Welcome to Live Music UK for the last 20 years at least, a whole generation has been virtually starved of decent live rock musicians for a variety of reasons. People like John Mizarolli contribute to the growth of Live Music UK by teaching guitar to students from all over the world.

The advent of computers being a standard household utility with accompanying music production and downloadable music format devices, together with widespread video and DVD technology has kept many young people indoors for most of their leisure time.

Coupled with the rising overheads and prohibitive licence fees and conditions imposed on Live Music UK venues such as pubs and restaurants to house live artistes (or even play recorded music), this has had a devastating effect on professional musicians and potential artistes alike.

The biggest losers are the record companies as the whole of the 20th century music catalogue has been bootlegged. There’s no going back on that one! Band members of the younger and older generations still carry on playing their music regardless because the record companies had no role anyway in their income. People who’ve never heard a live musician or band don’t really exist.

There is very little coverage on Live Music UK radio or television of any live rock music. Pop classics are still the mode of commercial music radio stations.