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Tommy G Drums

About Me

Tom Gardiner (BAHons) session and touring drummer, and teacher.
I play a variety of styles including progressive rock, funk, drum and bass, latin, metal, pop, and fusion.
Just finished recording at Red Kite Studio with progressive rock band Beggars Opera, on my third collaboration with them.
Please hear my drumming for Beggars Opera 'Close To My Heart' and 'Touching The Edge' on the 7digital indiestore player below.
JumpShipUK
"Its the first time ever i heard a snare drum feature as kind of riff" (Pastel Face)
- Dr Joel , Musician
"Also in the imaginative song structure, no dominating guitar but the drums leading the way" (Pastel Face)
- Drunken Werewolf Magazine , review of 'Pastal Face'. By Chris Glynn
"Gardiner’s technically tight drumming... ridiculously fast snare rolls providing great supplements to the songs...very slick"
Moles club
“I have watched Tom developing as a performer and I don’t foresee him reaching a “plateau” any time soon.”
- Simon Gore, Professional Drummer
Collaborations:
Beggars Opera,
Jump Ship.
Hysterical Injury,
Cars In Walls,
KickTin,
Lara Tiara,
Tom Gardiner Band

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/9/2007
Influences: DRUMMERS - Carter Beauford, Chad Smith, John Bonham, Ginger Baker, Brad Wilk, Steve Hewwitt, Jimmy Chamberlin, Travis Barker, Simon Phillips, Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckl, Ringo Star, Dominic Howard, John Stainer.

BANDS - Dave Matthews Band, Marvins Revolt, Battles, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, Aphex Twin, A Perfect circle, Audioslave, The beach boys, The Beatles, Beck, Beggars Opera, Bjork, Blink 182, Banobo, Buddy Rich, Coldplay, Courtney Pine, Cream, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Esborn Svenson, Faithless, Foo Fighters, Gomez, Groove Armarda, Herbie Hancock, Hundred Reasons, Iggy Pop, Incubus, Jimmy Chamberlin, Joe Satriani, Kumamra, Led zeppelin, Leftfield, Liquid Soul, The Mars Volta, Massive Attack, Max Roach, Miles Davies, Morcheba, Muse, Nitan Sawhney, Oribal, Paquito D'Rivera, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Placebo, The Police, Portishead, Prodigy, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Rage Against The Machine, Reef, REM, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Roni Size, Roots Manuva, Russ Miller, Simon Phillips, Sikth, Skunk Anansie, Smashing Pumpkins, Smith and Mighty, Sneaker Pimps, Soul Live, System Of A Down, Tool, U2, The Verve, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zwan.

Sounds Like:

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Beggars Opera sessions Red Kite Studio’s Jan 2009

Booked in to Red Kite studio's beginning of Jan 2009, for Beggars Opera session. I have been working on the 15 songs for the last couple of weeks, and feeling inspired. Hope you all had a smashing xma...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:33:00 GMT

Good news and bad news!

Hello People how the devil are we all, hope everyone of you is feeling good!Firstly! Good newsI have recently been drumming with Jumpship what an honour! And will be for the next while while their dru...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:05:00 GMT

Tommy G Drum Lessons

One to One Drum lessons with Tommy G BA(hons)All levels, all genres, rock School grades, snare rudiments.I teach drums one to one in Bath, would love to hear from you. I teach from home and do home v...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:32:00 GMT

Session work!

Hello all,I have just started session work on Beggars opera's latest album.Its fun and games as i am recording with my electronic drums, onto logic 8.The band are sending me guide tracks on a usb stic...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:19:00 GMT