ARTIST ROSTER
Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Feeder, Ed Sheeran, Ward Thomas, Passenger
Karl Brazil’s precision, power and impeccable feel have established him as one of the UK’s most respected and busiest drummers. Known for his ambidextrous ability of drumming opposite to his own opposing set up - using a right handed drum kit with his left handed and footed style of playing - he is a versatile musician and clinician. Karl has recorded and toured with a long list of high profile artists, most notably, Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Take That, Jason Mraz, Starsailor, James Morrison, Olly Murs, Leona Lewis, One direction, Westlife Girls Aloud, Alison Moyet, Natalie Imbruglia, Paloma Faith and Welsh indie-rockers Feeder. He was voted best pop session drummer in the world on the MusicRadar 2015 poll.
Santana
Every musician has an idol, a performer or group that embodies what they wish to become. From his childhood in San Francisco, Karl Perazzo wanted to play with Santana. "I used to play with the band when I was younger," he jokes, "but then the needle broke." However, young Perazzo did have considerable talent, and had played with Cal Tjader, Malo, Ray Obiedo, Prince and Andy Narell by the time he was 12. His life-long dream was realized in 1991 when he joined Santana to play timbales. Perazzo has also performed and recorded with Mariah Carey, Dizzy Gillespie, Phish, The United Nations Orchestra and John Lee Hooker. He also has several side projects which he leads, including the popular Salsa band, Avance. In addition to performing and recording, Perazzo teaches percussion. Along with former Santana conguero Raul Rekow, Perazzo starred in LP's popular instructional video From Afro-Cuban to Rock, which breaks down the complex musical rhythms of Cuban percussion. Because of their unique chemistry and infectious teaching style, Perazzo and Rekow are a sure-fire hit with audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Karl has teamed up with LP to create the LP Karl Perazzo Signature Series Timbales.
GORILLAZ & DAVID SANBORN
Karl Vanden Bossche’s family originally from Ghana, came to London in the early sixties. Karl who was born in London where he and grew up listening to reggae and soul because of his older brothers. Karl’s first instrument was bongos, congas, timbales, assorted percussion and then drumset. He went to gigs and met other musicians, asking questions about how they got started, where to go for jam sessions, etc. Karl was always in some kind of reggae or funk band, but his first break was joining a band called King Salsa were he meet some musicians who recommended him to more popular bands. Today, Karl is one of the leading percussionist in Europe who has played for such artists like, Pasadenas, Lighthouse Family, Robert Palmer, Incognito, Brand New Heavies, John Martin, Des’ree, Mark De Clive Lowe, Simply Red, Joss Stone, Sade, Ms. Dynamite, Basia, Blur, Natasha Bedingfield, Steve Winwood, Gorillaz, Mark Ronson, Jon Lucien, Frank Mccomb, Nigel Kennedy and more.
Spice Girls
Karlos was born in London, from a young age he attended a Pentecostal church where his love for music began. Eventually he took up percussion more seriously by the age of 12 and started playing with bands from the age of 16. Karlos was heavily influenced by records from the 70s and 80s, EW&F, Headhunters etc and pop songs on the radio in the 80s.
His style could be described as more funk, groove based and incorporated drum kit later in his career. Karlos is known for playing both kit and percussion and has had a long and successful career playing for several artists touring the world many and playing on several #1 records in the UK. He also teaches in schools with an emphasis on timing and a greater understanding of the role of drums and percussion in popular music. Karlos is currently touring with the Spice Girls and also is working on a solo album under his artist name of ‘Karlito’ which features his ability to play several other instruments as well as percussion & drums.
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