My favourite drummer - John Bonham
My 'CV'
- Full-time drum teacher for twenty years
- Teaching at Airtight Studio in Chichester
- Currently teaching drum-kit at Brune Park School (Gosport) and Horndean Technology College
- Composed and published exam-piece: Break that Beat, London College of Music (LCM) Drum-kit grade syllabus.
- Session work used by Universal Music Publishing for VW Passat advert and other various TV programs and by Channel 4 for Freesports on 4
- Performance Demo of Zildjian Constantinople Cymbals at Nevada Music
- Performances (including depping) at venues, clubs and festivals and recordings in numerous pop/rock/groove bands including:
- Aubrey Lemmon
- Beaumonde
- Britonica
- Black Mountain College (Lucinda Rose)
- Deborah Bonham
- Dynamo 5
- Heartshaped Buttons
- Lachlan Horne
- Ticklin' the Pickle
- Theatre work including West Sussex County Youth Theatre - various show styles (jazz, blues, latin, rock)
- Various concert bands - jazz, march, classical, easy listening, pop & rock
- Recordings for various sessions at Airtight Studios (recorded and mixed by Sam Bell) - mostly indie pop/rock and contemporary soul styles
- Grade 8 Drum-kit (Guildhall)
- Grade 5 Piano (ABRSM)
- GCSE Music
- Member of Musicians' Union
- CRB/DBS checked
- Always strive very hard to get the best from every pupil
- Expect pupils to practice and try their best.
- 100% grade exam pass rate