About Paul Glover
Paul Glover is a drummer and percussionist with over 30 years of professional experience, performing and touring across the UK, Europe, and the US with a diverse range of artists. He is currently an independent drummer, session player, and educator, performing with The Lily Beck Band and leading his own projects including The Twilight Showband and Mulberry Earls Mini Big Band.
Paul's Career
Paul Glover is a drummer and percussionist whose career spans over 30 years. Known for his versatility and musical sensitivity, he has performed and toured across the UK, Europe, and the US, appearing at major festivals including Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Bestival, and Secret Garden Party, alongside numerous national radio and television performances.
Paul's first professional break came in 2006 with electro-pop artist Mr Fogg, giving him early opportunities to play major UK festivals and notable venues, as well as perform live on national radio, including the Janice Long Show on BBC Radio 2. That same year, he also became a full member of progressive electronic rock band Pure Reason Revolution, recording and touring with them across releases on Sony-BMG and Superball Music/InsideOut Music, including extensive touring throughout the UK, Europe, and the US.
In 2011, Paul took up the drum seat for Scroobius Pip, one of the UK's leading spoken-word and hip-hop artists and founder of Speech Development Records. With Pip and the Distraction Pieces Band, he enjoyed sold-out tours across the UK and Ireland, extensive European touring, and appearances at some of the UK and Ireland's largest festivals, including Reading & Leeds, Secret Garden Party, Kendal Calling, and Bestival. In 2014, he toured the UK and Ireland with respected American hip-hop artist B. Dolan of Sage Francis's Strange Famous Records as part of The Speech Development Records Tour.
In 2013, Paul joined dual-drummer alt-rock supergroup Red Kite, fronted by former Cooper Temple Clause guitarist and singer Dan Fisher. The band earned a reputation as an exciting and ferocious live act and released their debut album, 'Songs For Crow', in 2014. That same year, he played prestigious venues and folk festivals with BBC Award-winning folk artist Lisa Knapp, demonstrating his ability to adapt across genres.
From 2014 to 2017, Paul was the live drummer for Tiny Giant, the project formed by Chloe Alper with MOBO and Grammy-nominated engineer Mat Collis. The band was championed by BBC Introducing and Music Week, played on numerous national radio stations, was reviewed in publications including NME and Vanity Fair, and was nominated for 'Best Newcomers' in the Classic Rock Magazine readers' poll.
Paul stepped into band leadership in 2017 with the experimental jazz-funk project The Definite Collective, releasing their debut EP, 'Serpent Stones', in 2018.
In 2020, he formed the Rich Meehan Trio with composer Richard Meehan, taking on the roles of manager, co-producer, and drummer. It marked his first release as a band manager, and the trio's debut single, 'Prelude', was named Track of the Week on Jazz FM's 'Dinner Time Jazz' with Mark Walker in May 2022, with further support from Jazz FM and BBC Introducing.
Today, Paul works as an independent drummer, artist, and session player. He played percussion on Marisa & the Moths' album What Doesn't Kill You, which reached No. 1 on the Official UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. He drums for The Lily Beck Band and leads his own projects: The Twilight Showband, Twilight DJ Live, and, most recently, the Mulberry Earls Mini Big Band. Equally at home behind the drum kit or front of stage on percussion, his dynamic live work, whether alongside a DJ or within a full live ensemble, combines groove, flair, and showmanship to create a memorable experience for every audience.
Throughout his career, Paul has worked both live and in the studio with many other artists, bands, and projects, including Izo FitzRoy, The Caligaris, Siobhan O'Flaherty Hilder, Liam Barnes, Leah Kardos, Worgie, The Great Planes, Fleur Stevenson, Hugh Turner, Amber and Professors, Honey Blood, Reading University Big Band, The Roy Bailey Big Band, and his own jazz band, The Hengist Quartet, among many, many more.
A graduate of the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Paul studied for many years with drumming legend Bob Armstrong, one of the UK's leading drum tutors. Now a seasoned educator himself, Paul has two decades of teaching experience across all ages and abilities. His approach has always been comprehensive and bottom-up, giving players a structured framework in which to build confidence and develop their playing. Whether performing, recording, or leading a band, Paul brings professionalism, energy, and a deep well of experience to everything he does.
"As a Dream Cymbals endorsee, I've built up a wide range of their cymbals over the years, and they've become a core part of my setup. I lean towards the Bliss and Dark Matter series, which suit my jazzier leanings beautifully, but their real strength is their versatility. These cymbals move with me across genres, holding their own in heavier styles just as easily. They can withstand the rigour of being smashed on big stages, then handle the volume constraints of a small jazz bar the same night. With more than 30 years behind the kit, I need cymbals I can trust to shape exactly the sound a session or stage calls for, and Dream delivers every time. Beautifully made, endlessly musical, and never off my kit. I wouldn't be without them."
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Michael Cavanagh
Michael “Cavs” Cavanagh is an Australian drummer best known for his work with the psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Cavs has been a pivotal member of the band since their formation in 2010. His dynamic drumming style encompasses an array of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz, and thrash metal.
Cavanagh’s versatility and energy have significantly contributed to the band’s innovative, genre-bending sounds.
Paul Wertico
Paul Wertico, a seven-time Grammy-winning drummer best known for his work with the Pat Metheny Group, has performed with artists like David Bowie and Kurt Elling and released several acclaimed solo albums. Also a dedicated educator, he’s in his 22nd year as Associate Professor of Jazz at Roosevelt University and continues to conduct drum clinics worldwide.
Ben Satterlee
Ben Satterlee has been connected to the drums for as long as he can remember. Raised in Oklahoma, he came up through concert band in middle school and jazz band in high school, earning spots in the Tulsa All-City Band during both his junior and senior years. He credits his early mentors, Mr. Baird (Nimitz Middle School) and Mr. Kirk (Booker T. Washington High School), for fostering his passion and setting him on the path he still follows today.
Though accepted to Berklee College of Music after graduation, Ben chose to continue the momentum he had already built—having played club gigs since the age of 13 and touring regionally by 19. In 2012, he and his wife relocated to Nashville, where his career expanded into touring, recording, and developing his own teaching approach rooted in simplicity, musicality, and real-world application.
Ben is currently in his third year as the touring drummer for Grammy Award–winning Larkin Poe. When he’s not on the road, he’s at home in Nashville spending time with his wife and their four boys.
Dante Foley
Dante Foley (They/Them) is a drummer and video creator from Cleveland, Ohio. Coming from the Cleveland open mic and DIY scene of the 2010s they sat in with many local projects before joining and touring with Cleveland collective Mourning [A] BLKstar. The collective went on to win the Cleveland Arts prize, compose and perform music for Company Christoph Winkler in Berlin, Germany, as well as tour the U.S. and the E.U.
Foley has also traveled the U.S. and E.U. as a guest percussionist in the band Algiers and freestyle percussionist for the Lonnie Holley quartet.
Lia Braswell
Setting out on one’s own is a daunting thing. Whether it’s leaving home, changing careers, or in Lia Braswell’s case, pursuing her first solo musical endeavor, the process is nearly always as fraught as it is illuminating. But on her debut full length, Repetition, Revisions, Temptation, Decisions, she executes the feat with astounding grace.
If Braswell’s name rings a bell, that’s because it should. Having done time as the touring drummer for A Place To Bury Strangers, TR/ST, Le Butcherettes, Sextile, and many others, Braswell has performed on nearly every continent and played internationally renowned festivals such as Coachella and Cruel World. As such, it should come as no surprise that her impressive resumé shines through in the expertly crafted, ethereal dream pop of Repetition, Revisions, Temptations, Decisions. Simultaneously evoking the airy, atmospheric sensibilities of Cocteau Twins, the pop-forward experimentation of Kate Bush, and the hyper-danceable, retro synthwave of contemporary artists like Riki and Nuovo Testamento, Braswell’s self-assured presence as both a songwriter and vocalist results in an effort that bears none of the awkward growing pains one might expect from a new project. Equally arresting is Braswell’s lyrical finesse, with profoundly evocative and delicately personal narratives elevating the already deeply affecting music to heights that border on the sublime.
Moving from the relative anonymity of a drumkit to the revealing illumination of center stage comes with its own unique set of anxiety-inducing challenges, but if Braswell is experiencing any trepidation, it certainly doesn’t show in the quality of her music. Then again, when you’ve already toured with Iggy and the Stooges by age 20, maybe embarking on a solo career seems quaint in comparison. What’s beyond debate is that Braswell has a remarkable knack for songwriting and performance that is self-evident on her stunning debut. Accomplished a career as it already is, Repetition, Revisions, Temptations, Decisions feels like just one more step forward in an ever-growing body of work that is much greater than the sum of its parts.
Escape Ten
Escape Ten is a percussion duo formed by Dr. Annie Stevens and Dr.
Andrea Venet. Escape Ten is passionate about exploring all genres, and expressing it creatively through the colorful world of percussion. The duo performs a varied and exciting spectrum of music- including contemporary, pop, jazz, and classical selections. Repertoire includes their own innovative arrangements, as well as arrangements and compositions written exclusively for the duo.
Escape Ten actively performs around the country and has their own publication series of new percussion duos through Keyboard Percussion Publications (KPP). Recent activity includes a showcase concert at the 2016 PASIC Convention of new keyboard duo works, and Escape Ten's world premiere of their commission, 2300 Degrees by Ivan Trevino in Atlanta’s Spivey Hall.
Escape Ten has been featured artists at the Barnes Foundation, the 35th and 36th Annual Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminars, the Rhea Miller Concert Series, the McCormick Marimba Festival, Minnesota Percussion Association Day of Percussion, University of Central Arkansas, University of North Carolina, Southeast Missouri State, Virginia Tech, the International Trombone Festival, Christopher Newport University, the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference and at the Virginia Humanities Conference at Roanoke College.
Decorated as accomplished soloists, Escape Ten members Annie Stevens and Andrea Venet have both performed and competed throughout the world. Both hold a doctorate in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Stevens is Assistant Professor of Percussion at Virginia Tech Dr. Venet is Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of North Florida.
Andrea and Annie are both Malletech performing artists, endorse Remo and Dream Cymbals, and are active members of the Percussive Arts Society.
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(Andrea Venet)
Dr. Andrea Venet is the Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of North Florida where she directs the UNF percussion ensemble, teaches applied lessons, pedagogy, methods and percussion literature. As a passionate educator, Dr. Venet’s research involves pedagogy, with focus on college percussion education at various levels, classical improvisation and historically informed Baroque performance practice techniques for Bach on marimba. Her arrangements and compositions can be found through KPP.
As an international soloist, Dr. Venet has performed at the 5th Annual Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Perkumania Paris International Marimba Competition, as well as taking 2nd prize at the 2013 PAS KoSA Solo Marimba Competition at New York University. Additionally, Dr. Venet has been a featured soloist with the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, a member of the award winning Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, and performed with Grammy winning alternative band TOOL.
(Annie Stevens)
Dr. Annie Stevens is the Assistant Professor of Percussion at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia where she teaches studio percussion and directs the Virginia Tech Percussion Ensemble. As an active soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and internationally, Annie has been featured in recent performances at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, International Trombone Festival, the International Trumpet Guild, the International Computer Music Conference, and Eastman’s China Connection Ensemble. She has performed with the festival orchestras of the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, the National Orchestral Institute in College Park, Maryland, and the Aspen Music Festival. She can be heard on albums, Blue Earth County with the Kelly Rossum Quartet, and Escape Ten’s, Colours of a Groove.