Bath RhythmFest

I have been to all of the Rhythm Courses, from 2000 as a student, then slowly getting more involved, helping out Pete Riley, right through to organising and then teaching on the course.

As a young drummer I went to a few drum ‘camps’ and I always gained so much knowledge from them all, in fact it was on one in 1993 with Steve White, Neal Wilkinson and Greg Bissonette that I decided that I wanted to become a professional drummer. I know how important these times can be in a players career and I will stop at nothing to make it the best and worthwhile week in a drummers year!!

As a player I play in 9 or 10 bands playing everything from experimental pop to rock covers, but my main job is working Island/ Universal records with a band called Malakai.With them I’ve played the largest venues in the UK (including 3 sell out nights art Brixton Academy, Manchester Apollo, Royal Festival Hall), recorded sessions for Annie Mack, Zane Lowe and Giles Peterson (Radio 1) at the world famous Maide Vale studios, performed live sessions on Radio 6 Music, played live on Lily Allens BBC TV programme and this summer will be playing 02 Festival (Hyde Park), Glastonbury, Massive Attacks Meltdown Fest and many others…..

As a tutor I qualified as a stage 1 Further Education teacher in 1997 and I’m acting Head of Drums at BIMM Bristol (British Institute of Modern Music) and I teach 10 high level private students a week when I’m at home. I get a lot out of teaching and enjoy it very much!!!

The Rhythm Course is great fun and run by a great team, it’s one of the highlights of my year!! See you at the bar!!

Craig has stamped his mark as one of the most in demand session drummers and International drum clinicians in modern day drumming. His list of commercial credits is rapidly expanding and he is now one of Mapex, Roland and Paiste’s foremost clinicians. His clinic style, performances and level of entertainment have received rave reviews in the media all over the globe and have put him ‘out there’ with some of the best clinicians and educators in the world. He continues to stretch the boundaries of his instrument and always impresses people with his unique talent and his approachable and infectious personality

His credits have seen him playing with some inspirational people in the music industry. Craig is just about to start rehearsals with “David Cross” The virtuoso violin player from King Crimson. February see’s the band touring in Italy playing in front of David’s formidable fan base. The music is a mix of old Crimson tracks through to David’s own compositions, with Craig’s healthy obsession with time signatures, its the perfect mix

Colin Woolway, well known drummer, teacher and author of Drumsense Volumes 1 & 2, which are rapidly becoming the standard books for teaching beginners to play the drum kit. As a professional drummer he toured the world for 20 years, including original touring productions of Godspell and The Rocky Horror Show, and eight years as Suzi Quatro’s drummer, and then he hung up the touring boots to concentrate on teaching.

This resulted in a very busy teaching studio, the aforementioned books, a percussion video and more recently, Drumsense DVDs volumes 1 and 2. He set up the Drumsense Teaching Project in 2000, starting with 5 teachers using the Drumsense programme. At the time of writing there are 115 teachers based in the UK, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Australia and America.
Colin wrote the popular “Teasers” column for Rhythm magazine for 12 years, and still writes the “Getting Started” articles which are featured on Rhythm’s CD/video disc every month.
Colin presents drum clinics regularly for the Drumsense network, and endorses Sonor drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Protection Racket cases, Aquarian drumheads and Bill Sanders practice pads.

This will be Colin’s 5th (or 6th) appearance at the the Bath Rhythm week.