On Stage: Drums, rambling banter
Off Stage: Label manager, photographer, videographer, devout atheist
Equipment: Tama 14” x 5.5” Maple Snare (sunburst); 13” Zildjian A custom Mastersound hi-hats; Sabian 20” ride and Zildjian 15” medium crash; a Pearl or Yamaha 20” kick drum, 12” rack tom (mounted on the kick drum, for goodness' sake!) and 14” floor tom (on LEGS, by crikey!). Evans coated heads on the toms and a Remo Ambassador on the snare drum. And some moon-gel here and there to stop the terrible ringing.
Born: Warwickshire, England
Brief Musical History: 1987 - had a Saturday job in a record shop. Learnt drums by tapping on the counter along to music. Moved to Leeds aged 18, played in a blues band and several acid jazz and soul bands in the early nineties. Connected with Eddie Roberts in 1997.
Feed Me: A prawn and mayo sandwich on granary bread
Hot Beverage Preference: Tea with milk and one sugar, please. But only if it's piping hot.
Cold Beverage Preference: A bottle of Corona with a slice of lime in the top
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Pet Hates:
1. Ryanair
2. American 'online' banking (An 'online' payment electronically generates an actual physical cheque which gets posted to the recipient's home. Recipient then drives to his bank and queues up to hand it to a cashier. Hello?)
3. The pseudo-religious 'war on drugs'
email: simon@newmastersounds.com
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