Will Brown- Freelance Drummer Freelance Drummer- Reading, Live, Click Tracks, MT, Recording.

I have been working as a freelance drummer, educator and musical director since graduating from The Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts in 2017.

Most recently I have played on the UK Tour of Blood Brother, toured with Reelin' in The Dan (UK Steely Dan Tribute), and performed with award winning Xander and The Peace Pirates at the Danny Awards in New York City.

I have worked in an ecclectic array of styles across live and studio settings, and have toured with artists and tribute acts across the UK and Europe as well as working in regional and touring musical theatre productions. I was a founding member of Hannah’s Little Sister (Heist or Hit Records) and achieved BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6 air play with our debut EP. I have toured with UK artist PizzagirI and award winning artist Xander and the Peace Pirates. I have worked as a guest artist for Royal Caribbean, as well as a drummer on Crossroads Pantomimes, and have recently depped on musicals Lizzie and Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch. I currently work as a musical director and drummer for various tribute shows (Dionne Warwick Songbook, Through The Knight), as well as being a full time member of Reelin’ In The Dan (Steely Dan Tribute). I also work as a drum teacher at The Liverpool Institiue for Performing Arts, and as part of various session bands for functions, house bands and hotel entertainment (Bourne Lesuire Group, Alberts Schloss).

Noteable skills:

• Learning material promptly and under pressure
• Strong reading ability- experience with a range of notation styles and sight reading
• Playing to click and track
• Following a conductor
• Knowledge of a wide range of current repetoire- Popular, Musical Theatrre, Function
• Use of electronics, drum triggers and sample effects