1. Basscraft – 2012
Nick's Tubagility project moves into British Progressive Rock.
Nicks new album BASSCRAFT features classic examples of the
genre plus exciting newly commissioned works written and
arranged by John-Paul Gandy.
Performed with fully augmented band and vocalists this album
explores virtuosic performance and great rocking music.
Band Members include
Nick Etheridge on all
Tubas; John-Paul Gandy: Piano Keyboards; Rhodes: Piano;
Pete Dawson; Drums; Clare Louise Marshall: vocals
extraordinary; Danny Marsden: Trumpet; David Liddell:
Trombone; Paul Archibald: Trumpet & Flugelhorn; Shaun
Thompson: Sax; Graham Mann: Percussion; John O'Neil:
Flute; Chris Traves: Trombones; David Migden: Vocals &
Megaphone; Ben Tovey: Guitar; Bob Broadley: Guitar.
BASSCRAFT will also be going live later in 2012 with CD
available soon.
Further projects for 2012 include recording the commissioned Concerto for Tuba & Brass
Band by Rob Davies with the World famous Desford Colliery Band in May and Simon Dobson's
hybrid Tuba Concerto 'Definite Damage' for rock/funk group to be
recorded in the studio in London in April.
Nick also has a new solo work 'Diversity' from talented young
instrumentalist & composer Jonny Bates of the Black Dyke Mills Brass.
There is also a third collaboration with Tom Harrold and his Concerto for
Tuba & Brass Band earmarked for October.
All these new works are to be recorded for several upcoming CD’s and
performance.