Rock/ pop/ funk/ jazz drummer. I have my own drum kit, based in Oxford & Surrey/Kent area.
Experience:
Playing kit:
• Northeast Corridor 2014-2015.
Founding member of rock band 4 piece. Performed our own music. Played roughly 10 live shows over a year and a half. Played kit in two recording sessions for the band.
Notable shows include:
o O2 Academy 2 in Oxford, June 2014
o Two shows at the Troubadour London, April & September 2014
• Green Bean Machine 2015 – present.
Founding member and band manager of funk band 9 piece performing funk arrangements of pop songs. Notable shows include:
o New College Oxford’s boat party, May 2015
o New College Oxford Commemoration Ball, June 2016
o Oxford RAG Ball, December 2016
o St Hugh’s Oxford Ball, April 2017
o Harris Manchester Oxford Ball, May 2017
• Donut Kings Big Band 2016 – present.
“Oxford’s sweetest big band sound.”
20 piece playing big band standards.
Notable shows include:
o Merton Ball, Dec 2016, Oxford
o Brasenose Christmas Party, Dec 2016, Oxford
o Sit down concert at St John’s College Oxford, March 2017
o Linacre College Oxford Ball, April 2017
• The Peer Revue April 2017-present
Soul/pop six piece function band.
Notable shows include:
o Wadstock 2017
o Harris Manchester Oxford Ball, May 2017.
• Dot’s Funk Odyssey DEP.
DEPed for an Oxford funk cover band for one gig in August 2016
• Jazz 5 piece
Played Jazz standards (Real Book) for a private event with a small band Dec 2016.
Playing percussion:
• National Children’s Wind Orchestra 2009.
• National Youth Music Theatre 2009 “Pendragon” & 2013 “The Dreaming”.
• Musicale Holiday Camp, Kent 2007 – 2015.
Started as a student. By 2014 I was helping run the activities for the younger children.