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William Tell Overture - University of Huddersfield Brass Band at UniBrass 2018

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About James

Experienced percussionist, drummer and occasional keyboardist with an MA by Research in Music from the University of Huddersfield.

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Percussionist

Huddersfield

James' Reviews

I loved the band set on the stage and having to work as hard as the performers – the drummer deserved a medal, not a drum beat wrong!

It’s great having you in the pit! Always reliable and good fun plus an excellent player no matter what I end up throwing at you to play. Looking forward to many more!

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James' Song list

I am a versatile drummer and orchestral percussionist with experience performing in orchestras, jazz ensembles, brass bands, pit bands for musicals (listed below), popular music groups and as a soloist.

I am able to arrange popular and classical works for tuned percussion (marimba, vibraphone, xylophone etc.) at the client's request for an additional fee.

_Musicals_

Legally Blonde

Evita

Chicago

Hairspray

Nativity!

Sister Act

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Calendar Girls

Sunset Boulevard

Oliver

The Phantom of the Opera

The Sound of Music

The Wizard of Oz

_Percussion repertoire_

Tuned percussion:

William Tell Overture - Rossini arr. Bruce Fraser (for xylophone and brass band (or piano reduction))

Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint - Steve Reich arr. Mika Yoshida

Suomineito - Nebojša Jovan Živković

Memento - Ivan Trevino

A cricket sang and set the sun - Blake Tyson

Snare drum:

Stop Speaking - Andy Akiho

March-Cadenza - Gert Mortensen

Hugh's Chilled Red - Alan Emslie

Struttin' - Jay Wanamaker

Drum kit:

The Kinetics of Resonance - Alex Harker

Variations on 'Crazy Army' - Steve Gadd

Off&On - Charlotte Harding

Multiple percussion:

Dark Ground - Tansy Davies

Garage drummer - James Campbell

The Love of L'Histoire - Charles DeLancey

Broken Approach - Cat Hope

Composed Improvisation for One-Sided Drums With or Without Jangles - John Cage

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Fanfare, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Electronic, Jazz, Swing, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Jazz fusion, Marching, Noise music, Experimental, Avant garde, Easy listening, Light music, Originals, Latin, Samba, Bossa nova, Pop, Funk, Bavarian oompah, Brazilian music, Calypso, Salsa, Electronica, Dubstep, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Blues, Acoustic, Disco, Soul, Covers, Reggae, Ska, Merengue, Ambient, Drum 'n' Bass, Breakbeat, Bluegrass, Gospel, Ambient pop, Funk rock, Vintage, Tribute, Hip Hop, Top 40, Motown, R&B, Afrobeat, Cuban music, Tango, Country, Folk rock, Ceilidh, Rock, Classic rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Indie, Pop rock

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Instruments:

Percussion, Drums, Composer, Snare drum, Keyboard, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Cajon, Piano

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Virtual event

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Other skills:

Composer, Arranger, Fluent sight-reader, Perfect pitch, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Musicologist, Transcription, Drum technician, Producer

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