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Graham Sclater
Graham Sclater studied at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter, where he concentrated on creative writing for the screen and television. As well as writing books, of which Ticket to Ride is his first published work, other key interests include writing teleplays and screenplays as well as developing and writing original drama series’ for television. Those recently completed include "Street Life", "Buskers", "Love Shack", and a pilot "The Other Side of the Tracks".
David Penn, Adam Faith, John Altman and a number of actors, directors and producers have favourably reviewed his work and several television companies including Central Television have taken options on other television series.
Born in Exeter in 1947, he spent several years living and playing Hammond organ in various groups in Germany and Scandinavia during the sixties. He returned to England full time in the early seventies where he worked as a session musician in many of the London studios.
An accomplished songwriter and musician, Graham has been featured in a number of arts and musical programmes and has performed and recorded with artists including Jimi Hendrix, Fats Domino, Ritchie Blackmore, James Taylor, Elton John and numerous ’name’ musicians. Many of his songs have won international competitions and have been recorded by wellknown artists.
In 1975 Graham formed Tabitha Music Limited, an independent music publishing company with a catalogue of more than five hundred songs, with hit records published across Europe and the Far East, including Japan. The Company’s songs have been featured in films, television programmes, documentaries and have been released on major record labels including EMI, CBS and Phonogram.
Keen on artist management he successfully signed groups to CBS, EMI and other worldwide labels. He has spent many years combining his production and publishing work with the management of his artists. A recent signing to the company are songwriters Toni Leo and Andy Littlewood from Doncaster, fourpiece girl group Eye Spy, The Meteors from Manchester, Fedia Lavrov from St Petersburg in Russia, and Red i, a fourpiece band from Exeter.
Graham has produced records in varying styles as diverse as punk, folk, country, heavy rock and MOR in studios as far afield as Trinidad and Jamaica. Many of these productions were released on the Tabitha Record label in the Benelux and Spain and major or independent labels around the World. Graham’s production credits have resulted in a number of hit records by many artists.
Active in developing a number of projects at any one time, Graham is a prolific writer who carefully researches his subject before reaching for the PC. Many of his projects involve music and his background enables him to combine a mix of original music and script.
Graham’s first novel "Ticket to Ride" reveals the actuality of living and playing in Hamburg during the 1960’s. He is now working on his second novel, and also a screenplay and a children’s novel.
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