Stuie
Ellerton was born into a musical family playing percussion and
receiving formal training from age 4 and becoming the youngest
drummer to gain an honours pass at Grade 8 exam at age 12, a
diploma in teaching light music in 1988 from where he became
the youngest ever tutor of drums and percussion and very soon
was in demand not only for teaching posts across the NE of England
but also for bands, orchestras and jam sessions.
Nowadays
Stuie travels the world as a solo percussionist under his real
name and his dance musioc session moniker Flyboy, playing in
clubs and hotels with some of the worlds biggest named DJ's such
as…Dave Seaman, Stazia (France's No 1 female DJ), Jim Labisko
(Ministry of Sound), Said Mrad (Lebanese DJ), and many more at
various venues including MIX Superclub @ The Grand Hyatt Dubai,
Club 2K in the North of England and Club Wicked in London where
his amazing energetic performances have drawn regular crowds
and the admiration of guest DJ's and artists.
This
is a fairly recent manifestation of his extensive talents - Flyboy
has previously played with the renowned Durham Youth Jazz Orchestra,
which took him the far corners of the world performing big band
jazz for radio stations, TV stations and world jazz festivals
such as The Edinburgh Jazz Festival, where he won the Best Drummer
Award.
In
1995 he joined the world acclaimed "Ever Ready Brass Band"
as principal percussionist and performed at the Royal Albert
Hall for the next 6 years at the National Brass Band Finals having
won the regional finals 6 years in a row. In 1995 Stuie travelled
to New York to perform at the Brooklyn School of Performing Arts
("FAME") for 5 weeks.
As
well as his dance music escapades Flyboy is a key feature of
the " The Dark Blues" which have performed live on
TV on many high profile occasions at swanky venues such as The
Savoy, The Dorchester, The Grosvenor House Hotel, The Ritz, Claridges
Hotel, and many more stately homes and castles and has recently
completed his 4th solo album. He is also director of his own
school of music in the North of the UK called The Northern School
of Contemporary Music, which houses "The Drum Academy"
and "The Percussion Academy" and for the past two years
has also been teaching at the world acclaimed "DRUMTECH"
Percussion College in London as senior percussion Tutor and is
currently signed to MAPEX drums and SABIAN cymbals running numerous
masterclasses and drum clinics for both companies worldwide.
Now that's what we call a cool teacher!