"We must mention here another person who has been of fundamental
importance to the creation of Rockford's Rock Opera. Chiz Willis is
Rockford's illustrator and storyboard artist. His line drawings are the
inspiration for many of Rockford's characters and videos."
By September 2006 the Sweetapples were ready to audition
for Moog who they discovered locally at the Susie Earnshaw
Theatre School.
"Aidan Judd was 12 years old when he recorded
with us. He added loads to the character, improvising
some of our favourite lines - especially impressive when
you realise he had to record all his speeches without
the other characters' voices or effects."
"And, of course, we must thank Jess Pendall, whose wonderful vocals are featured throughout Rockford's Rock Opera, notably on This Tail is True and Happy and Free, both recorded during 2006."
And so, recording continued, Elaine and Matthew working long hours every night to progress the story. By now Elaine was, starting to create colour pictures to accompany the story and design the Rockford's Rock Opera website.
