Ed Freitas / Cybadrummer
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Artists
Matt Green
With over 25 years of professional performing and 20 years teaching, the PDC’s Matt Green has the experience and knowledge which is needed for every aspect of playing. Matt has extensive experience working as a performer and still actively performs in the orchestral, rock, pop, jazz and world music scene which has equipped him with the necessary skills and makes him one of the most versatile tutors around. Matt has the necessary experience to teach all levels and abilities having previously taught in many schools and colleges. With his many years of experience in percussion teaching, Matt has developed various methods that makes learning fun, exciting and inspiring. Matt Green began his musical training at the age of three. At sixteen he attended Colchester Institute School of Music to study A Levels and later a BA Hons Degree, on the way winning competitions for solo and ensemble playing. Matt obtained a place to study at Birmingham Conservatoire, where he gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Performance with Distinction. During his education, Matthew was a member of the Britten-Pears Orchestra for six seasons where he held the principal timpani chair for five of them. Being as prolific at the back of the orchestra as behind a drum kit, Matt is also in demand to perform with premier Big Bands and Jazz ensembles in and around the Midlands/London and in the studio recording for rock/pop artists. Matt is working extensively in the UK, Europe and further a field playing with such orchestras/ensembles as City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, C18th Concert Orchestra, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Milton Keynes City Orchestra, Birmingham Opera, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Armonico Consort, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Nash Ensemble, Endymion Ensemble, The Bach Choir to name a few. Theatre experience includes the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Globe, Talking Birds and West End productions Jesus Christ Superstar, Abba The Show and Thriller Live. Matt has a passion for world music which has lead him to work with such artists as Ravi Shankar, collaborating between Eastern and Western musicians, UK’s leading nasheed group SHAAM and on the west coast of Ireland’s folk scene. In 2016, Matt was invited to play at the Queen’s 90th Birthday Thanksgiving Service at St.Paul’s Cathedral. He is also in demand as a workshop leader allowing him to perform to audiences across Europe and beyond. Matt’s commitment to education has also led him to coach on many summer music courses and he continues to give drum clinics throughout the UK.
Ed Freitas
Known for his relentless energy and passion for music, Ed’s personality and approach is infectious, inspiring and motivating. These attributes together with his skill set as a multi-instrumentalist have led him to work globally in numerous facets of the industry, most notably as an independent artist, session artist, clinician, facilitator, presenting masterclasses and performing with his unique ‘circular’ signature rig. Also often referred to as Cybadrummer or Cyba-X, Ed energises crowds whenever he performs, from large festivals to stadiums, clubs and venues around the world. Ed has been drumming since the early age of 6, but as an example of his busy schedule, between 2007-2017 alone he has performed live, delivered workshops and clinics in excess of 2500 times to audiences in 40 countries. In performing at drum clinics, he toured or shared the stage with hundreds of artists/drummers with the likes of Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, Bobby Brown etc), Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne), Jerry Brown (Girls Aloud, Will Young etc), Terl Bryant (John Paul Jones etc), Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth etc), Raul D’Oliveira (Elton, Wham etc) and many other top guests and performers. He is also an in-demand session drummer for charting artists worldwide. Ed regularly features in the mainstream media for example on numerous television channels in the UK and abroad, examples include the popular ‘Richard & Judy’ show on Channel 4, BBC and ITV news, various Sky channels and the printed media including newspapers, magazines such as ‘Rhythm Magazine’, ‘Home & Away’ and others. Ed holds two Guinness World Records®, one for ’longest drum roll in a group’ with Terl Bryant, Liam Watts and Callum Rees, and the other for conducting the Largest Hand Drum Ensemble in Copenhagen. He is also the director/owner of a multi faceted company comprised of team building and aviation divisions based in the UK, echofoxcompany.co.uk. In his current live schedule Ed is on the road with his ‘I Hit Stuff!’ live tours and shows and collaborating with a number of artists and bands, more info available on the news page!