Steve Simmonds

Drums / Rock / Pop / Funk
Northampton, England , GBR

Session Drummer / Composer / Songwriter / Producer / Private Tutor

Steve is a 21-year-old Professional drummer. Having trained at London’s Drumtech Drum & Percussion school, he is competent in many styles including Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, Blues, Soul, Latin and Heavy Metal. He is able to play to clicks and loops and is comfortable in both live and studio situations. He is a groove-oriented player and considers himself a musician first, drummer second. He is also a competent sight-reader. Steve currently plays Pearl drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and Remo heads. He also works as a songwriter, producer and drum tutor.

Professional Experience:

Blues Brothers Banned Festivals & Dates UK and abroad
Glenn Tilbrook Squeeze frontman/founder
Groovejet Summer 2006 UK and European dates
Louise Cairns Live UK promo's 2005
This Royal Youth UK promo's, live shows & 2 EP's
The Loyal Trooper Debut EP (out Feb19th 2007 on DIY)
The Alex Coppard Quintet Live dates & EP
Ross 'o' Reilly Debut LP
The Chaps EP and Live shows
Genie & One World Live summer dates 2005
Member of Lost Without A Soul UK metal act
Sessions for Dave Clarke (Prodigy/Madonna)
Sessions for Marco Mastrocola (Friends/Buffy)
Butch Thomas (Sting/Lenny Kravitz)
Various Theatre Productions
And Many More....