Duncan Steer – Bowie, Python,, Bond, Amy Winehouse and Me

John Altman – hitmaker, film composer, raconteur – shares 50 years of revealing and hilarious stories from the frontline of show business as he launches his memoir, ‘Hidden Man: My Many Musical Lives’. John has worked with an almost surreal who’s who of film and music icons, from David Bowie, Prince and Michael Jackson to George Michael, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart and Pharrell Williams. He was Van Morrison’s musical director for many years, arranged Always Look on the Bright Side of Life for Monty Python; put together Bjork’s classic ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’; mentored the pre-fame Amy Winehouse; crossed paths with Charlie Chaplin, Chet Baker, Nick Drake and Slim Gaillard; and worked on the soundtracks for films as diverse as Titanic, Little Voice and No Time to Die, the last James Bond film. He was in Hot Chocolate, too. And, as a child, appeared onstage with Judy Garland.