Kyle Hughes - Drummer

"After watching various drummers from various different rock bands, what immediately caught my attention was how fast they were all going around the kit. Drummers at the time like, Mike Portnoy, Joey Jordsion and Tommy Aldridge really opened up my mind to double bass drumming.

I was lucky enough to have went and seen Thin LIZZY live and the drummer at the time was Tommy Aldridge. Halfway through the set he performed an incredible drum solo – it was that one drum solo that inspired me to play the drums.

The roar from the crowd really was amazing and ever since that day I have always wondered how it would feel to be appreciated from a big audience. After seeing that solo it drove me to pick up the sticks more often and dedicate all my time to drumming. A quote I always use which motivates me is “Practice never makes perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect.”

At the moment I am currently getting taught by Mr Geoffrey Hutchinson. I owe a lot of my progress to Geoff as he has transformed my drumming and has made me a much more technical drummer. Working with Geoff is an absolute pleasure and I appreciate all the things he has done for me.

I have been fortunate enough to have met some of my heroes like, Nicko Mcbrain from IRON Maiden, Chris Coleman (Chaka Kahn), Jojo Mayer (Nerve) and Chris Johnston (Rhianna, Stevie Wonder). It was an honour to get some great advice from all those guys. After just recently performing with Ron Thal from Guns N Roses it really was a pleasure and an amazing experience.. I learnt a lot from performing with him and having a chat with him after the show and I can honestly say he is one of the nicest guys I have met and what a Guitar Player!" 

The Young Newcastle Drummer has already made an impact in the world of music performing on the same stage as Jools Holland, Simple Minds, Scouting for Girls, Texas, Adam Ant, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N Roses) and the Jacksons. Kyle still continues to Tour all around Europe with various bands, one being the band “Aurora Dawn & The Screaming Skulls”. 

Kyle started playing drums at the ripe old age of 6 years old and performed his first gig at the age of 9 and at only age 13 he was invited to join his Dad's band We3Colonels. 3 years of playing in his Dad's band had increased Kyle's versatility incredibly and prepared for any opportunities in the future. 

Kyle is currently drumming for “Aurora Dawn & The Screaming Skulls”. Kyle is currently working on the new album with the band and their first single will be released early next year along with their new album. 

Kyle features on the tracks “Feeding Frenzy”, ‘Burn it to the ground”, “Play the fool” and “Famous Last Words (Part 1)” on the album “This Isn’t Wonderland” by the band Twister. Kyle also does session work and has already performed on other albums for various artists all over the world. 

Twister have supported the likes of Jools Holland, The Jacksons, Texas, Simple Minds, Scouting for Girls and recently have just supported and performed with the incredible and well respected Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal from Guns N roses. Kyle when supporting Jools Holland at 16 had met the Drummer Gilson Lavis beforehand and still till this day remains a huge highlight of his career. Kyle now 17 has managed to impress the likes of Ron Thal, Aurora Dawn from the band Alabama 3 due to him recently performing with him recently live at the 02 Academy in Newcastle without any rehearsals!