Sound Attak are proud to host a drum clinic with legendary sticksman Steve White (Paul Weller).
Date: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Venue: Roberts Club, Vineyard Street, Colchester, Essex (click here for directions)
Time: Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start.
Tickets: £5 available online or instore - strictly limited numbers.
Age Restriction: None (although under 14s must be accompanied by an adult).
Steve's (very) abridged biography (click here for a full version)
Steve White was born in Bermondsey, South London and has lived in the south part of London all his life. He began to show an interest in drumming through a snare drum that was given to him by an uncle at the aged of eight.
During a full and varied career he has played with many world famous acts including the Style Council, The James Taylor Quartet and Ian Dury and Paul Weller. Indeed DVDS of Steve with Paul are available in performance at the Royal Albert Hall, at Braehead Arena Glasgow and Hyde Park in London in 2004. 2005 saw the release of Modern Classics on DVD, a compilation of the best of Paul’s solo work with all promotional videos and the Wildwood live tour of 1994.
On July 1994 Steve took to the stage at Hyde Park with friend and fellow player Damon Minchella to perform at the most widley watched musical event in History LIVE 8 performing drumming duties with the legendary Who, becoming a very elite member of a group of musicians who performed at Live Aid and Live 8.
In April 2008 Steve alongside former Paul Weller band mates Steve released "The return of the Iron Monkey" and spent part of that year touring with the group including appearances at the Paris and Milan Jazz Festival. In Dec 2008 Steve appeared in London to pay tribute to the great Ginger Baker alongside Kieth Carlock, Simon Phillips and the great man himself.
He has also gained a reputation as a drum set performer appearing in clinics with Simon Phillips, Peter Erskine and many other great performers. Steve has now launched a successful career as an educator, be it as an in demand personal teacher and motivator, to course instructor at the "Freddie Gee Drum Academy" now in it's 6th Year, or as a drum set clinician, breaking all clinic attendance records in 2000 with Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer Chad Smith during their legendary "With Attitude" tour promoted by Freddie Gee Promotions.
Steve plays: Mapex drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Roland and uses Remo heads exclusively and Steve wishes to extend a very big "thank you" to all who have supported him.
This clinic is part of the huge UK main dealer drum clinic tour with Mapex.
Steve's Website: http://www.whiteydrums.com/
