I’m very happy to say that I am now a fully fledged endorser of Cympad products. This company have taken the basic cymbal dampener and taken it to a whole new level, with various sizes for crashes and rides that really control and aid the sound of my cymbals in a ‘live’ & studio environment. […]
I’m now set up to start giving online Skype drum lessons in 2018!! I am interested in hearing from you if you would like a lesson, write to me at: robert.brian70@gmail.com I teach from NAM Studios which has had the likes of Royal Blood, Siouxsie Sioux, Van Morrison, The Magic Numbers, KT Tunstall, The Mission, […]
I am very excited for the release of the new Gary Bamford Trio CD, it was recorded last year and is ready for release on December the 18th 2017. Its available from: https://garybamford.bandcamp.com/album/god-love-and-other-myths The album was recorded at J&J Studio in Bristol with the ever amazing Jim Barr at the helm. Gary is a good friend […]
It’s been a real pleasure working with some very close musical friends to record this great new song by Sam Eason & Simon Allen. I’m proud of Helen Brian who has worked very hard with the charities & musicians to bring this project together and I feel that together we have all made something rather […]
I am totally delighted that the guys have chosen this track as their new video single, as it’s the one that I played on! I’ve already written at length about the experience I had working with Will & Alison and how much I enjoyed it, but I am still chuffed to say that this is their […]
Well, I am very happy to say that we have completed the filming for this new teaching adventure! It took us 4 days to complete and all the crew involved were excellent and made the experience a real pleasure. My nephew James Taylor who filmed it and Pete Hewington & Jon Buckett who captured the […]
Well, I’m glad to inform you all that filming has finally started on ‘Technique & Musicality’ volume 2′ I am lucky to have James Taylor looking after the filming and the use of Earthworm/Amber Studios with Pete Hewington and Jon Buckett at the audio controls. This volume has all new patterns and ideas that I […]
I am delighted to say that work will start shortly on my next drum DVD ‘Technique & Musicality 2’ Volume 1 was released in 2010 and was very well received getting 3 or 4 out of 5 star reviews in publications like Modern Drummer, Rhythm Magazine and Drummer. I originally wanted other volumes to follow […]
I am chuffed that the new Goldfrapp album ‘Silver Eye’ made it to number 5 in the UK album charts. It was such a joy to take part in the sessions and it’s been great watching their fans reaction to the record which I think is a superb collection of songs. The tour to promote […]
BIG thanks to Chris Burke at Rhythm Magazine for asking me to be the guest tutor in the mag for the past 4 months. I have received some really lovely feedback from drummers about the lessons and I think Chris might well ask me to submit some more next year….Watch this space!!! The 4 lessons […]