Mike Stopforth

In my spare spare time I’m a drummer.  Not the hard core, head-thrashing, authority-hating type, but more into jazz, funk and classic rock sounds.  I’ve been playing now for about ten years but am not nearly the drummer I could be owing largely to the fact that I seldom get the time to commit to practicing as one ought to with any musical instrument.

Going to the music store to upgrade or splash out on new equipment is always a highlight for any musician.  I know though, remembering back to my early days as a beginner, that going to a specialist store to ask about specialist equipment is often pretty intimidating…