"i play drums..."
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AMBASSODORS //

"i play drums..." is incredibly proud to have the following drummers as ambassadors.

Dennis Chambers //
Dennis Chambers is an American drummer who has recorded and performed with John Scofield, George Duke,Brecker Brothers, Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Niacin, Mike Stern, CAB, Greg Howe, and many others.

Ralph Salmins //
Ralph’s signature groove has made him drummer of choice for producers and composers worldwide and he has performed or recorded with Paul McCartney, George Martin, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Madonna, James Brown, Tom Jones, Mike Oldfield, Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, Quincy Jones & more.

Pete Ray Biggin //
Pete Ray Biggin plays with such fiery passion that he has quickly earned himself a reputation as one of the UK’s hottest players. This has led him to playing with Chaka Khan, Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, The Specials, Whitney Houston, Beverley Knight, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Carlene Anderson, Estelle, Adele, Taio Cruz, and one of his major inspirations, Incognito.

David Garibaldi //
David has worked with such artists as Tower of Power, Patti Austin, Natalie Cole, Mickey Hart's Planet Drum, Boz Scaggs, The BBC Orchestra, Gino Vannelli, Talking Drums, The Buddy Rich Orchestra, Ray Obiedo, Wishful Thinking, and many others.

Dave DiCenso //
Dave is member of the teaching faculty at the prestigious Berklee College of Music & has performed/ recorded with Josh Groban, Hiromi, John Petrucci (Dream Theater) Duran Duran, and Steve Morse Band, among many others

James Murphy //
James is an Associate Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and rocked the kit for Blue Man Group Boston for almost a decade. James is an active clinician and an educational contributor to Modern Drummer Magazine

Neil Martin //
Neil has toured and recorded with many artists including: Del Shannon, Percy Sledge, The Chi-Lites, Archie Bell and the Drells, Craig Mc Lachlan, Peter Cox (Go West), Mark Shaw (Then Jericho), Steve Norman and Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Gabrielle, Gary Barlow, Mark Lizotte (Diesel) and Jimmy Barnes. He is also an educator and teaches at the ICMP, London.

Mikey Sorbello //
Mikey has played with a diverse range of artists and bands such as Melanie George (UK), Rebecca St James (US), Matthew McGee (Gold Coast), Stevie Paige (Melbourne), Isaac Paddon (Gold Coast) and The Black Neon Shadows. He has also played in the Musical Isn't It Romantic