Kasabian drummer Ian Matthews performing at the 2019 Herfstfest Drum Festival on his British Drum Co Lounge series. Here is his opening drum solo and Ian's story on how he got to be a board member of the fastest rising drum company the music industry has ever seen.
Ian & the British Drum Company Since joining UK based band Kasabian in 2001, Ian has released six official albums and over 35 singles on Spotify with the band. He has toured the world back and forth and up and down several times, touring and headlining many of the world's biggest festivals.
Opening his performance at Herfstfest, Ian recalls being friends with British master drum builder Keith Keough for years before he invited him to a Kasabian show where the band was headlining the V Festival in the United Kingdom.
Meeting backstage after that same show, Keith showed Ian a drum badge of a new dream he had in mind: to start a new drum company.
He asked Ian to join this new company and Ian directly saw the opportunity to not only play his favorite drums around the globe, but also to be involved in the processes of making the instrument with one of the best drum builders in the world. Four years later, the British Drum Co is one of the fastest growing companies since decades.
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Ian Matthews Live at Herfstfest Drum Festival Humble and thankful to end up in one of the biggest bands in the world, Ian is immensely proud to be able to show and play his drums at the Herfstfest Drum Festival. Check out Ian's Artist Page on Drummerszone, with 75 more pictures of his performance at the Herfstfest Drum Festival.
Ian plays BDC's Lounge Series drums that are handcrafted with the company's unique cold press moulding technique. They feature cross laminated 9ply Mahogany and Scandinavian Birch 5.5mm thick shell. Finished with an inner veneer of Mahogany and 30-degree round-over bearing edges.
Herfstfest Drum Festival Herfstfest is the annual Dutch drum festival initiated by drummer Koen Herfst. In 2019 the festival celebrated their 5th anniversary with the following line-up on the two main stages the festival features:
Koen Herfst
Dennis Chambers
Lucas van Merwijk
Richard Spaven
Michael Schack & Koen Herfst
Ian Matthews
Mira Burgers
Jeroen Vrolijk & Eddie van Dongen
Francesco Lucidi
Cesar Zuiderwijk & Drum Demons
Ian Matthews plays
British Drum Company Lounge series drums
Remo drumheads
Vic Firth
Zildjian cymbals
A Drummerszone documentary on the first Maverick ever made Drummerszone documented a historic day at the British Drum Company: the creation of the company's first Maverick snare drum. Hosted by CEO Keith Keough, all the 7 stages of the manufacturing of the first Maple snare drum built at the British Drum Co are revealed. The best part? You can win this first Maverick snare drum ever made!
Building the Maverick - the first Maple snare drum by the British Drum CO.
