Ben Calvert
Vice-Chancellor, University of South Wales
Job Role: Drums tutor
Department: Jazz
Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 2008, Sonor Drums artist Joshua Blackmore has performed and collaborated with Troyka, Strobes, Tiny Beast, Curios, Squarepusher, Marius Neset, Bill Laurance and many more.
In 2019 Joshua released his solo EP SiZE, performing/sequencing all the instruments. He also runs the SiZE live band which features three of the UK's most exciting performers. Stick control and technique being a passion and focus, he composed a snare drum exercise every day of the year in 2016 which is published on Instagram.