Name
Leo Taylor

Nickname (and why!)
Nothing

Education
8 GCSEs  1 AS level 1 A level  Camberwell College of Arts fine art

Main instrument played
Drum kit

Other instruments played
Piano /  Trombone

Type of music played
Anything that facilitates improvisation

The band you play with
Matthew Herbert, The Invisible, Zongamin, Bugz in the Attic, Nitin Sawhney

Tell us about the last gig you played
I played with Bugz in the Attic in Dublin for Bacardi live...smashed it.

Tell us what music means to you
It is the most mysterious and powerful force that exists. It is present yet unmanifested, conscious and unconscious.

Tell us about the last album you listened to
The Catherine Wheel by David Byrne featuring Brian Eno. Written to accompany a dance piece by Twyla Tharp. It's very reminiscent of My life in the bush of ghosts, one of my favorite records.

Which musician do you most admire and why?
My Dad. His playing and writing affects me on a very deep level.
Conecting with new musicians, sharing and being exposed to new ideas creating something completely new.

Tell us something about yourself that not many people know!
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