Internationally acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter JJ Gilmour made his recording debut in 1989 with The Silencers, one of Scotland's top rated bands who enjoyed huge success in Europe, especially in France. As a natural vocalist (in his youth, he came very close to a career in classical music as a tenor) JJ joined the band as a backing vocalist following five years of constant solo gigging in Canada. By the time of the next album the bands fourth, "Seconds of Pleasure", JJ had progressed seamlessly to lead vocalist.

Seven action-packed years of gigging and recording ensued. The Silencers remained one of the biggest rock acts in France, enjoying even greater success across the Channel than in their native UK. They had two gold albums, sold over half a million records for BMG/RCA, headlined every major French rock festival and were regulars on hit TV shows.

After seven years of hectic touring Europe with the band JJ decided to leave and set out on his solo career.

Following a period of prolific solo song-writing during which he renewed his French connection by signing in early 2001 for a Paris-based record label, funded by the German Edel Music Group. JJ went out to New York to record his critically acclaimed debut solo album Sunnyside P.A.L. produced by Dan Wise (Joan Osborne) and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay). Inspired by the memory of a childhood friend Paul Anthony Lennon, "Sunnyside P.A.L." was released in 2002 and was widely acclaimed by his piers as a classic debut album and also set the catalyst to establishing his now fiercely loyal fan base. In between the release of his first solo album and the long awaited equally successful second album"The boy who didn't fall" (released in 2009)his desire to write a musical started to take shape at his home in Jersey in the form of "Dancing Shoes" where he sowed the early creative musical seeds.

After an impromptu meet with Pat Gribben from the Irish group The Adventures, JJ and Pat joined forces to write the score for a musical dedicated to the memory of George Best, teaming up with great Irish playwrights Marie Jones and Martin Lynch.