March 2025

Jay has been a proud Roland artist since 2022—a dream role for someone who's admired their iconic keyboards for decades. During a family visit to London, he visited the newly refurbished Roland store where he had the thrill of playing their groundbreaking flagship, the V-STAGE which he's now the proud owner of for use both in studio and on stage.

Photo of Jay smiling and playing the V-STAGE keyboard with his sister Pat leaning down behind him and smiling.

Jay in action (l) and with his sister Pat (r).

November 2024

Jay led an inspiring accessibility workshop at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he was warmly welcomed by staff and students. He showcased how accessible music tech can open up and enrich music education for all.

Photo of Jay standing at the start of his presentation in front of a room of about 30 seated students.

Jay demonstrating his workflow to both sighted and visually impaired students.

October 2024

As part of an ongoing collaboration with the award winning Lancashire Music Hub, Jay conducted 2 workshops on the use of 4 popular studio platforms (ProTools, Ableton, Logic & Maschine) in Preston, Lancashire.

Photo of several of the seated workshop attendees.

One of the two workshops (l) and Jay in the zone (r).

July 2024

Two day visit to SSL (Solid State Logic) headquarters in Oxford as part of an ongoing collaboration to make the amazing 4K E, DeEss and Fusion plug-ins accessible.

Follow link to Jay's interview with SSL's Jonathan Sandman to learn more about the company's commitment to accessibility.

Jay, Joan and Jon standing around the large vintage SSL console.

Behind the scenes during the interview (l), and with Joan Martorell and Jon Sandman at the iconic vintage SSL console (r).

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November 2022

At ADC '22, Jay broke new ground by launching the first-ever Accessibility Booth—an interactive space where attendees explored cutting-edge, accessible music tech and joined live demos with the engineers behind them. He also took to the main stage to spotlight the powerful strides mainstream companies are making toward inclusive design. A huge hit with participants, the ADC Accessibility Zone lives on, with others now building on the strong foundation Jay laid.

Jay standing in front of the Accessibility Zone with Quintin form Spotify and Orla from Avid.

A photo of James from Queens University, Pierre from Arturia, Singers Alice and Natalie with Jay and wife Sarah standing in front of the Accessibility Zone.

Jay standing at his keyboard during his presetattion on the ADC stage. Behind him on the panel are Grace Capaldi of Echo Towne Studios and CEO of Creative United Mary-Alice Stack.

Jay with collaborators during the event at the booth (l) and on stage (r).

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