CV

ABOUT ME


I am an experienced drummer having been playing for 13 years.  I am comfortable in a large range of styles and happy to step out of my comfort zone whenever necessary - studying at the Royal Northern College of Music, I have gained opportunities to perform under many different circumstances and refine my skills as a musician.


I am confident and enthusiastic about playing and performing.  I greatly enjoy working with other musicians as well as being confident with reading, learning by ear, and memorising music.


I have grown up playing Funk, Pop and Rock music, and have also studied intensively into Jazz, New Orleans second line, Latin and Afro-Cuban styles to broaden my knowledge and ability in regards to playing other styles.


I feel more than comfortable playing any style, as well as regularly playing with a large variety of ensemble sizes and types, including big bands, pit bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, pop, rock and funk bands across the country. 


I am also passionate about sharing my knowledge through teaching and enjoy being able to follow the improvement of my students, I find that through teaching my own knowledge is solidified further, especially when I am challenged to find alternative methods.


Breaking down aspects of playing in order to help students understand in a way that suits their personal needs. 


ARTISTS:


Rumbi Tauro - Live performance drummer 


Rory A. Green - Live performance drummer


Audacious Church - Studio drummer 


Sam Allen - Studio drummer


Josephine Davies - Studio drummer 


Dan Tucker - Live drummer 


Emily Lockett - Live drummer 


Kin Ensemble - Live and Studio drummer


LIVE:


Beauty and the Beast at Watford Palace Theatre - drum kit and percussion  

Drum kit and percussion for the December 2022 run of Beauty and the Beast at the Watford Palace Theatre with Ellie Verkerk. 


Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra - drum kit 

Jazz drum kit with big band in their January 2023 concert in Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. 


Six-Teen edition at George Lawton Hall - drum kit 

Run of the Six-Teen edition show for the NKtheatre Arts group. 


Ibiza In Symphony - percussion

Percussionist with Ibiza in Symphony live concerts


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at York Grand Opera House + Altrincham Garrick Playhouse - drum kit 


Lewes Big Band - drum kit 

Regular jazz drum kit for the Lewes Big Band for a number of years including playing a performance of Pete Long’s arrangement of Holst, the Jazz Planets and Swan Lake. 


Sax Orchestra Manchester - drum kit and percussion 

Regular rehearsals, workshops, specialist days and concerts. 


Opera North Resonance Residency 2024 - drum kit 


BigBandeoke - band leader, arranger and drum kit 

Running and playing for event karaoke band @bigbandeoke


Manchester experimental orchestra - drum kit and percussion 


The Untold Orchestra - drum kit and Percussion


Other amateur productions include: 


  • Calendar Girls
  • All That Jazz (variety show)
  • Hairspray
  • Cinderella Pantomime (Watford Palace Theatre)
  • Nativity
  • Highschool Musical 


Function work - drum kit and percussion 

With a number of agencies as well as privately across the UK, including with agencies EarCandy and UTC. 


Brass Bands - drum kit and percussion for performances and contests: 

WFEL Faireys 

Milnrow 

Marsden Silver Prize

Teaching: 


Sandbach Music Centre - 2021 - Current 

Cover teaching 1-1 sessions with students of all ages, to a wide range of levels.  


RockOut! Manchester - 2022 - Current 

Teaching drumkit 1-1 and 1-2 in lessons and then in group activities with other students as a band. 


Manchester Experimental Orchestra - 2022 

Mentoring and guiding participants in composition, and creative use of instrumentation to compose original pieces as an experimental orchestra involving a number of world instruments and then performing with them for their concert and recordings.


Junior RNCM Big Band - 2023 

Mentoring and working with students of the Junior RNCM in their rehearsals 


Anthem Tuition - 2024 - current

Drum kit lessons for young students.



Upcoming Work


Defying Gravity - July 2024 - November 2025


ELF UK Tour - November 2024 - December 2024




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