James Hester

Experience

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  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.

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  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.

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  Access to Music

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2007

  Head of Department for both Drums and Creative Music Production

  Date started: 2005 Leaving date: 2007

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  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)

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  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.