Having attended an inspirational workshop at the Musicians' Union HQ in London, I've decided to start blogging! I'll talk about my day-to-day life and activities as a drummer in London. 

Cygnus Flare at Pizza Express Soho, function gigs, and a sprinkle of jazz

First up, I'm massively looking forward to some musical adventures with Cygnus Flare tomorrow night at Pizza Express in Soho. Tickets are selling well and we're hoping it will sell out - please come down if you live nearby and fancy it! Here's a photo from our last gig at Pizza Express at The Pheasantry in Chelsea. Otherwise things have been pretty busy but really varied. I've been getting more work with different jazz based function bands, which has been quite fun and has led to some nice posh band meals in fancy central London buildings that I'd never otherwise get to go in! One of them was with a jazz octet (which was really fun, it was like a mini-big band reading from charts with origin

Protection Racket cases

Very happy to announce that I’m now part of the Protection Racket family. I’ve been using their cases for as long as I can remember playing and they’ve never let me down, so thanks to Protection Racket for welcoming me on board with their other artists. I’ve also just received one of the Protection Racket deluxe cymbal trolleys, which is really lush - it feels like the Rolls Royce of cymbal cases. I can tell already it’s going to make life much easier getting my cymbals around. Thank you very much Dean Bowdery and everyone else at Protection Racket. Here's the artist link to their website: Also many thanks to Tommy Benn for these promotional photos.

Caroline Scott Trio featuring John Turville & Calum Gourlay

“I’m very excited and a little nervous to present a night of original compositions that I’ve been busy writing for piano trio format, and am especially excited to share the stage with these two fantastic musicians to bring the music to life. Please come down and make this a night to remember” - Caroline This is a free entry gig on Saturday 6th May in a lovely Brixton/Loughborough Junction jazz bar with great beers and food. 8pm at The Junction jazz bar. Drummer Caroline Scott is from Scotland, where she started playing drums. After moving to London in 2008, she has played and recorded in a wide range of musical environments, from theatre shows and jazz big bands, to orchestral percussion s

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Royal Festival Hall gigs, lots of jazz and orchestra gigs

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A hectic few weeks of drums!

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