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Welcome to the official site of professional drummer Joshua Ting

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Currently playing with:

Kate Mclaren Quartet
University of Warwick Big Band
Tom Lindsay Jazz
UoWBB Small Band
Funktion

View Josh's Upcoming Gigs

About Josh

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Josh was born in Malaysia and grew up in a home filled with music. He showed an early interest and gift in music by picking up simple piano playing by ear at the age of 3. He started playing the piano from the age of 5.

By the age of 15, the piano had become Josh's first love and he was playing in school musicals, including reproductions of "Miss Saigon" and "Oklahoma". He began playing regularly in small groups and duos, focusing on accompaniment for solo and duet vocals. However, Josh found himself intrigued by the drums, an instrument he had never been exposed to, and decided to take some early lessons before a move to boarding school forced him to stop after only four months.

Josh moved to the UK in 2001 to attend university, and found his feet quickly by earning the position as resident pianist in an award-winning fine dining restaurant. He found his way onto the drum throne of the award-winning University of Warwick Big Band in 2004, gigging regularly. Two and a half amazing years later, Josh found himself playing with the band in the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Upon graduating from university, Josh has remained in the UK and is based in the West Midlands. He has moved his musical focus to drums, training under the likes of Paul Brook and Mal Garrett. Josh now plays for the Kate Mclaren Quartet, a Big Band, and various jazz groups. In addition to playing jazz, latin and funk music for various gigs and private functions, Josh has also collaborated with up and coming artistes across Asia and the UK for sessions and showcases, playing a variety of music styles, including latin, pop and fusion. Artistes include pop crooner Julian Perretta and sensational award-winning vocalist Juwita Suwito.

In September 2007, Josh was the drummer for the University of Warwick Big Band on the prestigious stages of the Alma Jazz Festival in Bologna, Italy. The band went on to blow away 8 other international big bands in a grand finale competition of the festival and were awarded the coveted "Best Big Band" award. The band are travelling to the Vienna Jazz Festival in June this year with Josh on the drum throne.

Josh is on the lookout for new and fresh musical projects. Please CONTACT HIM with ideas!

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Gallery

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University of Warwick Big Band
Charity Gig for InterArc & Wishes for Kids 2007

UoWBB Small Band
Alma Jazz Volvo Music Festival 2007

Inspiration

Billy Cobham
2004

Stanton Moore
2007

Karl Brazil
(James Blunt)
2007

Benny Greb
2007

JoJo Mayer
2007

Keith Carlock
(Sting, Steely Dan)
2007

Gary Husband
2007

Links

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Collaborators

Josh is currently involved in the following projects:

Kate Mclaren Quartet
University of Warwick Big Band
Tom Lindsay Jazz

Gear

Josh uses gear from the following manufacturers:

Sonor Drums
Gretsch Drums
Ludwig Drums
DW Drums
Black Panther Snares
Bosphorus Cymbals
Istanbul Agop
Zildjian Cymbals & Drumsticks
Sabian Cymbals
LP Rancan China Cymbals
Toca Percussion Instruments
Axis Pedals

Other Links

mikedolbear.com
eCymbals

Gear

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Primary Kit

Sonor Delite Vintage Maple in Walnut Roots Lacquer

20" x 17.5" Bass Drum

8" x 7" / 10" x 8" / 12" x 9" Rack Toms

14" x 14" Floor Tom

Mini Kit

Gretsch Catalina Club Jazz in Natural Satin Oil

18" x 14" Bass Drum

12" x 8" Rack Tom

14" x 14" Floor Tom

Cymbals

22" Matt Nolan Custom Dark Bronze Ride

22" Bosphorus Hammer Series Ride

22" Dream Bliss Ride

20" Bosphorus Master Series Ride

20" Istanbul Agop Custom Sultan Ride

20" Sabian HH Manhattan Ride

18" & 17" Zildjian K Custom Dark Crashes

10" Bosphorus Traditional Series Splash

6" & 4" Paiste 2002 Accents

13" Zildjian K Custom Dark Hats

13" Zildjian A Custom Mastersound Hat (Bottom)

22" LP Rancan China

Snare Drums

Ludwig 400 Supraphonic 1976 Blue/Olive (14x5)

DW Craviotto maple (14x5.5)

Highwood Custom maple (coming soon!)

Gretsch Catalina Club Mahogany (14x5)

Mapex Black Panther Maple (12x7)

Collaborators

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Josh is currently involved with the following projects:

Kate Mclaren Quartet

Starting out life as a trio, the Kate Mclaren Quartet are a vibrant collaboration playing a wide selection of classic songs in their own unique style. Refusing the norm of the typical pub covers band, the quartet's distinct jazz-influenced sound is the result of a fresh combination of the sweet vocals of Kate Mclaren, Cris Tolley on jazz guitar, Paul Smith on double bass, and Josh Ting on drums. The quartet perform regularly at functions and public venues in the Warwickshire, Midlands and South East.

University of Warwick Big Band

An international Big Band with a varied repertoire, playing everything from swing to jazz, latin, funk and blues. Credits include the prestigious Montreux, Vienna, and Alma Jazz Festivals. The band performs to a wide audience, from private functions and University balls to its own highly popular concerts, as well as annual tours to International Jazz Festivals.

Smaller jazz groups are also put together from players from the Big Band for the right setting - labelled on this site as UoWBB Small Band.

Tom Lindsay Jazz

Josh plays with a variation of jazz groups made up of a selection of experienced instrumentalists and vocalists, led by Birmingham Conservatoire's Tom Lindsay. The band are put together dependent on the requirement of the function or environment, and create music from a wide range of genres, including traditional and modern jazz, funk and latin. Credits include the internationally-acclaimed Alma Jazz Festival.

FUNKtion

This dance-inducing band are put together dependent on the requirement of the setting, and create music from a wide range of genres, including classic rock, soul, funk, blues and jazz. This flexible collaboration performs in groups of different sizes, offering anything from an instrumental jazz trio to a mini swing band line-up with vocals. This young collective is primarily based in Warwickshire, and perform regularly in the surrounding area, and are available for a variety of performances and functions.

Josh is constantly on the lookout for new and fresh musical projects. Please CONTACT HIM with ideas!

Artistes

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Josh has had the honour of working with a number of reknowned international music artistes, including pop crooner Julian Perretta and sensational award-winning vocalist Juwita Suwito. These are just a few of the artistes Josh has had the opportunity to work with:

Kate Mclaren
Tom Lindsay
University of Warwick Big Band
Julian Perretta
Teo Ciavarella
[dweeb]
Johann Ting
Brownmusic
Aubrey Suwito
Juwita Suwito
Moment's Notice
Patrick Leong

August 2009

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Sat 9th
Tom Lindsay Quartet
Live Music - Sharmans Cross, Solihull, West Midlands - Free Entry

Sun 30th
Kate Mclaren Quartet
Stagfest - The Stag, Redhill, Warwickshire - Free Entry
Stagfest Website

September 2009

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Sat 18th
UOWBB Small Band
Wedding - Weston, Warwickshire - Private Function

Sat 26th - Sun 27th
mikedolbear.com
National Drum Fair 2009 - Birmingham, West Midlands
NDF Website

November 2009

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Tues 17th
Dellis Quintet
Private Function - London, Greater London - Private Function

Contact

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