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biography

 

Emma King is a female percussionist based between Brighton and Northern Ireland whose reputation has grown rapidly in the UK music scene, in particular through her performances as a Cajónero at the Glasgow and London Drum Shows.

Emma joined the West End/Broadway Percussion show STOMP in 2014 and has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia and South America with the company.

Within the pop industry Emma has worked with X Factor star Gamu Nhengu, Ralph Salmins (Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Paloma Faith, Robbie Williams), Andy Gangadeen (The Spice Girls, Chase & Status) and gospel producer Nicky Brown.

Theatre credits include opening the 2018 Adelaide Festival with LFO and the Steven Sater London Showcase. In October 2018 Emma performed in the World Premiere and Irish National Tour of a new opera production by John O’Brien and The Everyman Theatre Cork, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s timeless story, 'The Nightingale and the Rose’. In 2021 Emma formed part of the creative team as Percussion Director for Rough Girls produced by the Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Television appearances include Live at the London Palladium on ITV and The Late Late Show on RTÉ. Corporate events include the Goldwell Colourzoom Gala Showcase 2017 in Barcelona, Directed and Choreographed by Kevan Allen.

Within the studio Emma's work as a Body Percussion artist can be found on the 'Secret Life of Humans' soundtrack. The play inspired by Yuval Harari’s international bestseller, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind which had a sold out run at The New Diorama,London and in 59e59, New York in 2018. 

Throughout her career Emma has performed in masterclasses with Tom Greenleaves (Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig) Chris Lamb (New York Philharmonic) and soloist Colin Currie. In September 2019 she performed the live soundtrack of JOUD Movie in Dammam, Saudi Arabia with the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Emma performed with Joss Arnott Dance Company in Summer 2019 as the Percussionist for their new Production ‘Pulse!’ touring the UK at several Dance and Music Festivals.

Recent TV and Commercial appearances include Percussion on the 2023 Castrol rebranding advert and The Winter King to be released on ITVX in Autumn 2023.

Emma is proudly endorsed by Schlagwerk Percussion.

 

 

 
 

Secret voice of HUmans - Sound Track

Body Percussion Artist

PROJECTS                                                                    

BANGERS & CRASH PERCUSSION GROUP

The Bangers and Crash Percussion Group is a collective of Irish percussionists who regularly collaborate for a wide range of projects. Their flexibility means that they can perform everything from huge, spectacular shows that fill the stage with instruments to small, intimate concerts, school workshops, street performances and much, much more. Recent projects include a Music Network tour, performances at Body&Soul, Westport Arts Festival, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival, Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Kaleidoscope Night.

PULSE!

Performed entirely around a unique 3.5m high percussion wheel engineered by Rolls-Royce, this adrenaline-fuelled dance and live music production is a combination of rhythmical flare and heart-in-mouth choreography for all the family to enjoy. For their first ever outdoor production, Joss Arnott Dance partners with a world class design team as a dancer and drummer explore the interplay between movement and music.

TRIBE OF TINKERS

A London based folk collective formed in 2011 playing music from all over the world with infectious energy, skill and enthusiasm. The Tinkers’ music draws heavily on rich history folk traditions of the British Isles, Europe and beyond. Creative and daring arrangements of traditional reels and jigs are interspersed with songs of hardship, love and drinking, all with messages as poignant in today’s age as when the words were first sung. The band aren’t afraid to throw in a few curve balls: expect to hear tuba driven dub-step breakdowns, funk riffs and the kind of rich textures only available to those bands with string, wind and brass sections.

STOMP

STOMP is the West End and Broadway phenomenon that unites dance, comedy and music into a theatrical whirlwind you’ll never forget. Creators and co-directors Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas have created a theatrical experience like no other – playful, thrilling and exploding with energy. STOMP has hammered out a universal theatrical language of rhythm, movement, comedy and dance, bringing everyday objects like Zippo lighters, plastic bags, bin lids – even the kitchen sink – to life along the way. It’s the event that showed the globe that even the most ordinary objects can do extraordinary things – in the right hands. 

LFO

From the creators of STOMP, the Lost and Found Orchestra transforms everyday objects into a plethora of invented instruments. LFO recreates every section of a symphony orchestra, using musical saws, bottles, whirly toys and traffic cones and out of chaos is formed an orchestra. With a mix of STOMP performers, classical musicians, physical comedians and aerialists, LFO’s performance climaxes with the human voice being added to the mix: what begins with simple melodies plucked, blown, thumped and brushed into life, ends in a complex symphonic and choral celebration.

 

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