James is a qualified teach who has worked for the University of Kent, specialising in drums, music history and rehearsal skills. He co-wrote a music degree with Julie Parker, the ‘BA Hons in Popular Music Performance.’ The degree was an enormous success, with a very high percentage of First Class Honours students. Most of the graduates have gone on to work in the music industry and music education.
He has also run Further Education courses in Popular Music since 1999.
James has been teaching drums and percussion in London and Kent since 1991 and has trained many of the drum teachers currently working in the Southeast.
He is regarded as one of the leading drum teachers in the area and is happy to teach from beginners up to professional drummers who want to expand their vocabulary or work on technique.
In 2015 he wrote the syllabus and led the teaching team for the Trinity Education Zone at the London Drum Show.
James has worked as a lead consultant for the new Trinity Rock & Pop graded drum exam syllabus that was published in September 2018.
KillerStar Project
KillerStar is the eponymous debut album led by Rob Fleming (Vocals/Guitar/Synths) &James Sedge (Drums) with a band comprising David Bowie band alumni and long time collaborators.
Listen to the debut by KillerStar and you hear a rock album with its own distinct character. Rob Fleming’s voice is entirely his own: a delivery filled with drama and conviction. His songs, some written with the help of his collaborator and drummer James Sedge and on which Fleming plays synths and guitar, fuse the scale of classic rock with with sophisticated harmonies and elements of art rock.. Amid all this, however, you may well hear some familiar touches.
There is a reason for this. KillerStar features Mike Garson on piano, Earl Slick on guitar, Gail Ann Dorsey and Tim Lefebvre on bass, Emm Gryner on backing vocals, Donny MacCaslin on saxophone, Mark Plati on supplemental guitar… alumni of David Bowie’s band, each and every one of them.
James plays drums for Matt Berry and the Maypoles. Matt Berry is actor/ comedian who has starred in shows such as the BAFTA winning ‘Toast of London’ ‘The Mighty Boosh’, ‘Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place’, ‘The IT Crowd’, and Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer’s latest sitcom ‘House of Fools’. James has regularly toured with Matt Berry to support albums such as ‘Opium’, ‘Witchazel’, ‘Kill The Wolf’ and ‘The Small Hours’. In 2015 they supported prog legend Steven Wilson at the Royal Albert Hall.
James has played drums on the Acid Jazz albums ‘Kill The Wolf’, ‘Matt Berry & the Maypoles Live’ , ‘The Small Hours’ the ‘Television Themes album (2018) and the ‘Gather Up’ box set
Biography
‘James’ infectious enthusiasm for teaching and performing music helped me get the best degree result I could, and has inspired me to continue studying at the postgraduate level.’
Alex McElhinney
“I covered many genres with James ranging all the way from punk and reggae right the way through to progressive rock and the music of New Orleans. I feel my drumming ability and technique improved dramatically when James taught me. I was provided with interesting and challenging material to learn which was always taught to the highest standards.”
Lewis Catt
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