Mike has worked in touring and live events for over 50 years.  He joined Britannia Row Productions in 1987 where he is still a director. Britannia Row became a part of Clair Global Corp (CGC) in 2017.  Mike has been a trustee of the industry charity, Stagehand,  since 1998 and its chairperson for the past decade. Stagehand supports live event production workers at times of serious injury and physical or mental ill-health. Since 2017, Stagehand has provided course fees for Mental Health First Aider training for live events production workers. During the COVID 19 pandemic, Stagehand made over 3000 grants to production workers to help keep roofs over heads and food on tables.  Mike is and has always been passionate about music, live audio and training, especially for young people entering the industry.