Orchestral Percussionist
Performing Mahler Symphony no. 5 as Guest Principal Percussionist with the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic in Poland in 2018
Eddy has performed with more than 30 professional orchestras worldwide, often as Guest Principal. This includes the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Britten Sinfonia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Outside of the UK, Eddy has worked with orchestras such as the Royal Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra and Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. His orchestral career has included: tours to the USA, continental Europe, Far East, and South East Asia; TV, radio, cinema and live streaming broadcasts; engagements at major international festivals such as the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival; and recording sessions for films including ’The Hobbit’.
During rehearsals with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chamber musician
As a soloist and chamber musician, Eddy has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, Feldkirch Festival, TAK Theatre Liechtenstein as well as the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St Andrews. He is the founder of London Percussion and is Principal Percussionist of the Arensky Chamber Orchestra. Eddy has collaborated with DG recording artist Kian Soltani and Peter Eotvos and was Artist in Residence at the 2018 University of St Andrews New Music Week. In 2004, Eddy reached the percussion finals of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition.
During rehearsals with Stephanie Beck and Kian Soltani at the Vaduzer Saal in Liechtenstein.
Old Dirty Brasstards
Tweed-clad 10-piece brass powerhouse, Old Dirty Brasstards, burst on the scene in 2012 with their exhilarating party jams and unique interpretations of indie classics. Formed in Forest Hill in the heart of South East London by trombonists Richard Turner & Chris Smith, they ventured forth and wowed audiences at top venues such as Bush Hall, Fabric, the Forum, Hammersmith Apollo, KOKO, the Roundhouse, Scala and XOYO; supporting renowned artists like Basement Jaxx and The Hoosiers, and delivering barnstorming sets at major UK festivals such as All Points East, Bestival, BST Hyde Park, Mighty Hoopla, Glastonbury, Latitude, Leopallooza, Truck and Y Not.
“If you’ve never heard Take That’s ‘Never Forget’ blasted through a trombone, frankly you haven’t lived.”
In 2016, the band entered the studio to record their debut eponymous album. A stand-alone single Paranoid Android was released in 2017, accompanied by a live-action video remake of the original Radiohead animation by Magnus Carlsson. A festive EP Sleigh Another Day then followed in 2018, complete with a parody video of a classic East 17 ballad.
Since late 2018, the band has toured across the UK performing sell-out shows of iconic albums front-to-back in their entirety. So far the series has included covers of Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, The Strokes’ Is This It, The Killers’ Hot Fuss and a special 25th anniversary rendition of Definitely Maybe by Oasis.
In 2019, the band collaborated with the dance company Beyond Repair to create B:RAVE, a fully immersive spectacular show of club classics at 93 Feet East.
2020 sees ODB return to their unique album concepts, to present versions of Arctic Monkeys’ AM, Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm and Oasis’ What’s the Story (Morning Glory)?.