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Elliott Henshaw

Where the laughter never ends!!!

About Me

Elliott is a freelance drummer based in London. He has played for many bands and artists both live and in the studio including Shirley Bassey, Deep Purple, Michael Ball, Noel Sullivan, Paul Anka, Bob Mintzer, BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, The Ronnie Scotts Big Band, Mathew Herbert, Jane McDonald, Lilly Savage, Melanie Stace, Laurie Holloway, Zoe Birkett, Shane Richie, Bradley Walsh, Claire Sweeny, Kevin Spacey, The Drifters, Keely Smith, The National Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. For 4 years Elliott was the drummer in the West End production of "The Rat Pack". Having finished this he took over the drum chair on "The Producers," again in London's West End. Elliott then played for Ray Gelato and toured the UK, Europe and Brazil with him. He has played on various TV advert jingles, TV signature tunes and film soundtracks as well as deputising on West End shows such as Lion King, Dirty Dancing, Spamalot, Joseph and Jersey Boys to name a few. He has recently recorded an album with his own band that can be bought here and on his website. Elliott uses Premier drums, Zildjian cymbals, Aquarian heads and Protection Racket cases. More details can be found at www.elliotthenshaw.com.Below in Brazil with Ray Gelato .. width="425" height="350" Below - in Slovenia with Sax Assault SaxAssault - Lip Service

Add to My Profile | More Videos Below in Italy with Ray Gelato

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/10/2006
Band Website: elliotthenshaw.com
Band Members: TO BUY THE NEW ALBUM - IS THAT NOT WHAT YOU WANTED? - CLICK HERE!!THE PRICE IS £10.00 plus £1.50 POSTAGE! Below - in Slovenia with Bob Mintzer and Sax Assault SaxAssault with Bob Mintzer - Sax of Gold

Add to My Profile | More Videos Below - drum solo with Ray Gelato in Italy I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V4.4 Below - On stage with Jon Lord, Roger Glover (Deep Purple) and the RPO
Influences: Buddy Rich, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Carlos Vega, Gary Novak, James Taylor etc etc etc



Sounds Like: someone falling down the stairs with a drum kit combined with the laugh of a hyena!!!!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

ALBUM LAUNCH AND STUFF

Well it's been a busy few months. I've had some great things going on. I played at the Swansea Jazz and Blues Festival with the BBC Big Band, I did a couple of days with the Royal Philharmonic Orchest...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Fri, 23 May 2008 08:21:00 PST

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW

FINALLY!!! the album is out and for sale on this site and my website - www.elliotthenshaw.com It has been a long process but well worth the wait. The production  is incredible in my humble opinio...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:54:00 PST

ON WE GO

Well the album is nearly done - it just has to be mastered - so with any luck it will be out in time for me to give to all my friends and family for Christmas!! The band has another gig in the bo...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:00:00 PST

SUMMER TO AUTUMN........

After another few hectic months summer is nearly over ("what summer?" I hear you cry) and life is settling back down to semi normal. June and July saw quite a few trips abroad with Ray Gelato. We got ...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:11:00 PST

SUMMER NEWS

After a busy 2 ½ months the Dean Martin tribute tour has come to an end. We had a lot of fun on the road  the highlights being 5 days in Scotland including playing to 1600 people at the Glasgow Royal...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:12:00 PST

ONE TOUR FINISHES ANOTHER STARTS

The Saxassault tour is now at an end and it has been a huge success. There were some fantastic audiences and it was great to work with Bob Mintzer again. The album is still for sale and can be bought ...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:41:00 PST

BUDDY RICH TRIBUTE AND MORE

On Sunday 18th March I am playing with the Ronnie Scotts Big Band in a tribute to Buddy Rich. We are playing a selection of his best charts. It should be a great night and a celebration of his music t...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:43:00 PST

SAX ASSAULT CD RELEASE DATE

The new Saxassault cd "Sax of Gold" is released on 1st March and Pre - orders can be bought at www.saxassault.com. It features American saxophone legend Bob Mintzer. Please buy it and come to see the ...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:29:00 PST

Latest nonsense

The 2 youtube vids that i've put up are from the tour that I did with Ray Gelato in Brazil. If you click on my videos you can also see my performance on Davina with Peter Grant. Still building m...
Posted by Elliott Henshaw on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:40:00 PST