"What I love about the blues is the fact that it is timeless. The older you get, the better you get. It's a constant learning curve. Every performance is different and you are constantly developing your art and technique. Learning how to harness, control, and project the passion and emotion you feel bottled up inside. Playing the blues is the only way I know of excorcising and expressing these emotions. If you're made like that, it's for life, it's God given, and there's just no getting away from it." Ray Minhinnett

Ray Minhinnett is one of Britain's most passionate and soulful Blues-Rock Guitarist/Singer/Songwriters. Initially spotted in his native North - East by Ex Animal, Alan Price. In his early days he played with Price, Georgie Fame, and his own band, Highway, before joining forces with Frankie Miller and forming Frankie Miller's Full House. He is acknowledged by his peers as one of the few real contenders for the title of 'King of British Blues Guitar'.

In 1996 he signed a major publishing deal with Polygram/Sweden Music, and since then has been making frequent writing visits to Sweden, and also to California, to write a with number of successful writers including olf friend, ANDY FRAZER, formerlt with 'FREE'.

Although he has only returned to the live performance stage recently, he has already proved on the road that he is in great form, playing, singing, and writing better than ever. The reason for his absence being that for most of the last five years, he has been tirelessly working on projects relating to the film he conceived, wrote and produced for Granada Television, and his own production company, Schemeglobal, with his partner Bob Young of Status Quo fame.

This film has been a resounding success all round the world, not only within the music industry, but with the public and critics alike. It took second place in the prestigious "Golden Globe of Montreux" TV Awards, achieved the highest rating of the yearfor its own particular timeslot when broadcast in Great Britain, and has now been broadcast in every major territory in the world.

Last year, Curves was syndicated in the USA, and has been critically acclaimed as one of the best 'Rock Music Documentaries' ever screened. As is this was not enough, the film was also short listed for an 'EMMY AWARD'. The theme and incidental music for 'Curves' was also written and performed by Ray.

"Curves, Contours and Bodyhorns", the radio series, had a three week run on BBC Radio 1. Three one hour documentary specials based on the film, and narrated by Bob Harris. This series has also been syndicated world-wide, followed by the publication of the book of 'Curves' - The Story of the Fender Stratocaster, published by IMP. To date, it has sold almost 120,000 copies, and has come up for its second print run published in soft cover.

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