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The Damian Rodd Drum School

Formed in late 2007, the school is now enjoying a flow of students of all ages and abilities. Unique one to one lessons are enhanced with a high tech teaching enviroment enabling the student to record there progress. Parents are welcome to relax and wait for there children and make use of the internet.

The Course

Lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute chunks. A course of four lessons at a time ensure the student gets a clear insight into the world of drumming. Reading materials and study books are available through the school including great deals on beginners equipment .The cost of a four week course is £50 for four half hour sessions and £85 for the full hour hour. Damian is only to happy to help out when it comes to advice on equipment for the novice drummer. Whether it be electronic or acoustic, parents are guided through the options available with budget in mind.

Young Drummer

Lean To Play In A Few Weeks

We guarantee that you will playing the drums in a matter of weeks with our unique one to one lessons. The student gets a clear and concise breakdown of the fundamental techniques in order that they can progress smoothly. A long list of both professionals and beginners have benefited from Damian's deep insight into the subject.

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'Neal Armstong' Damian Rodd 2009

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Bass Lessons

Bass Tuition

I have been playing bass for nearly thirty years now. In this time I have seen its growth come from back of the stage plodder to one of the most progressive instruments in modern music. Its poularity is bigger than ever with new techniques and players reaching new heights of musicality. My generation has been fortunate, we have witnessed countless succesful artists and bands realise the potential for the instrument . The electric bass has changed modern music forever, matching the status the guitar enjoyed in the 60's.

I hope to increase peoples awareness of the bass guitars potential by offering you lessons that are musical and fun. Bass can be a hard instrument to progress smoothly on, knowing what to practice is the key. Here are are a few important topics I like to cover.

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'Small Wonder' Damian Rodd

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APPRECIATION OF MODERN STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

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Viv Rodd Trio (Pete 'Kubryk' Townsend/Damian Rodd) with Gilad Atzmon Moanin

Jim Mullen with (Viv Rodd/Pete 'Kubryk' Townsend/Damian Rodd) Rhythm Changes

Lovetrain - Live at The Excel Centre, Docklands

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Lovetrain - Live at Vicoria Park

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About Damian Rodd

ABOUT DAMIAN RODD

Drummer/Bassist/Writer and Producer, Damian was born and raised in Cornwall. The son of pianist Viv Rodd, Damian was surrounded by many talented musicians from a young age and his musical career started at the tender age of fourteen. His career began playing at the Newquay Theatre with a small ensemble of piano and drums, before joining bands and beginning freelance work in his teens. He picked up the bass guitar at fifteen and was instantly hooked. He then toured Scandinavia and parts of Europe as a jazz musician.

After two years working in Manchester, he won a newspaper competition to play at the Marquee in London and decided to stay in the capital to participate in freelance sessions in the heyday of the eighties music boom. At twenty-two, Damian did a nine month stint working at sea which whet his appetite for all things continental. A year later he moved to Brussels and played with an array of African and Turkish Musicians, at the same time as running a production studio. As a member of triphop band Lowpass, Damian toured with Lamb and Tricky, refuelling his love for electronic music and crossover styles.

Moving back to England in 2001, Damian has continued to play a key role in jazz/electro music and is now running BIG MILK PRODUCTIONS. The beautiful and vibrant South Coast is a great backdrop for all creative endeavours. It is also ideally suited to the kind of music BIG MILK are putting out. Damian is well known and respected in Cornwall and able to work closely with many of the great musicians, from a range of musical genres, playing and producing in the South West. His specialised teaching practise on the well known BA (hons) Jazz degree at Truro College keeps him in close contact with other practitioners working specifically in the jazz field. Damian aims to provide a great space and the supportive technical knowledge that enables musicians, at any point in their career, to work in a way that is free and exciting. His recording studio in Cornwall is truly an artist's dream, enhancing live performance with state of the art technology.

BIG MILK PRODUCTIONS

BIG MILK is the dream child of drummer/bassist Damian Rodd. BIG MILK PRODUCTIONS is based at Aqua House Studios in Penryn, South Cornwall. With tracks out on Mambo and various other dance compilations, BIG MILK fuses Jazz with world and electronica in a 'lets give anything a go' style. Using real instruments inside the technology is where the BIG MILK sound comes from, a blend that is often missing in today's musical climate. Damian engineers and produces all the tracks that come from the Lab. He will work closely with any musician or group recording at Aqua House Sudios in the production of their work.

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' March Of The Eastern Prophets ' Damian Rodd 2007

Discography

AQUA HOUSE ALBUM AND SINGLE RELEASES 2007 - 2010

BRAGATANGA .................. Stepping Out

SIM LAWRENCE ............... Scandal

A BEACH SUPREME ........ Volume 1

NO LOGO ...........................Party Animal

DAMIAN RODD ................. Cafe Mambo Ibiza 2007

DAMIAN RODD.................. Private Beach Club

DAMIAN RODD.................. Private Beach Club

BIG MILK & HAYWOOD .... Club Mixes

KRIS GAYLE ...................... 8 AM

BONE IDOL ....................... One More Pull Boys

KERI .................................. Breakaway

ELAYNE QUINN ................ Elayne Quinn

E'DITH REYBOUBET ........ Decouverte

VIV RODD TRIO ................ Sketches

DAVID MARK PEARCE ..... Tell Me Why

LISA LARUE ...................... Save Me

SIMON HOLMES ............... Simon Holmes

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' Naima ' Damian Rodd 2007

Reviews

ALBUM REVIEWS
LONDON EVENING STANDARDKris Gayle has a fascinating voice and is a very good talent. Her latest album is well worth a listen. SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON, JANUARY 2009Kris Gayle '8.00 am' - one of the top ten Jazz Albums of the Year.JACK MASSARIK, JAZZWISE MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2008Kris Gayle '8.00 am'. Never assume that London monopolises British jazz talent, especially with sounds as sophisticated as these arriving from funky Falmouth. Startled by the opening track, Blue in Green, I searched for the likes of George Duke, Stanley Clarke or Nancy Wilson among the credits, finding instead local heroes such as keyboarder/arranger Viv Rodd, drummer/bass guitarist/producer Damian Rodd and singer Kris Gayle. Her vocal interpretations of All Blues, Im All Smiles and It Never Entered My Mind are simply top-class. Luscious brass arrangements and expert sound-mixing add further Cornish cream to this unexpected treat.JACK MASSARIK, LONDON EVENING STANDARD JUNE 2008(JAZZ CD OF THE WEEK **** (4 stars out of 5)Kris Gayle '8.00 am'. One of the West Country's leading female jazz vocalists, Kris has developed a reputation as a performer of taste, technique and class. This set offers a stunning mix of standards and originals, and is destined to add to her already formidable standing.MUSICIAN MAGAZINE, SUMMER 2008Her new CD '8.00am' begins with a dreamy blissed-out version of 'Blue in Green' and includes memorable interpretations of Ray Brown's Grammy-winning 'Gravy Waltz', Cannonball Adderley's 'Sermonette' and an unbelievably tender 'Some Other Time'. Kris Gayle has an immensely likeable tone, an alluring way with ballads, and a dramatic credibility. I think it's only fair that the metropolis should get a taste of this fine singer, too.PETER QUINN, JAZZWISE MAGAZINE, MAY 2008Here is a favourite singer singing a favourite song - Kris Gayle and 'It Never Entered My Mind', from her new album '8.00am'. She has a voice which really stays in the mind.HUMPHREY LYTTELTON, "THE BEST OF JAZZ" BBC RADIO 2008Kris Gayle's new CD "8.00 am" is a gem, with stylish singing, a wonderful mix of standards and compositions by jazz artists, and first rate musicianship.BOB COLLINS WRHU RADIO, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, USA8.00 am is a disc on which Kris Gayle shows her high quality as a jazz singer. It is a great album.JOSEP PALMADA, RADIO VILAFANT, SPAINWhat a voice, really great!

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KRIS GAYLE 8AM REVIEW After seeing Kris Gayle perform recently ( see Local Hero(ine)s) I was keen to get my hands on her latest CD and review it for this blog. The album arrived a couple of days ago but I haven't had a chance before now of sitting down and giving it my full attention. Now that I have I can say that it was well worth the wait. Here's a 'blow by blow' account.1. Blue in Green (Bill Evans - Cassandra Wilson).From the opening bars one has an immediate sense of musical authority. This track has a great contemporary feel and Kris's voice slides effortlessly through a high-tech arrangement that exploits synthesis to the full but, paradoxically, never loses its sense of organic centre. An excellent bass solo from Damian Rodd puts the icing on the cake of this track.2. Watch What Happens (Michel Legrand).A crisp conga beat sets up a latin feel and as the album progresses I have to keep reminding myself that this is a Cornish product! The horn arrangements are excellent and Marc Hadley delivers a fine tenor sax solo. The word 'effortless' springs to mind for the vocal - but that is, of course, 'the art that conceals art'. The next word that comes to mind is 'sublime'.3. It Never Entered My Mind (Richard Rogers - Lorenz Hart).This is one of my favourite songs by my all-time favourite song writing team. Kris gives a beautiful reading of the oft-omitted verse, before sliding into the main body of the song like oiled silk. Most of the great jazz singers have performed this song, Ella Fitzgerald particularly making it her own and influencing many versions, but Kris, as I have observed before, really inhabits a song. If this gets enough airplay it will, in turn, influence many singers to come.4. I'm All Smiles (Michael Leonard - Herbert Martin).A jazz waltz with a lovely relaxed feel that features a nice synth solo from Viv.5. Sermonette (Julian 'Cannonball' Adderly - Jon Hendricks).This 'soul jazz' classic is delivered here with a slowed down, lazy groove, nice horn arrangements, a piano solo from Viv and some tasteful harmonica from Alex Cockle - all good stuff but my least favourite track so far. I feel that it's a little bit too busy and slightly overproduced. In this case, less would be more.6. All Blues (Miles Davis - Oscar Brown Jr).This track is everything that the previous one is not. There is a beautifully 'spare' feel to it - a great sense of space appropriate to the classic Miles tune. Kris delivers the lyric with great authority. To paraphrase the late Lord Buckley - "When she lays it down it stays there!". This is an outstanding track with great contributions from Paul Heywood's soprano sax and Damian Rodd's bass.7. 8. 00 am (Viv Rodd - Kris Gayle)This original composition sits extremely comfortably with the rest of the more well known numbers and features a thoughtful tenor solo from Marc Hadley. If there is any justice the song will be pounced upon and covered by any singer looking for great material that hasn't already been done to death by other artists. I'd like to hear Meredith d'Ambrosio's take on this one, which is not to say that this performance isn't exquisite!8. The Song is You (Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II)This is taken at a cracking pace, reminiscent of the Jimmy Giuffre Three version from the eponymous 1957 album. Kris's voice is as assured as ever, but I'm not quite so certain about the bass line and, for me, the synth solo doesn't work. There's nothing wrong with the choice of notes but I feel that it would have worked much better with a more percussive sound. It has a 'muscular' quality to it that I associate with pianists like Eddie Costa from Tal Farlow's 1957 line-up.9. Gravy Waltz (Ray Brown - Steve Allen)By contrast this next track is a totally relaxed and swinging performance, with Viv's 'Hammond Organ' playing perfectly matched to Kris's voice.10. Bird Tribute (various).This Charlie Parker tribute opens with a terrific piano and voice duet on Leonard Feather's 'I Remember Bird' which is unequivocably world class - the communication between Viv and Kris seems almost telepathic. When the count-in takes the tempo up for the arrival of Paul Heywood's alto sax on Charlie Parker's 'Ornithology' it comes as quite a shock to the system, as indeed Bird was to the musical establishment of his day. 'Ornithology' segues into 'How High the Moon' (Morgan Lewis - Nancy Hamilton), with Kris scatting the line in unison with the sax before returning to 'I remember Bird' for the conclusion. An excellent arrangement by Kris's husband, Goudie Charles.11. Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein - Betty Comden - Adolph Green).We're back in lush ballad territory and as always with Kris, you recognise that it is the song that is the important thing to her. She breathes life into a lyric in a way that only very few singers can. Viv's arrangements and piano solo really shine here.12. I'm Old Fashioned ( Jerome Kern - Johny Mercer).The last track is a swinging mid-tempo version of this classic song and Kris gives a faultless reading of it. Viv's synth 'big band' is augmented to good effect by Paul Heywood and trumpeter Monty Ray.Overall this is a great album that demonstrates quite conclusively that we have a pair of world class talents in Kris Gayle and Viv Rodd. Why aren't they better known? Maybe 8. 00am is the breakthrough album. Go and buy it now: you know it makes sense! ****½8. 00 am is on the Big Milk label. It was produced and mixed by Damien Rodd.Kris's website is http://www.krisgayle.com/

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PUBLIC EVENTS
4th March The Poly, Falmouth
19th March Mabe,Village Hall
20th April Gylly Beach Cafe, Falmouth
29th April Shelter Box Royal Wedding Tea Party
7th May Blue Bar, Porthtowan
15th May Wedding fair Green Lawns Hotel
21st May The Vean,Caerhays Castle
7th September Gylly Beach Cafe, Falmouth
9th September Flambards Help the Heros
8th December Gylly Beach Cafe, Falmouth
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20th April Gylly Beach Cafe, Falmouth
29th April Shelter Box Royal Wedding Tea Party
7th May Blue Bar, Porthtowan
15th May Wedding fair Green Lawns Hotel

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