Name: Matthew John McCLoud
Instrument(s): Drum kit/hand percussion
Age: 27
Height: 5’ 8’’
Eye colour: Hazel
Hair colour: light brown
Telephone: 07834818741
Website: www.mattmccloud.net
Email: mr_mccloud1985@yahoo.co.uk
Youtube: www.youtube.com/drummable85
Education
Malet Lambert high school 1996-2001
10 GCSE’s at A to C including:
GCSE Science B
GCSE Maths C
GCSE English B
Wilberforce sixth form College 2001-2003
A level Biology D
A level Music C
Wyke sixth form College 2003-2004
A level Psychology B
A level Music technology A
University of Salford 2004-2007
Ba (hons) Popular Music and Recording
Guildhall school of music and drama
Grade 8 High honours in drum kit
Associated board of the royal schools of music
Grade 5 music theory
Tours/Festivals
Several youth band/orchestra tours around Europe which include Czech Republic, Spain and Italy.
Percussionist with Chris Poole and the shades, United Arab Emirates, December 2008/January 2009
Drummer/percussionist for several Sam Gray tours which include:
East17 (support) August/September 2011
David Ford (support) September/October 2011
The Overtones (support) October 2011
Café Nero Tour, (75 venues in total) November/December 2011
Maritime music tour, Martigues, France, December 2011
Cornbury festival with Sam Gray, July 2012
Silverstone Grand prix weekend with Sam Gray, July 2012
Secret Garden Party with Sam Gray, July 2012
Live gigs
Residency playing percussion at Opus night club, Manchester, March 2004 - April 2005
Latin percussion with University of Salford Big band featuring Dave Hassell, March 2006
Live percussion with DJ Greame Park, April 2008
Several percussion gigs playing with DJ’s around Manchester including Revolution, Glass Bar, Barca,
pitcher and piano, Bedlam.
Live percussion with DJ’s Greame Park, Peter hook and Bez, Escape indoor sky centre, Castleford,
June 2008
Drummer for ‘Miss Winehouse’ – Amy Winehouse tribute, numerous gigs from November 2008 to
present.
Performance at MTV UK headquarters with Sam Gray December 2010
Performance with Abi Phillips (hollyoaks) supporting Ellie Goulding at University of Keele, December
2010
Regular dates with jazz trio ‘The Italian Job’ January 2009 – present
Kensington Roof Gardens, with Abi Phillips and Sam Gray January 2012
Supporting Bob Geldof with Sam Gray June 2012
Performance with Latin Band Diaspora June 22nd 2012 www.diasporamusic.co.uk
Various gigs with singer/songwriter Jon Kenzie www.jonkenzie.com
Various gigs with Kristyna Myles www.kristynamyles.com
Various gigs playing percussion with DJ’s as part of the phunk phenomena group
Shows/musicals
Drummer on ‘We Will Rock You’, Adlington, March 2008. MD James Eccleshare
Drummer on ‘Lucky Stiff’, Chorley little theatre, June 2008. MD Karl Pendlebury
Drummer on Buxton pantomime ‘Cinderella’, Buxton Opera house, December 2008. MD Karl
Pendlebury
Drummer on ‘The Hot Mikado’ Bolton March 2009. MD Debbie Smith
Drummer on ‘God spell’ Bolton April 2009 MD Jennie Allcock
Drummer on ‘Raise the roof- song review’ June 2009, Chorley MD Karl pendlebury
Recording/session
Session work as percussionist at MCC studios with UK drummer Steve White (Paul Weller),
March/April 2009
Session work for Sam Gray recording on his debut album due for release in autumn 2011
Session for Sam Gray for a Janice Long BBC radio 2 session
Percusionist for Single ‘This Girl’ by Sam Gray
TV, Radio and Video work
Multiple Radio appearances playing live sessions with Sam Gray
Playing drums for Sam Gray music video, on the single ‘Brighter Day’ due for release Autumn 2011
Playing drums for Sam Gray music video, on the single ‘All of my Life’ due for release March 2012
Playing drums for Sam Gray music video ‘This Girl’ due for release August 2012
Client list
Shmoo, electronica band live drummer playing to clicks samples and loops
several live gigs, music videos and recording work.
http://www.shmoo.co.uk
Sam Gray, depping for Steve White (Paul Weller) several gigs for Sam playing
cajon and drumkit. Also recording work on Sam's album ‘Brighter Day’, radio sessions and music
video work
http://www.samgray.co.uk
Abi Philips, depping for Steve White (Paul Weller)
http://www.abiphillips.com
Miss Winehouse (Amy Winehouse tribute) several lives gigs including medium
sized fesivals playing drumkit along with samples/loops/click tracks.
Italian Job, acoustic trio regular live gigs around the north west
www.italianjobmusica.com
Fuschi4, occasional dep work with Blues/funk/soul quartet
www.fuschi4.com
Jon Kenzie, Singer songwriter www.jonkenzie.com
Kristyna Myles, singer songwriter www.kristynamyles.com
Employment history (other than live gigs/recording work)
March 1999- September 2001 Kitchen assistant Halsham arms, Halsham, E.Yorks.
June 2001- January 2003 Sales assistant at Gap clothing store, Hull
September 2001- September 2004 Preston nurseries (fish farm)
January 2003- September 2006 Waiter with SJM catering
September 2007- present peripatetic drum kit teacher at Marple hall school, Marple.
January 2011 – November 2011 peripatetic drum kit teacher with East riding of Yorkshire music
service