Celebrating 40 years in jazz, Clark Tracey is well established as one of the UK’s finest jazz drummers. Son of UK jazz legend Stan Tracey, Clark got introduced to jazz at birth and very quickly stepped out of his fathers shadow to establish a successful career in his own right. Over the years Tracey has
Making his drumming debut on the stages of drum shows, Simon Tellier had to work hard to get rid of the “clinician” image. Propelled to prove to the critics that the ‘young guy with the many notes’ was capable of playing for the big artists, he moved to London at the age of 17. There
Hidden away in dark rooms under or behind the stage, London’s West End musicians are the unsung heroes of some of the world’s most successful musical theatre shows. With over 20 years of experience, Tim Goodyer is one of the most in-demand drummers on the scene and has earned his spot as the number one
What could possibly be better than having a drummer on stage? You guessed right: Two drummers! And what better combination could there be than the UK’s very own Emily Dolan Davies and Jonathan Atkinson. Both successful session musicians in their own rights, Emily (The Darkness, Tricky, Cher Lloyd) and Jon (Rick Astley, The Supremes and
Photo Nick White Joby Burgess is one of the most versatile and in-demand percussionists in the UK, and he has recorded and toured with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Stewart Copeland, Pete Tong, Christophe Beck, and Will Gregory, to name a few. He has also appeared on soundtracks to movies such as Black
Dublin bred Graham Hopkins was surrounded by music from a very young age. Born into a musical family - his dad is a drummer too - he grew up to develop a versatile taste and understanding of music. From his first ventures with his band My Little Funhouse straight out of school; over his years
George Kollias belongs to a different breed of drummers. His hand and foot speeds are just as incredible as they are mind-blowing, and add a viciousness to his blast beats which is absolutely unique. Over the years this made Kollias to one of the most in-demand drummers on the international metal scene and got him
As one of the UK’s top session drummers Jeremy Stacey’s long lasting career has filled his CV with some of the biggest names in the music business. Over the years he has recorded, gigged and/or toured with the likes of Ryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, Steve Wilson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Ethan Johns, Eric Clapton,
Alexis Nunez is a mysterious man. Google, Facebook and most other corners of the World Wide Web don’t give much away about the young London born drummer - despite him being a regular on the worlds biggest stages. Having started his professional drumming career over a decade ago, Alexis toured and recorded for a
LUU Refectory England has a long held reputation for bringing out some of the worlds finest indie bands; and Stockport based ‘Blossoms’ are out to prove this once again. Formed in 2013, with the first album in 2016, and a Mercury Price nomination in 2017, is quite a journey for a first
