Artists - Yamaha - UK and Ireland

Eric Valentine

Eric Valentine is a noted musician in contemporary jazz/fusion and rock circles who is recently busy playing on the “G3” tour with Steve Vai.

Manu Katche

Sting//Manu Katche and his band//Peter Gabriel

Josh Dion

A prodigious talent who grew up playing drums beside his father and uncle and started playing professionally in his childhood.

Carter Beauford

Dave Matthews Band

Dave Rowntree

Born in Colchester, Essex, Rowntree was born to musical parents – Susan, a viola player, and John, a sound engineer at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). He attended the Gilberd School, Colchester during the week, and the Landermere Music School, Thorpe-le-Soken, at weekends, where he studied percussion. He played percussion with his father in the Colchester Silver Band, a brass band.

Willie Jones III

Cedar Walton//Roberta Gamberini//Ron Carter Big Band

Jimmy Chamberlin

Founding member of one of the most successful Indie Bands of all time: The Smashing Pumpkins

Akira Jimbo

Casiopea 3rd/Independent

Jordan Hastings

Since pummeling his first toy set to pieces as a 6-year-old, Jordan Hastings’ journey behind the kit has been strewn with impressive and enviable musical milestones.

Zachary Alford

Born in Manhattan, NYC, Zachary Alford began his musical journey being influenced by musician friends of his older siblings (his sister's boyfriend's band used to rehearse in their living room). "I used to look under my bed at the drums that were stashed there. Being so close to real instruments started my fascination with them." "My brother's friend Chandara lived on the 18th floor and he was a drummer too".