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:
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