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I was brought up listening to music, my dad is a professional musician so there has always been good music playing at home. I got my first set of drums when I was 3 years old. I began having drum lessons when I was 10.

At 16 I was out gigging all over the south-west with a ten piece soul band, and I started travelling to London once a month for master classes with Britain's top drum teacher 'Bob Armstrong' and continued these lessons for several years. The most important aspect of the lessons, for me, was studying the Moeller technique which is a way of playing in a very relaxed, natural fashion.

As my reputation grew people started calling me for various gigs and sessions. This led not only to me performing and recording around Britain but also in America.

I enjoy playing and studying many different genres of music including:- jazz, rock, funk, blues, and world music.

I teach drums at my studio where I also compose and record my own music. I also enjoy playing the bass, piano, and guitar.

As well as teaching drums privately, I have also taught a BTEC drum course at 'The Academy of Music & Sound'.

Here are some tracks that I'm on . . .

'Freedom' (whole track)
Written & recorded by Kris Barras. All guitars by Kris Barras, Drums by Will Beavis.
This track is featured on Kris' new DVD available at Chops From Hell.

'Forbidden Garden' (whole track) Composed by Will Beavis.
All instruments recorded and performed by Will Beavis, except for the sax which is by Ray Beavis.

'Octagonal Vision' (whole track) Composed by Will Beavis.
All instruments recorded and performed by Will Beavis, except for the Sax which is by Ray Beavis.

'Two Steps Closer' (whole track) Composed by Will Beavis.
All instruments recorded and performed by Will Beavis, except for the sax is by Ray Beavis, and the guitar solo by Kris Barras.


'Recharge' (sample) 'Flat Five' (sample) 'Con Moto' (sample featuring Ray Beavis on sax)
These three tracks were written by the pianist and composer - Paul Smail and are on his album 'Moon Under Clouds'.

 

 

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