records and UFK Dub step. I have worked for artists such as
Skrillex, Enter Shikari and
DJ Fresh.
When I go to gigs to enjoy myself I usually feel like I have to be doing
something. It’s strange being in the crowd when you have seen behind the scenes
and know the bands you are watching as your friends.
I don’t really have many hobbies because filming is just like a hobby to
me. I would say DJing is another hobby but it’s nothing serious.
My favourite film of all time is Back to the Future. Other than that I don’t really watch many Hollywood blockbuster films and pay
more attention to the indie scene of films. I would recommend the film Rubber
to people; it is about a serial killer who is reincarnated as a tyre.
I’m an Xbox 360 kinda guy. I have the usual games such as Fifa 13, Call
of Duty and NHL 13 They’re all pretty much
games I can play online with my friends.
I have too many favourite bands to name but I would say it’s a mixture of Bring me the
Horizon, Enter Shikari and Chase & Status.
I think the reasons I like this kind of music is because of my childhood
friends. One half of them loved Drum & Bass and the other half liked
metal/rock music so I have the best of both worlds.
