Darren Ashford

Darren has been playing drums professionally for 15 years and in that time he has performed with The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), The Drifters, various west-end musicals and with pop artists such as The Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Will Young, Phats and Small, Sean Paul, Will Smith, Joss Stone, Lucie Silvas, Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, Shola Ama, Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Guthrie, Romina Johnson, Beverley Knight, Angie Stone, Roachford, Angie Stone, LeRoc, Omar, Roy Ayers and Larry Carlton.

Darren’s previous teachers were some of the UKs best, Bob Armstrong, Dave Hassel, & Neil Wilkinson.

Darren teaches students of all levels, beginner to advanced in a soundproof studio on real drums! Covering topics such as Hand /Foot Technique, Double Pedal Playing, Independence, Moeller, Chart & Sight Reading, Time playing, Linear phrasing, Listening skills, Styles & Grooves such as Cuban, Brazilian, Jazz, Funk & Rock.  

Since 2005 Darren has been an active member of the Drum Institute Faculty based at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in Kilburn, London.

You can also catch Darren performing with Alex Holland a London based singer/songwriter who has been compared to Elton John, Jamiroquai and Stevie wonder.... Watch this space!