James Hester

James hester

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location of James HesterBristol, England, United Kingdom
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  • About me

    Independent Music Professional (drums/composition/remote sessions)

  • Education

    • St mary redcliffe, bristol

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    • University of middlesex

      2009 - 2011
      Pg cert ed music teaching in higher education
  • Experience

    • Me

      Jan 1995 - now
      Independent music professional

      Session work for Island, Universal, Domino and various other labels. Recording drums and writing music at my own studio. Playing UK post-hardcore band Cars On Fire and many, many other musical situations - drumming, writing music, sound design, video work.

    • Bbc bristol

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
      Various duties as assistant

      Recording Foley/spot effects, general tape ops, dubbing work, understanding the process and procedures of a fast, high quality company and the protocols of such an established work flow.

    • Access to music

      Aug 2005 - Aug 2007
      Head of department for both drums and creative music production

      Date started: 2005 Leaving date: 2007

    • Bimm (british institute of modern music) bristol

      Jan 2007 - now
      Head of drum dept

      PG Cert/PTTLS Qualified Head of Dept for BIMM Bristol (Bath Spa and Sussex University verified courses)

    • Drummer magazine

      Jan 2007 - Mar 2012
      Technical editor

      Oversaw the writing and organising the tuition section of Drummer Magazine every month, working with Pete Lockett, Craig Blundell and many others. I also wrote features and film/edit tuition videos.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Pg cert (ed)

      Middlesex university
    • Pttls

      City and guilds