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Biography

James Rawson - Drums : Sessions -  Tours - Cruises -  Residencies - Deps -  Tuition

 

James has extensive live and studio experience in the UK aswell as on board such prestigious cruise lines as Royal Caribbean and Sun Cruises. With formal music training, James’ knowledge covers formal music theory, sound engineering, composition and performing techniques.

Having performed in various Midlands based bands and studying with renowned local session drummer Mitch Archer, James was able to further his professional drumming techniques by studying with Jerry Freeman, long term drummer for Shirley Bassey. This then led to the start of James’s professional career onboard cruise ships. From there James has gone on to perform with named artists and many of the biggest function bands in the UK aswell as running a busy drum teaching studio.

James is a professional and talented musician, who confidently plays various music styles including Pop, Rock, Soul, Jazz and Latin with or without a click.

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Name: James Rawson
Instrument: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Age: 29
Location: Birmingham, UK
Phone: 07962 444574
Email: jimrawson@hotmail.com
Driving Licence: Full UK
Passport: Full + C1/D Visa + Seaman's book

Qualifications

Grade 8 Drums  (Distinction)

BTEC National Diploma Popular Music

Grade 5 Theory Of Music

Experience:

 

2009

Busy running my own Wedding & party band “The Smooth Criminals”.  Teaching from home studio in Curdworth, various sessions & deps for The Motowners, Carl Sinclair, Dirty Mojo. Performances and recordings with original funk rock band “Universal Vibrations”.

2008

Busy running “The Rhythm Junkies” Function band, sessions with The Quantum project, Dirty Mojo, Carl Sinclair and many others including more work as a dep musician. Teaching from home studio.

2007

Sessions and deps for The Quantum Project, Electric Avenue, Le Chique , Carl Sinclair, Lydia Amerae and Flashback. Live Radio Session on BBC Radio 6 music with up and coming atirst Mr Fogg - see www.mrfogg.co.uk . Teaching at home studio and PMT Birmingham.

2006

Various sessions and deps including live dates with The Quantum Project, Flashback including support slots for “The Real Thing”, Abbadabbadoo, The Big City Allstars and The Right Perspective.  Drum tuition from my home studio and  as part of the “School of Drums” within one of Birmingham’s biggest music shops - PMT (Professional Music Technology.....if you were wondering!!)

Jewel Of the Seas - Royal Caribbean - Working for Royal Caribbean Cruises once again as part of “Soiree” this time on the newest of the fleet. Click here to go to Royal Caribbean’s website and view the ship.

2005

Legend Of The Seas - Royal Caribbean - Centrum Trio Musician as part of ‘Soiree’. Playing pop, swing, and latin  thoughout the summer.

2004

Thomson Gold Hotels, Ibiza: Dance Band Leader.  - ‘True Flair’.

Pont Aven - Brittany Ferries: Dance Band Leader for Inauguration - ‘True Flair’.

2003

Sunbird - My Travel: Dance Band Leader. - ‘True Flair’.

Duke Of Scandinavia - DFDS Ferries: Dance Band Leader - ‘True Flair’.

Brettagne - Brittany Ferries: Dance Band Leader - ‘True Flair’.

2002

Sunbird - My Travel: Dance Band Musician, as part of ‘Le Chique’.

2001

Enchantment of the Seas - Royal Caribbean: Dance Band Musician, as part of ‘Le Chique’.

Val de Loire - Brittany Ferries: Dance Band Musician, as part of ‘Le Chique’.

Sunbird - My Travel: Dance Band Musician, as part of ‘Le Chique’.

Influences

Some of the biggest influences on my playing:

Chad Smith - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

David Garibaldi - Tower Of Power

Bernard Purdie - Aretha Franklin / Session great

Carter Beauford - Dave Matthews band

Chris Sharrock - Robbie Williams band

Aaron Comess - Spin Doctors

Dave Weckl - Session great

Vinnie Colaiuta - Sting / Session great

Travis Barker - Blink 182

Ged Lynch - Black Grape / Sessions

Omar Hakim - Madonna / Session great

Jeff Porcaro - Toto

Aaron Spears - Usher / Alicia Keys

Andy Gangadeen - Incognito / M People / Sessions

Chuck Sabo - Natalie Imbruglia

Dave Rowntree - Blur

Alan White - Oasis

Steve White - Paul Weller

 

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