Welcome to the website of Joe England. Joe is a professional freelance drummer based in West Yorkshire. He has played in a wide variety of settings and performed well in excess of 3500 professional shows and gigs in his career thus far.
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Career
Joe began his professional career at a Warner Leisure Hotel, where he played in the resident band for 8 months. Since then, highlights include West End musicals, four years working for Princess Cruises as a show band musician and musical director, backing hundreds of various artists from stars of the past, West End and Broadway stars, world leading tribute acts, as well as backing cast production shows. He has various theatre credits such as Heathers The Musical (The Other Palace, London and UK Tour), The Drifters Girl UK Tour, Saturday Night Fever UK Tour, Bells Are Ringing (Union Theatre, London), Kerry Ellis, Ray Quinn, touring UK theatres, festival stages and city halls with ‘Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘ABBA Mania’, ‘Northern Live – Do I Love You’, ‘The Last Days of Disco’ feat. ITV’s The Voice stars ‘So Diva’, to name a few.
A true professional
From West End theatres to festivals to functions, Joe offers a consistent level of professionalism and experience to all that he does. He is an extremely strong sight reader and has live and studio experience playing in a wide variety of styles including pop, rock, jazz, funk, big band swing and musical theatre shows.
Joe is grateful to have been educated and mentored by some of the UK’s leading drummers such as Dave Hassell, Gabor Dornyei, Dave Tyas and Paul Smith. Joe’s versatility behind the drums is what has set him apart from others.
To get in touch please call Joe on 07743 632213 or use the contact form.