Tony MacDonnell DPLM LRAM Cert Ed

I have been actively involved in the entertainment industry for over thirty years having started to work as a professional musician while still at school. I was the first drummer to graduate from the renowned Jazz & Light Music Course at Leeds College of Music. After graduation I completed a post graduate teaching course at Hull University and became a qualified music teacher. Following this I taught in Humberside and North Yorkshire in the classroom and then as a peripatetic drum and percussion teacher.

I have manged to work continuously as a musician along side my other professional interests and have played at a huge variety of events in every kind of venue including TV, radio and recording studios, concert halls, theatres, function suites, exclusive private homes, hotels, circus and holiday centres. I have been lucky enough to perform with many star entertainers, leading actors and musicians at every kind of function from large corporate events to pub sessions and have played for over a hundred theatre productions from Variety and Musicals to Grand Opera. I have been fortuneate to share the stage with a huge compendium of entertainment names ranging from Gary Oldman to Van Morrison : from Matt Monro to Ken Dodd: from John Dankworth to Michael Barrymore, among many others. Incidental to this work I have also functioned as compere, presenter, venue entertainments manager and even as a children's entertainer!

I still play on a freelance basis in and around London and in the South East of Engalnd with some of the UK's finest musicians. In recent years I have gone back to small group jazz and big band styles and as well as playing as a 'dep' or substitute in function and covers bands.

Alongside my musical work, I have had extensive business experience in sales management and marketing in the retail sector of the music and instrument industry and I have a sound commercial background and together with my extensive and intimate involvement in the entertainment industry I was qualified to develop a quality artists music and entertainment agency Prima Artists which is may main occupation. For full details click on the services button above.