It's all about music ..... I'm a musician, a pro drummer ..... for hire!My experience is varied and I've played all over the place - from London to Jo'Burg, Dubai to Frankfurt, Muscat to Middlesbrough, Leeds to Lugano, not to mention lending my DJ skills to the Glastonbury festival prior to David Bpwie's appearence in 2000! I listen to all kinds of music - so my drumming influences are mixed, but they include Charlie Watts, Earl Palmer, Steve Jordan, Buddy Rich, Ginger Baker, Jim Keltner, Al Jackson Jr., Stanton Moore, Steve Gadd, Sonny Freeman & Fred Below (the deepest of shuffles!), Levon Helm, Pete Thomas, Steve White, Elvin Jones, Ringo, anyone who played with Ray Charles, Michael Shreive, Art Blakey and well .... there's just too many to mention!I'm known as a Blues/Jazz/R&B player mostly, but I have worked with many people in a range of styles - From studio sessions to UK & international touring, percussion accompaniment to teaching etc.. and have worked with artists from the worlds of Pop, Rock, Folk, Jazz, R&B and Blues.You can catch me playing live with the rather fantatsic MICHAEL ROACH BAND , the awesome Chicago Diva that is ANGELA BROWN, R&B & Soul legend JIMMY THOMAS , or dirty garage R&B combo THE DIRTY ROBBERS amongst others. I'm often seen laying down some fat shuffles with my Rhythm & Blues Brethren, PAUL CORRY (Honkin' Horn & slinky Geetaw), DANNY McCORMACK (Funky Hammond & Piano genius), ROGER INNISS (Bass Supremo & time lord!) and OLIVER DARLING (R&B jedi). My recent credits include JOHNNY MARS, DEITRA FARR, the wonderful AMBERSHADES, Rock Guitar Hero BERNIE MARSDEN, UK swing sensations KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS, greasey Detroit-esque rockers REVCOUNTER, THE LUCAS GROUP, SOPHIE GARNER and talented singer-songwriter AARON SHORT.I am a proud endorsee of PROTECTION RACKET CASES - THE best protection for your drums!
To hire me for your session/band/tour/gig etc, message me from this page or email me direct at [email protected] For more informatoin, please visit MATT COWLEY DRUMS & PERCUSSION ON-LINEHere's a little film of THE DIRTY ROBBERS at Darlington R&B club:Here's a little film of me with The Michael Roach Band featuring Whitesnake's Bernie Marsden :Here's a promo video from when I was with The Lucas Group (2001) "Up To My Knees" :Michael Roach Band - Little Sally Walker
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Add to My Profile | More VideosHere I'm playing my Gretsch bop set ...Here's me playing with BERNIE MARSDEN, DENNIS GRUENLING, ROGER INNISS & DAN McCORMACK:..This profile was edited with MySpace Help - Profile Creator and Editor MySpace Profile Help!
