ABOUT
"Leon is a great Drummer to work with. Energetic, creative, intuitive and able to cope with the most demanding of Drum parts...Oh and he has a crazy big Drum kit..."
Vahid Qualls- Television Composer
This is the photo of Led Zeppelin and Crew together, which was taken post set up on the dress rehearsal evening at the O2 London.
I'm beneath the 'N' at the very bottom at the back, peeking out over the left shoulder of the fella in the grey shirt. Ha!
Originally from Christchurch New Zealand and have been based in the UK since 2007, where I have worked with various Bands and Artists.
I have my own recording studio space in London.
A private place for all my music and creative activities such as Drum Track Recording, Drum Tuition, Songwriting/Lyric Writing/Song Producing, rehearsals and recording of other Artists/Vocalists/Instrumentalists etc.
One Artist I've had the pleasure of Recording in my Studio is the Great and Legendary 1960's Soul/Blues and Rock Singer- Chris Farlowe.
Over the years I've performed Drum Tech duties for various Artists such as:
*Walfredo Reyes Junior
*Mike Mangini
*Thomas Lang
*Virgil Donati
*Opshop
*Shapeshifter
*Led Zeppelin
I was fortunate to be a Tech/Drum Tech Assistant with Led Zeppelin for rehearsals and their one off reunion show at the London O2 Arena in December 2007.
..And I still fondly smile about that!
From 1989 onwards alongside my drumming adventures, I have also written Lyrics and melody lines which have led to songwriting collaborations down the way.
Ever more so over the sun cycles from the late Nineties to this day, where I have indeed delved more seriously into the songwriting process and music producing. Weaving my words to music has become a very big part of what I do.
I absolutely love the songwriting process and especially the collaboration buzz with songwriting partnerships of the past and present.
© 2021 Leon Barker.