Drumming for the London 2012 Olympics
Gig finally confirmed. I will be playing drums at the London 2012 Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies. 27 July & 12 August.
Extremely privileged to be working with the Artistic Director Danny Boyle.
Let the drumming begin.
January 2012
Looks like this year is going to be another busy one. Starting off with a video shoot in February, recording for a progressive/trash/rock drum and bass band "Control" followed by another week of recording for The Beautiful Game.
More updates soon!
Take it easy everyone.
"Venomous" Music Video - Dec 2011
Right, it has been a very busy year indeed. Playing in 4 bands is hardwork, but I'm absolutely loving every second of it.
I just finished recording a video for one of the bands I do session for, Medusa. Check it out! Also check out the "Drum Cam" video (below)
Drum Cam
October 2011
Protection Racket Case Endorsement!
I would like to thank Dean Bowdery for welcoming me to the Protection Racket Case family. I am now one of the official artist endorsers of the best Drum case on this planet!
I have been using Protection Racket since 2005 and it is by far the strongest drum case out there. Check out their website, they also have guitar cases, rucksacks, percussion and utility cases.
Headlining at Oxjam Chiswick 2011- Opening the show is Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden
My band will be headlining Oxjam Chiswick this year. It's an all day event, 60 bands, 6 venues and the show will be opened by the legendary Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden!
Music Star Wear / Drum Star Wear Endorsement
Thanks to Mark and his company Music Star Wear and Drum Star Wear for my new endorsement.
Check out his website and products here:
www.musicstarwear.com/sponsored-drummers
It's finally here, the New Lexus Commercial!
Finally after months of post production, the new Lexus Commercial is here. Some of you may have seen the old commercial where a car was driven over drum pedals, hihats and snare making a drum beat. Quite a cool commercial.
This new commercial involves a bunch of drummers playing in the park, on a roof top, library, church, stadium you name it. It was so cool and I was so privileged to have worked with some of the UK's top drummers. You will recognise them on the videos and on the interview.
You can watch the commercial here:
The great park drum off where we made loud noises in a quiet park in Richmond: (0:33-0:37)
Lastly, the drummer's interview:
I hope you enjoy watching these videos because I sure enjoyed playing drums on them.
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”. -Gail Devers
Lexus TV Commercial - October 2010
I am extremely thankful to be part of the next Lexus TV Commercial. It has been amazing working with top drummers and the best crew and director in the business. This video is going to look awesome when it’s finished and gets aired on TV.
October 2010
Right. It's been a very busy month so far. I have just finished recording drums for The Beautiful Game and I'm back in the studio again this week recording for a rock/electronic band in Soho, London. This an exciting project, I will be working for a Music Management/Record Label and top engineers and producers in Central London. Gotta make sure the drum sound is of top quality. I will also be playing a series of gigs until December with TBG and with a couple of bands as well. Yes, I've got an extremely busy schedule and I'm loving it. Drums are the best!
August 2010
The Beautiful Game’s song “Getting By But Only Just” has been nominated and won the song of the week on The Best Of Myspace Chart! It will be featured on Myspace Music and New Band Feature. Check it out here: www.bestofmyspace.uk.com , www.myspace.com/wearethebeautifulgame
July 2010
New EP "Getting By But Only Just" out on Itunes, HMV, Amazon etc on 30 August. www.myspace.com/wearethebeautifulgame
April 2010
Playing at the Proud Galleries in Camden, 14 Apr 2010
Serial Drummer Apparel Endorsement
Many thanks to Virginia of Serial Drummer Europe for the great apparel and endorsement.
February 2010
Thanks to Mario De La Cruz and DLC drum keys U.S.A. for choosing me as one of their artist endorsers.
February 2010
New single "In 24 Hours" out on 15 February.
Endorsements
I just would like to thank my endorsements; Ivan of Pellwood Drumsticks and Reto of Cympad Europe. Thanks for the great gear!
04 December 2009
Gig at Stamford Bridge, Fulham
28 November 2009
Gig at the Miller, London Bridge.
14 November 2009
So here I am in the studio with Luigi and Marco getting ready to lay down the tracks. It’s a beautiful day. We all had a massive English breakfast. It’s all good and we’re ready to rock!
November 2009 - Recording with Luigi Frassetto and Marco Testoni.
I will be recording drums with guitarist Luigi Frassetto and Marco Testoni for their upcoming EP. This will be exciting as we are on a very tight schedule and everything has got to be spot on.
June 2009 - The Beautiful Game are back in the studio.
We are back in the studio again with Tristan Warren. First day is drum recording. This is my first recording using the newly built and designed drum rack. I was going to set up the whole kit but due to time and space available, I will only use a few stands and drum racks.
