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Brian Roe - Drummer - Web Designer - TV & Web Media Facilitator - Manager of Dead Empire - Blogger - "Cult Figure"

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Comedy Plaza - Mashup Movie

Brian Roe Drummer

Saturday, 26 February 2011 19:34

Born in Leamington Spa, I have been a drummer for 30 years. I was first inspired by the late, great Cozy Powell and through my older brothers and love for heavy rock music got totally in to Led Zeppelin and became obsessed with John Bonham’s playing style! That was it for me! Totally hooked and still am. I am still inspired by Bonham but as I grew up and began to appreciate my musicality and started listening to all sorts of drummers but the one’s that stand out for me are Keith Moon, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Dave Grohl and last but not least Buddy Rich.

I been a session player with many bands, most of them well known including my first major band The Varukers, Where along with my school friend Gary Maloney from Discharge who I replaced became one of the original pioneers of the D-Beat drumming style.  I played with The Varukers for two and a half years recording the first highly aclaimed and iconic D-Beat album "Bloodsukers" (also want to credit my brother David Roe R.I.P. who took the cover photo).  Good times but tough! skint, skinny semi-homeless but shit, I really learnt my craft.... big style. And to this day am still recognised as the kid with the mohican who said "it's a Cult Figure"..! bloody well stuck with me that did.

I went on from The Varukers to play with "Light" later to become Fuse,  from Fuse to Tribal Energy .  These first bands were pretty much the same line-up, born out of the Punk movement in Leamington Spa and The Varukers. We all went our seperate ways after a Tribal Energy Gig at Glastonbury.

I became a professional session drummer then , that was about 1992. I went on to play with  X-Ray Specs, The original Kula Shaker with Crispin Mills and Saul Dismont as the Kays, Mother Earth (percussion), Sunshot, Third-Eye, The Popstars With Rod Doyle and loads of others with countless projects including a developement deal with Acid Jazz and numerous tours with one hit wonders Also getting to work with some cracking produsers including Mark Freegard and Olie Max.

Of the last year I have recorded with Eoin Quiery and Naomi Bedford and currently performing with Clatterati. I Will be appearing with Clatteratti in Sardinia June 2011.

I am available for session and tour work from July 2011

I play:

  • Sonor Drums - Full maple shells in a white sparkle finish
  • Toms: 12’, 13' - rack, Nothing on the Bass Drum
  • Floor Toms: 14', 16' ,
  • Bass Drum: 22' x 16' 
  • Snares: 14' Sonor maple snare, 12' custom Tama Hand Hammered Snare
Cymbals
  • Sabian HHX Cymbals - Hand Hammered
  • 14' Stage Hi Hats
  • 16' 18' & 19' Evolution crashes 
  • 20” Stage ride
Hardware
  • Sonor 404 hardware - Plus sonor 404 single and Double Bass drum pedals and kick pedal cowbell.
  • Sticks Vic Firth - 5a's. I have a load of custom ones from the drummer of Cold Play to get through.
  • Cases - By Hardcase

 

Comedy Plaza on Twitter

30 Oct 2011 Found a commercial for Chase Manhattan bank and did a mashup with Occupy Wall Street video. Check it out if you can http://t.co/q4uBWcda
25 Oct 2011 Is Ricky Gervais a twat? Comedyplaza debated this question a year ago. See the clip on http://t.co/TeSwAO5l And we concluded that yes he is
25 Oct 2011 New Badly Dubbed Porn Episode at http://t.co/aN62DPYD features the early voice of the meercat from Compare the Market ads.
25 Oct 2011 For fans of Badly Dubbed Porn another scurrilous episode uploaded on comedyplaza: http://t.co/aN62DPYD
8 Sep 2011 Also, anyone wanting a laugh, The Castle on Radio 4 at 6.30 Wednesdays.
8 Sep 2011 Just uploaded another daft video on Youtube. Send to anyone starting university this year. http://t.co/PoUChqA
1 Aug 2011 Comedyplaza's new video on Youtube - the Cat advises Obama how not to get fucked up the ass by the Tea Party. http://t.co/ncBwVEu
15 Jul 2011 A new hacked phone message from Cheryl Cole to Simon Cowell on http://t.co/4XZPHrK Apparently this is what caused Rebekah Brooks to resign
29 Jun 2011 Another video on comedyplaza's Youtube channel: http://t.co/q3kAgk3 The Pope's tribute to Ryan Dunn
27 Jun 2011 Louis Walsh answerphone message: http://t.co/vwe9bW0 bleep seems to have replaced name of a newspaper. Which one? Is it News of the World?
27 Jun 2011 The authenticity of the Louis Walsh tape is yet to be established. Someone's edited it before posting as there's a bleep in the middle.
27 Jun 2011 Someone seems to be bugging Simon Cowell's phone, but as yet he either doesn't know or doesn't mind. http://t.co/vwe9bW0
27 Jun 2011 Louis Walsh leaves phone message on Simon Cowell's phone http://t.co/vwe9bW0
10 Jun 2011 Barack Obama uses the F word and other shocking language. Watch new Mashup Movie trailer on www.comedyplaza.co.uk
10 Jun 2011 Cheryl Cole clip also on Youtube at http://tinyurl.com/6a9f2nt
10 Jun 2011 Already had a call questioning the authenticity of the Cheryl Cole tape. We stand by our sources.
10 Jun 2011 Check it out quickly before a super-injunction forces us to take it down.
10 Jun 2011 Cheryl Cole's answerphone message to Simon Cowell now exclusively on www.comedyplaza.co.uk

 

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