Pat Garvey has worked internationally as a professional musician for nearly 30 years and is regarded as one of the UK's most prominent player-educators. As a player Pat is drummer in Ozric Tentacles and has played with a diverse range of artists over a long career as a professional drummer including The David Cross Band (King Crimson), The Prototypes, prog overlords Lonely Robot, Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix), JAMES, David Jackson (Van Der Graaf Generator), Tim Booth, Freddie V (Average White Band), Lewis Stephens (Freddie King), and Fischer-Z amongst numerous others. He is also an artist in his own right.
As an educator, Pat is Head of Drums & Principal Lecturer at BIMM University in the UK where he also lectures in popular music history and personal and professional development. In 2010 he founded The Brighton Drum School, which has become one of the leading places in the UK to study drums and for anyone to access professional mentoring, coaching, career guidance and support on a 1:1 basis, in-person and online. 100’s of his students have gone on to work successfully in many different areas of the creative industries worldwide and he has taught, trained, mentored and coached many instrumental teachers and practitioners local to the South of England as well as more widely across the UK and worldwide.
He is proud to have some of his past and current students playing and working with some of the biggest acts in the world including Rag n’ Bone Man, Soul Wax, Central Cee, The Darkness, Billy Ocean/Tricky, Queen & Adam Lambert, Two Door Cinema Club, Leona Lewis, Hotwax, Incognito, The Subways, Lawson, Vader, Charlie XCX, Ines Rae, Decapitated, Nathan Dawe, James Marriot, & Charlie Sloth amongst numerous others.
He guests teaches & performs on iconic drum camps like Freddie Gee Drum Academy in the UK & he’s written over 300 educational articles for various industry magazines, educational magazines & webzines including iDrum Magazine and the iconic Rhythm Magazine. His own play-along book ‘LAWLESS’ was published in 2015, & again digitally in 2019.
He continues to tour internationally with Ozric Tentacles and perform at major festivals all over the world throughout the year with them. He gives masterclasses & guest talks whenever & wherever he can, and as well as his extensive professional experience holds a master’s degree and PGCert qualifications in Learning and Teaching.
