I am a shoe repairer and key cutter, by trade, of 31 years with a passion for music and writing songs. Some of my pop music can be found on youtube under the name of richard c smith or arraness. They can also be found on my soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/ichardmithI also like to create things out of wood as I am quite a proficient, self-taught carpenter.My ambition is to find a good producer or collaborator and write a bloody good tune that people can enjoy. The reason I could do with a collaborator is that I never know how to get what's in my head to sound as good as it could. I wish I'd studied music theory and how to play an instrument properly when I was younger!I also have lots of useful/useless ideas (depending on your own point of view) for things which could benefit us all such as collapsible and portable housing for environmental catastrophes; insoles that would let you buy shoes that are larger than your foot (great for growing kids); a decorating table for those diyers who can't hang wallpaper; a water filled, rubber tube to put around a house at risk of flooding; perpetual motion machinery.............