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Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a composer and arranger based in London. He grew up in Malta and Scotland and has never lost his love of the culture and music of the Mediterranean. He is a classically trained pianist and played trombone in the Scottish Youth Brass Band and San Gejtanu Band in Malta. He went on to perform on piano, electric keyboards, laptop, turntables, accordion and bass guitar, and has worked in most styles of music - classical, electronica, jazz, middle of the road and new wave.