Mike Hellier was born and raised in London. Introduced to music from an early age, he has fond memories of his father - a classical pianist - playing the piano which inspired his interest.

The turning point in Mike's musical taste came when - at the age of 11 - he went along to a Led Zeppelin gig, resulting in the need for a drum kit.

Between the ages of 12 - 23, Mike played the drums in many different bands until he eventually became tired of the relentless competition this fuelled and decided to move to Cornwall.

Here, he attempted to make progress with a local blues band but got frustrated with the lack motivation and in 1989 decided he was ready to make another go of it back in London.

Once back in the City, Mike found London too claustrophobic and began to realise just how much an impression Cornwall had made on his life. Although there were lots of gigs the downside was that there was no money. He departed once again.

Arriving back in Cornwall for the second time made him even more determined to make it work. The blues band Wamma Jamma was set up and made steady progress, producing a CD until splitting in 1996.

Mike began promoting a band called The Detonators. All the experience gained over ten years of touring as a professional drummer in the UK and Europe, had given him a natural aptitude for promoting. This began to take off and Mike consequently decided to set up a specialist UK blues booking agency.

The website Movinmusic soon became an essential commodity for his promotion work, to act as a showcase for the musicians and to enable top quality blues artists to sell their work to a wide audience.

Mike says: "I am just trying to get good work for bands that deserve it."

With the help of designer, Grant Bucknell, the website is designed to bring gig goers, venue owners, and promoters all the latest gig listings, sounds and information about top blues artists.

Featuring artists such as Mark Flanagan (Jools Holland's guitarist), award winning keyboard player, Mike Sanchez, and best male blues vocalist, Big Joe Louis, as well as many more award winning repected musicians on the Blues scene.

The bands that feature predominantly on the site are the ones that Mike has worked with and met over the years. The agency now has a massive and constantly updated database of venues.

This has helped Mikes own music career, gigging with bands as well as setting up his own band, 'Blues Move'. which also feature on the website.