Spending my formative years in and around Rotherham and it’s much more interesting edgier big brother Sheffield had a real positive effect creatively, continuously seeking out graffiti, post war decay, surfaces, sounds and observing a constantly refreshed underground cultural scene, keeping a close eye on visual agitators from The Designers Republic, to small galleries pushing the envelope, indie record stores and sonically diverse music producers and groundbreaking club nights. As i moved towards the energy I relocated further afield into Manchester, Middlesbrough, Leeds and Newcastle all each adding influential sources from new artists & designers, collectives, collaborators and cultural landscapes.