Playing his own music for the Governor as part of Bermuda’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations was in many ways just another gig for 16-year-old Hans-Peter Roser.The manager of the six-member Berkeley Institute band Simply Perfection, is kept “incredibly busy” keeping it going.“Our gigs always seem to come through at the last minute,” the S3 student told The Royal Gazette.The teenager is also a member of the school club Future Business Leaders, and hopes to see the band start producing on request for paying clients, starting next year.The most recent performance came aboard a ferry with Governor George Fergusson, as the Jubilee flotilla set off for Dockyard on June 2.Said Berkeley English teacher Tonisha Key Holmes: “I hope it made up for the time Hans-Peter had to turn down Prince Edward when he was requested to play.”During last year’s Royal visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex, she said, Hans-Peter found himself double-booked — with the new band already signed on to perform a school fundraiser.“Hans-Peter always sticks to his word,” she added. “Once the band is asked to play, they’ll do it. So he had to turn down a Prince.”The band made it to the finals for last month’s Bermuda’s Youth Got Talent, with another of Hans-Peter’s own compositions included in their performance.That competition was ultimately won by Bermuda High School students the Paper Cutouts, however.“I usually come up with a piece just playing around on the guitar,” the Warwick teen explained.He also plays trombone, piano and drums, and is starting out on the saxophone — he’s able to draw on an extensive repertoire when he comes up with new music as a result.With other hobbies including photography, fencing and horseback riding, Hans-Peter said he may have cut back on music to maintain his grades.The science student hopes to pursue a career in forensics, and is next year hoping to take all three sciences at Advanced Subsidiary level.“It’s not an easy line of work. There aren’t many jobs in it and I’d probably have to work abroad but I love a good mystery and I love any challenge that comes at me.”The impending summer break will keep him busy, with plans to take the Duke of Edinburgh Award’s Gold expedition in the Bahamas as well as continuing his summer job for KPMG.“Managing the band helps me organise my own time,” he said. “That’s a good thing, because any new thing that comes my way, I take it on.”www.berkeley.bm