Recorded drum solo for DrumOff TV, from forthcoming film and album release on Rhythm Section records this summer.
Ed Prosek – Across Berlin
Freshly signed to BMG Chrysalis/Auditorius Publishing I am jetting off to Berlin this weekend to play a show with Californian/Brighton based singer songwriter Ed Prosek. I will be working with Ed full time now, and currently working on double A side single for release later this year, so watch this space.
Louis Romégoux Milou EP Stream
Extremely proud to present the brand new ‘Milou’ EP stream by Louis Romégoux. I am very proud of this record, and huge thanks to Reg Regler, Louis, Charlie McClean, Paul Riley and the rest of the gang for making this record happen, enjoy…
P.S: If you like it you can help support new music and musicians by purchasing the record here for a mere £5! http://louisromegoux.bandcamp.com/album/milou-ep
Milou EP
Next week see’s the release of ‘Milou’ EP featuring Austrian based Sheffield songwriter Louis Romégoux, myself on drums and Paul Riley from ETCHES on bass.
Recorded at the end of last year at Blue Barn Studio in Cambridge and produced by Charlie McClean, ‘Milou’ is a combination of Louis’ folk inspired songwriting and a furious and fast paced band set up spawning what can only be described as ‘garage folk’.
Here is the first single from the EP, ‘Ballad’ which is out May 5th on Lonely Mountain Music.
1st Drum Lesson for Free
Currently I am offering a free introductory / consultation drum lesson of 30 minutes, so all those people who are toying with idea of taking drumming lessons can have a go and see if it is for them!
This is open to all levels of player from complete beginners to advanced drummers who want to focus on particular problem areas or subjects of interest. The lesson will aim to pin down where and how we can improve as well as giving a brief oversight of the fantastical world of drums!
Just click on my contact page above to send me a message if your interested.
Boy George UK Tour
This week I am heading out on tour with Skinny Lister supporting Boy George on his UK tour. Hitting Edinburgh on Sunday, and ending up in Norwich on Friday. All the dates are listed below, and to purchase tickets go to Skinny Lister’s site here: http://skinnylister.com
FREE Drum Lessons
I am giving away 2, 1 hour drum lessons for free next month at my ‘drumming marathon’ charity gig. For your chance to win all you have to do is come along to the show on 27th March at Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar and take part in the extreme charity quiz. There will also be a whole host of other prizes including, a pair of cinema tickets to The Duke of York, Troll’s Pantry burger vouchers, GBK food vouchers, PizzaFace pizza vouchers, a bottle of Kraken rum plus many more exciting prizes. Plus I will be performing with 3 of my bands, Derelicts, Louis Romegoux & Millou, and SEERS, and all the proceeds go to HIV and sexual health charity The Terrence Higgins Trust aiding raising money for my London Marathon 2014 run.
Charity Drumming Marathon Gig
In order to run the London Marathon for The Terrence Higgins Trust I need to raise £1,750. For this reason I have decided to put on a ‘Drumming Marathon’ gig. I will be behind the kit all evening performing with 3 of my original bands;
Derelicts + Louis Romégoux & Milou + SEERS.
In between the live bands there will be an EXTREME quiz with exciting prizes from Pizza Face, Duke of York’s cinema tickets, assorted t-shirts and many more prizes to be announced!
Entry is £5, quiz is £1 and ALL proceeds go to my charity.
If you would like to sponsor me directly you can do so through my virgin money giving page here:-
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/thommills
Massive thanks in advance, Thom.x
What Should Have Been Zane Lowe’s Hottest Records of 2013
After having read and listened to Zane Lowe’s list of the hottest records of 2013, it actually isn’t that at all in anyway. In fact it is quite the opposite, and should really be called Zane Lowe’s lukewarm records of the year, neither cold nor warm but somewhere in between where no-one wants to be at any point, in fact they would rather be cold or warm than lukewarm.
So I decided that I would make a list of the actual hottest records of 2013, without the constraints of being an annoying BBC radio 1 presenter and having to big up the toss that big record labels seem to throw money at these days.
So here it is:
Drum Kit Lessons, Drum Tuning Lessons & Band Updates.
Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned player wanting to improve on your technique I can help you achieve the goals you crave. My syllabus includes every aspect of learning to understand and play drum kit to a high level, be that working through the grades 1-8 or focusing on musicality and technique from my extensive workbook library and session genres. For a full list of workbooks and more detailed information on drum lessons visit my lessons page.
Currently I have new availability in my teaching schedule for new drum students, so please feel free to contact me to secure a place.
Also currently offering drum tuning lessons, so if you are a drummer in need of better sounding drums or a producer / engineer looking to get that killer drum sound I can help you to get the sound you desire. You can contact me here directly for any lesson enquiries: [contact_form]
Bit of a personal band update, working with 7 original projects at the moment, Derelicts, an electro pop 4 piece, Ed Prosek, 8 piece acoustic singer songwriter, SEERS, 4 piece indie rock band, Louis Romegoux, solo singer songwriter, Holy Vessels, rock and roll outfit, Flash Gordons, psychedelic rock 2 piece and a double drumming as yet nameless project.
Debut Derelicts single release before the end of 2013, recording sessions for Ed Prosek, Louis Romegoux, SEERS and Holy Vessels for 2014 releases, and plenty of shows to keep me busy in the mean time. I will be updating the site with new releases as they come so keep them peeled!
Metropolis Drum Off Recording Day
Travelled up to Metropolis studio in London on Sunday for the 2013 drum off tv winners recording day. It was a fantastic day, got to meet the wonderful guys and work in a legendary studio. The day included recording a track with the house band that will be released as an album on rhythm section records, recording my 30 second winning solo and doing a solo interview. I will posting up link when I have them so stay tuned. Thom.x
DrumOff.TV Win!
I am very pleased to announce that I have won this month’s drumoff.tv competition, so thank you to all those who voted for me. The prize is a day recording at Metropolis studios in London, so watch this space for the results. http://drumoff.tv
2014 London Marathon
I have confirmed a place on next years London Marathon running for HIV & sexual health charity The Terrence Higgins Trust! I am very excited and previlaged to be part of the event, and now have to raise a whooping £1,750 before April 2014.
To fundraise I am going to be asking friends, family and companies to sponsor me, as well as organising fundraising charity gigs, and even doing charity drum lessons.
Please help my cause by visiting my Virgin Money giving fundraising page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/thommills and donating whatever you can!
August DrumOffTV Competition
I have been re-entered into August’s DrumOffTV competition after closely missing out on the top slot in July. Thanks to the guys over at DrumOffTV for having me back and please vote for me if you haven’t already as the prize is a days recording in top London studio Metropolis! Here is the link to vote: http://drumoff.tv/v/358/ and my video:
Bathroom Sessions – Drum Solo Video
Second instalment of drum solos recorded around the house, and here is the accompaning video to go with the audio.
Drum Solo – The Bathroom Sessions
The second instalment of my drum solo’s recorded around my house, the first being called The Kitchen Sessions and now this one recorded in my bathroom. Hope you enjoy…
DrumOffTV Competition
I have been selected for June’s DrumOffTV drum solo competition. It involves creating a 30 second drum solo using only kick drum, snare drum and hi-hat and I am up against 5 other drummers for the top spot. The winner gets a day recording at Metropolis studio in London, so please watch my video below and go to the drumofftv website and vote for my entry, you can do this now right here: http://drumoff.tv/v/317/ many thanks!
Drum Students
I have a brand new section of my website, dedicated to my current set of drum students and showcasing videos of their talents behind the kit. Just click on the section above entitled ‘Students’ for the full list of videos and students, or just click this link:
http://thommillsdrums.co.uk/students/
Here is Bailey showing off a tidy groove!
Please feel free to contact me if you would like more information on drumming lessons: thommillsdrums@aol.co.uk
Foals Drum Technician
I am very pleased to announce that I will be drum teching for Foals this year on their forthcoming ‘Holy Fire’ album campaign. Promo for the release starts tomorrow in Berlin, and around Europe until the UK / European leg of the tour begins on February 28th until the end of March. I may even be playing a spot of percussion, triangles and tambourines at the ready!
Here is their brand new video ‘My Number’ TUNE!
Holy Vessels “Last Orders At The Marshall Arms” Album Stream
Over a year has passed since recording the first Holy Vessels album ‘Last Orders At The Marshall Arms’. All recorded on a farm in Oxfordshire where we moved in, lived in a caravan and brought our own studio and producer and spent 2 weeks grafting out the record.
We finally released the album through our own label Hello Babe! Records in November of 2012 to some sparkling reviews, great live shows, national radio play and a building of our fan base.
The album is now available to listen to in full, via soundcloud just click on the player below, if you enjoy the record please support us by buying a copy via iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-or…arms/id576430800
This will help us be able to fund and make a second LP, as we have no financial backing from labels or management, its all done for the love of the music and all funded from our own pockets.