COMPOSERS/BANDS/MUSICIANS i love are:
Lou Harrison, Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Doctor Nerve, Steve Reich, Iannis Xenakis, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, John Coltrain, Charles Ives, King Crimson, Iron Maiden, Megadeth(peace sells, so far..), Matallica (puppets), Meshugga, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Phlegg Camp, Tribal Tech, Charles Mingus, Fred Frith, Steely Dan, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Jaco Pastorious, Joe Zawinal, Mahavisnu Orchestra, Steve Martland, Public Enemy, Conlon Nanncarrow, Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok, Sofia Gubaidulina, Thomas Tallis, Satie, Harry Partch, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, John Adams, The Catler Brothers, Ben Johnston, Mozart, Beethoven, Glenn Branca, Brahms, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenburg, Robert Ashley, Terry Riley, Tower of Power, Trilock Gurtu and The Crazy Saints, Henry Gwiazda, The Screaming Headless Torsos, Nirvana, Rush, Yes,Kings' X, Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Pink Floyd, U2, La Monte Young, The Residents, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Toby Twining, The Police, Sting, Jane's Addiction, Fantomas, Prince, Bob Marley, Pat Methany, Alice in Chains, Square Pusher, Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares (Bulgarian woman's vocal chorus), and more and more.
DRUMMERS:
Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Erskine, Steve Gadd, Elvin Jones, Stewart Copeland, John Blackwell, Art Blakey, John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Dave Weckl, Terry Bozzio, JoJo Mayer, William Calhoun, Matt Cameron, Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, Kirk Covington, Trilok Gurtu, Omar Hakim, Gary Husband, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Lombardo,
Nicko McBrain, Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, and Tony Williams.
WRITERS:
Salman Rushdie, Noam Chomsky, Allen Ginsberg, Joseph Heller, Ayn Rand, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, Carl Sagan, Gary Larson.
I ALSO ADMIRE:
....Anyone digging in to make something beautiful, powerful, honest,valuble and intelligent... or funny.
Sounds Like
Boom Boom Splat! Boom de Boom Splat!
Frank Zappa
Evelyn Glennie, Fred Frith, Trilok Gurtu, Shadow '06
A drummer available for session work, tours, fill-ins and a tutor with over 14 years of teaching experience. I am currently taking students in the Southampton area. I have recorded and toured throughout Europe, North America, South America, Japan, Israel and the U.K. with such artists as Ozric Tentacles, Steve Hillage and Nick Didvkovsky of Doctor Nerve and Sine Star Project playing in just about every style imaginable: Rock, jazz, funk, fusion, Latin, progressive rock, metal, drum n' bass, blues, hip-hop, and the avant garde. I received a 4 star review in Drummer Magazine(Issue 34 August 2006) for my playing on Ozric Tentacles release “The Floor’s Too Far Away". I also hold a degree in music composition. The selected tracks are samples of live and studio performances with several different bands, there is no beat mapping, drop in's or splicing of any kind.
MY CURRENT PROJECTS:
"Sine Star Project" a neuvo progressive rock band with two critically acclaimed albums "Blue Born Earth Boy" - (One Little Indian Records 2006) and "Building Humans" (Bloodlight Recordings 2008)
"The Elementalists" a U.K based progessive/hip-hop group featuring members of of The Brand New Heavies and Jeff Waynes' War Of The Worlds Orchestra. (sounds like a meat salad bowl with various gravies).
"Xavier Floyd Firebird" we crawl from a ditch to destroy venues and your children. it's no frills, floor stomping, face twitching rock n' roll innit? Just finnishing an album to be released 2009.
