James is a qualified teacher 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 was the lead consultant for the 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
Playlist of songs that James Sedge has recorded.
Milkbone.
An instrumental music project inspired by 1970s progressive music.
Phil Scragg – bass, keyboards, guitars
Matt Berry – keyboards, guitar
James Sedge- drums
Special guests:
Graham Mann – trombone, percussion Cecilia Fage – vocal samples
All drums recorded/ engineered by me at MusicStation.
Matt Berry
James played drums for Matt Berry and the Maypoles. Matt Berry is actor/ comedian who has starred in shows such as ‘What We Do In The Shadows’, BAFTA winning ‘Toast of London’ ‘The Mighty Boosh’, ‘Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place’, ‘The IT Crowd’. 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
The Deepstate
Ralph Cardall and James Sedge have been playing music together since a year long UK and European tour in 1995. They both have a deep love of progressive and instrumental soundtrack music and decided to collaborate on theDEEPstate music project. Their music is inspired by bands such as (early) Genesis, Yes, Rush and King Crimson. You can hear the progressive fingerprint of Mellotrons, Moog synths, acoustic guitars, odd time signatures, and wild soloing. The music is both instrumental and song based, with a cinematic / soundtrack feel with pieces that are allowed to stretch out and tell a musical story.
Tomas Doncker
Based in NYC and the UK, Tomas has worked with many top artists including Patti Smith, Funkadelic, Amp Fiddler, Madonna, Yoko Ono, Bootsy Collins and Bill Laswell. I played drums on the 2020 album ‘Wherever You Go’ released on the True Groove Records label, plus a few assorted single releases. All drums recorded/ engineered by me at MusicStation.
David Migden & the Twisted Roots.
Albums
‘Second Hand Tattoo’ (2007)
‘Killing It’ (2012)
‘Animal & Man’ (2014)
Gigs
The Jazz Cafe, Dean Street Pizza Express, Ronnie Scott’s, the Borderline, the American Embassy.
The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Canada 2013.
The band have received awards from Blues Matters magazine, Best Band and Best Newcomers’. In April 2014 they represented the UK at The European Blues Challenge in Riga, Latvia.
‘The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers’. The touring 1995 West End production.
It was a British and European tour for one year including many major venues.
Biography
James is a qualified teacher 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.
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