Les Veale, founder and MD of LVM Publishing

Top 4 influences of thousands:
The Beatles, radio, the natural world and 1967.

Les has a broad taste, love and appreciation of music but the one thing that has always pinned his ears to the radio is a great tune. Les says he’s had a good ear for those catchy tunes and hooks from a young age, when he was also fascinated by drums, though he had to wait till his teens to get his first kit. He started to play in a pop covers band and soon realised he wanted to make a living out of music. Les then went to music college to broaden his musical knowledge, where he also took up piano and guitar. At college he got a taste for writing music and decided he wanted to get into songwriting, publishing and making records. After many diversions, Les is now achieving that aim and thanks the guys that have helped him to set up and run LVM Publishing.

Marie Voigt, design & marketing support

Holding a German university degree in Multimedia as well as a BA in Marketing Management, German national Marie has studied and worked across the world before settling down in the UK. Having worked in creative and marketing roles for TV production companies, advertising agencies, Mercedes Benz, publishing and event companies, Marie has now set up Happy Earth Ltd providing LVM Publishing and other clients with all-round creative and marketing solutions.

Tim Powell-Morris, producer, drummer, keyboards

Tim Powell-Morris has over 25 years music business experience as a Gigging Musician, Recording Engineer, Songwriter and Record Producer. Since starting his apprenticeship as a tape op in the mid 80's, Tim has gone on to work internationally across many musical genres producing over 50 albums to date.

Graham Hilton, arranger, sax, piano

Graham was born in Liverpool in the "Swinging Sixties" and from an early age began playing with local bands on keys and woodwind and arranging music for artistes and shows. Following a three year graduate diploma course, studying clarinet, piano, and commercial music styles, Graham spent several years working on cruise ships in the Mediterranean and Central, South and North America. He relocated to the West Country in 1989, continuing to freelance and teaching woodwind for the North Somerset music service. Graham now lives in Devon where he combines private tuition and gigging with writing and performing arrangements for The Session 8 Band at LVM Publishing.

Tiu de Haan, vocals & inspiration

Jackie Burgess, support & encouragement