Robert Brian from Corsham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom is a professional jazz and rock drummer and session musician, most notably for Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Background
Brian was introduced to drumming at a very early age by his father, Ray Brian, who was an in-demand session drummer in the 60s. His father once played him a video of Buddy Rich which Brian describes as a "defining moment of his musical education" and introduced him to jazz drumming.
Career
He was the live drummer for the Mantaray Tour which consisted of television appearances, festivals and a world tour. In September 2008 Brian played on a Digital Video Disc called Finale: The Last Mantaray and More Show recorded at London"s "Club KoKo" which was released in May 2009. lieutenant charted at #4 in the British Broadcasting Corporation 1 Music Digital Video Disc Chart on the 24.05.2009.
Brian also works as a session drummer and has recently been recording for the band Motorcade.
He tours extensively across the world with many bands and has also started to take drum clinics and workshops across the United Kingdom and Europe. Sonor Drums Bosphorus Cymbals Hard Case Bop Works Drum Sticks Peter Gabriel,, Motorcade, Coati Mundi, Andy Sheppard, John Critchenson, Six by Seven, Alan Barnes,, Derek Nash, Tommy Whittle, Dick Pearce, Jim Mullen, Danny Sheppard, Chris Biscoe, Kenny Lynch, Roger Cook, The Deep Six, Adrian Utley, Herbie Flowers and Ron Matheson.
With Festival Internacional de Benicàssim - 2008 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross BBC1 Season 14, Episode 10 – Aired 3/21/2008 Later with Jools Holland Aired 02.11.07 Hard-Fi / / Richard Hawley / Laura Marling / Kaki King Transmission Channel 4 2007 Taratata 2 et 4 Air Productions - 2007 British Broadcasting Corporation Electric Proms British Broadcasting Corporation Electric Ballroom - 2007 iTunes Festival Eiffel Tower - 2007 With America Morning Show - 1996 With CCW Music Television Europe - 1992 With British Broadcasting Corporation 1 with Colin Murray Live British Broadcasting Corporation Electric Proms from the Electric Ballroom. 2007 With Kaytu British Broadcasting Corporation 2 Janice Long Sessions 2007 With Long Island Blues Warehouse New York - April 2009 Blues Meets Rock Netherlands - 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 2 The Paul Jones Blues Show - 2001 British Broadcasting Corporation 2 The Paul Jones Blues Show - 1997.