JOHN BROGDEN

BIOGRAPHY

JOHN BROGDEN began his music career at a young age, performing on stage from the age of eight, playing piano, organ, keyboards and synthesizers. He performed music from the pop charts through to classical, latin & jazz. This provided him with a diverse knowledge and appreciation of music and developed the essential skill of improvisation, building the bridge between the academic aspects and the art.

He received tuition from top professionals and won numerous competitions. John attended Redroofs Theatre School until the age of 16, where Kate Winslet, famous for movies such as 'Titanic' and 'Enigma', was in his class.

Upon being introduced to David Hellewell's "Mister D" and Multi-Dimensional music (M-D Music), having never heard anything like it before, John became devoted to this unique, diverse and exciting new music. He became a student of Hellewell's, receiving regular tuition and by the age of fifteen was a fully accomplished pianist. At sixteen, John began teaching piano, organ and keyboards as a master teacher and performer of Hellewell's music.

In 1991, John founded M-D Music Productions for the research, development and recording of Hellewell's works. His debut album Land of Fire was released in summer 2002. John is the producer and arranger of Land of Fire, and using piano, synthesizers and keyboards performs the parts of all the instruments featured.

John is taking on an increasing role in the management, future developement and direction of M-D Music Publications. Presently, John and David are working together on forthcoming audio releases and various other projects.

Aside from his musical skills, John is also a Wing Chun Kung Fu instructor (the martial art studied by Bruce Lee), giving regular classes to those interested in this fascinating art. John is a devoted student of Grandmaster Ip Chun. He is a fully certified instructor with the Wing Chun Ip Chun Academy (Hong Kong), the Ving Tsun Athletic Association (HK) and The Wing Chun Federation (UK).