With commitment to first rate artistic consistency in both live and studio applications, Chris is regarded as one of the top Player / Producer / Educators in the UK. In 2010 he was asked to become a member of the Zildjian Artists family and now plays Zildjian cymbals exclusively.
Over the last 4 years Chris has recorded and written with some of the biggest names in Pop / Rock / Classical and Jazz. As a composer, some of his recent work has been used by ABC News America, BBC, Sky Sports, E4, Hollyoaks, Top Gear, Russell Brand Show, and CNN.
Chris writes for Audio Network and conducts workshops for Serious Music Productions London. These workshops cater for primary to post grad applications. He also lectures at Leeds College of Music Conservatoire.
Recent Awards:
BBC Introducing Award 2009
BEST JAZZ ALBUM 2010 ( MoJo Magazine ) with trioVD;
Parliamentary Jazz Award Nominee 2010 for Fill It Up With Ghosts trioVD
“Chris Bussey is emerging as being one of the most important young musicians in the music business” (Producer Simon Humphrey; Abba / David Byrne)
“Rapidly making a name for producing some of the most progressive sounds anywhere in the country” Daniel Spicer: Jazzwise
“Drummer Chris Bussey stands out as the preposterously talented instrumentalist with a tone and attack huge enough to fill any stadium, let alone a nightclub...” Daniel Spicer on trioVD ‘Fill It Up With Ghosts’
“.....with Bussey’s maverick inclinations, the resulting flow of brilliant and busy ideas are unstoppable as they are breathtaking” BBC Music Magazine
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