Seb Rochford
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford is a British drummer who spans many musical genres.[1]
He comes from Aberdeen and has a large family of 2 brothers and 7 sisters. His father, Gerard Rochford, is an accomplished poet in the north east of Scotland.
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[edit] Band associations
Rochford plays drums in bands such as:
- Polar Bear
- Acoustic Ladyland,
- Oriole,
- Menlo Park,
- Ingrid Laubrock Quintet
- Bojan Zulfikarpasic's Tetraband
He leads Polar Bear, both part of the F-IRE Collective.
Seb Rochford has also worked extensively with Joanna MacGregor and Andy Sheppard and leads the band Fulborn Teversham and has an improvising duo with Leafcutter John. He also has a solo project called Room of Katinas.[2]
He has also drummed for Pete Doherty, with his band Babyshambles, in the early days of the band, and has continued to make guest appearances with them. He drums on the first Babyshambles release, a limited edition single "Babyshambles", released on the High Society label.[3]
In 2008, he drummed on the David Byrne and Brian Eno album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.
Recently, Seb has been working with Corrine Bailey Rae and Herbie Hancock.
Seb drums on 5 songs on Carl Barat's solo album released on 4 October 2010.
In 2011 he drummed on Brian Eno and Rick Holland's album Drums Between The Bells.
Seb produced and co-wrote a four-track EP with UK Hip-Hop MC Mikill Pane, "The Guinness & Blackcurrant EP", which was released independently on 24 October 2011.
He recently played live with Brett Anderson on Later Live... With Jools Holland. 1 November 2011.
[edit] Polar Bear
There have been four releases by Polar Bear—Dim Lit, Held On The Tips Of Fingers, Polar Bear (self titled) and Peepers. Held On The Tips Of Fingers was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005. Rochford also received a Mercury nomination in 2007 for the self-titled debut album by Basquiat Strings With Seb Rochford. Polar Bear's fourth album, Peepers, was released in March 2010 to widespread critical acclaim.
[edit] Influences
Seb's range of influences include Napalm Death, Venetian Snares, Björk, Prince and contemporary electronica as well as a large dose of jazz. His appearance (notably his large hair) and phenomenal technique and imagination have made him one of the most in-demand drummers of modern times in the London Jazz scene.
[edit] Awards
Seb won the BBC Jazz Award for best newcomer in 2004, and has been nominated as best musician in 2006. He has also been nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005 and 2007. Seb also plays drums on Adele's Mercury Nominated Album 19.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/apr/06/jazz.urban
- ^ an interview in Platforms Magazine, an on-line arts magazine
- ^ a column on Time Out's website
[edit] External links
- Polar Bear website
- Acoustic Ladyland website
- Room of Katinas
- All About Seb Rochford from SoundJunction
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