Robert Brian

www.robertbrian.co.uk

Robert Brian – Drum Kit

Rob started playing drums at an early age and was taught by his father who himself was a jazz drummer in the 1950’s and 60’s. He has been playing professionally for 20 years and has worked in the studio and ‘live’ with a variety of different artists.

These include:
Peter Gabriel, Siouxsie Sioux, Hugh Cornwell, Coati Mundi, John Critchenson, Six By Seven, Innes Sibun, Alan Barnes, Modern English, Derek Nash, Tommy Whittle, Dick Pearce, Jim Mullen, Danny Sheppard, Chris Biscoe, Motorcade, Kenny Lynch, Roger Cook, The Deep Six, Adrian Utley, Herbie Flowers and Ron Matheson.

He has performed at many prestigious venues across the world:
Fillmore Clubs, House of Blues, First Avenue, Starplex Ampitheatre in America, Roundhouse, The Electric Ballroom, Shepherds Bush Empire, Carling Academies, KoKo, Ronnie Scotts Club London, and festivals including O2 Wireless, V Festivals, Benicassim, Saturday Night Fiber and many blues festivals and venues with Innes Sibun around the world.

He has appeared on television and radio shows around the world including:
MTV, Later . . . With Jools Holland, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC Electric Proms, Taratata, America In the Morning, Channel 4 ‘Transmission’, BBC Radio 1 Colin Murray Show and Janice Long Sessions BBC Radio 2.

He teaches peripatetic and gives workshops/clinics both here and in Europe, these workshops focus on technique, musicianship and talks on living and working as a professional drummer with insight into the music industry.
He is endorsed by Sonor Drums, Bosphorus Cymbals, Bopworks Sticks and HardCase.

He has appeared in Rhythm Magazine with his work touring with Siouxsie and his insight on music through the years.

The recordings he has played on are all available from Amazon and these include four releases with 90’s Robert Plant guitarist Innes Sibun, singer Hugh Cornwell and upcoming releases with Motorcade and Siouxsie.

He continues to play with Siouxsie and regularly plays on the jazz and blues circuit in the UK, clips of him playing are available on YouTube both in solo and with Siouxsie and The Innes Sibun Band.

His new drumming DVD 'Technique and Musicality' is now available to buy via his website, and it received 4 out of 5 in a recent Rhythm Magazine review!