Steve learned to play the Cornet at the age of 10 in his local brass band in Morecambe, Lancashire. As his playing ability progressed, he also played Flugel Horn and Trumpet, which he played in a local dance band. In 1973, Steve qualified to study brass on a newly created specialist brass course at The Isle Of Ely College in Wisbech. Leaving college and keeping music as a hobby, Steve played with King’s Lynn Town Band and other small groups around the area, as well as performing in pit orchestras for Amateur Dramatics and Gilbert & Sullivan productions until a serious illness prevented him continuing. Following a full recovery, Steve moved onto Tenor Horn playing for March Railway Band and Stamford Town Band.

In 1981, Steve took up conducting with The Spalding RBL Band, a post he held for 21 years building the band into a formidable outfit winning competitions and rising from 4th section to 3rd section nationally. During 2002, Steve left Spalding RBL and became MD at Banovallum Brass, which he held for 20 years and during 2003, he was also offered the post of MD to King’s Lynn Town Band, which he still holds. Steve was The Director of South Lincs Music School in Spalding, where he taught Brass, Keyboard and Music Theory, until its closure in 2020. Taking up the baton with Whittlesey Concert Band in September 2022 presents a new challenge which hopefully will continue for many years to come.