I was introduced to the steel pan in the year 2000 at the Clico Sforzata tuning facility where I was taught the art of constructing the steel pan (sinking, shaping, grooving etc.) by Oliver Hospedales and Vincent Pumpy.
In 2005 I received a certificate for the completion of a steel pan construction course from the ministry of Community Development Culture and Gender Affairs.
After being certified I worked for ; Pan Max Studios, Gills Pan Shop, Lincon Enterprise, Simon Music Supply, Music and Equipment and TTIL ( Trinidad and Tobago Instruments Limited). Furthermore, I worked alongside tuners like; Oliver Hospedales, Andy Neils, Eger Mayers, Ronald Matthews, Patrick Warel (Bale), Junior (Blue Boy) Peters, Terrance Shepard, George yoyo Klicharan, Leslie Bernard, Mappo, Sherwin Pierre, Wayne Paris and Tony Slater.
I also provided steel pans for steel bands like Clico Sforzata Steel Orchestra, Couva Joylanders, Curepe Scherzandos and Exodus. In 2013 I received a certificate from the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in “Advanced Steel Pan Tuning” for the completion of this course with a grade ‘A’.
This grade was rewarded for completing the following modules:
Pan Construction
Practical Tuning
Fine Tuning
Metallurgy
Science of Sound David Chow
Music Theory Major
Machine Shop
Welding
International Marketing of Steel Pan
History of The Steel Pan
Continued:
Reynold ‘Tony Slater’ Gillies
Lenard Lera
Gabriel ‘Doyle’ Robley
Peter Poon Chong
David Chow
Edouard Wade
Martin Lee John
Keron Baird
Nestor Sullivan
