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The Team
Jamie
Boss Man
Jamie started as the tea boy in 2006. Keen and inspired he worked at The Den through school and university, eventually becoming the proprietor in Spring 2018. The years of being involved in music retail have given him an broad wealth of information on a large variety of instruments, repairing and equipment.
Jamie lives and breathes The Den, when not on the shop floor he can be found tutoring the young and mature students guitar, bass, ukulele or drums. Tutoring has allowed Jamie to share his ability to play many genre's of music such as 60's instrumentals, 70's funk, jazz/blues improvisation and many, many more.
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From making tea and using a mop, Jamie is main man at the shop.
Abi has been the in-house woodwind specialist at The Den for several years. She attended Aldridge school as a music scholar and is a Birmingham Conservatoire Alumnus, specialising in music performance and music pedagogy. Jazz, blues, classical, show tunes or popular music, can usually be heard coming from her teaching room.
Abi is also part of the sales team and thanks to her encyclopedic knowledge of the world of woodwind you are always in safe hands with her. From marketing to shop presentation, tutoring to customer service Abi is one off the biggest assets of the store.
We simply couldn't do what we do without her.
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Abi
First Lady
Tom K
The Honouree
From purchasing his first guitar and starting lessons over ten years ago Tom's skills and natural musical ability have gone from strength to strength. Whilst furthering his musical education and graduating from University with honours,
The Den has been lucky enough to have Tom as one of the guitar/ukulele tutors for 10 years now.
Screaming blues licks and classic rock solos are just some of the things you'll catch him playing on a daily basis. Tom K is an exceptional tutor and plays a vital role in The Den's family.
The student has become the master.
Tom started his drumming carer at the age of 8, as a boy that didn't like loud sounds. Since then he had gained incredible skill and experience playing for multiple bands as a session musician across the UK.
You can regularly hear a variety of musical genre beats coming from his tuition room like; metal, blues, latin, musical theatre, funk, soul, country and many, many more.
Since his graduation from BIMM he has continued to develop with both his playing and tutoring here at The Den.
Tom C
Tom Tom Crash
Darcey
The Romantic
Darcey started her piano career at age 6 with her Nan, she then had a piano tutor from age 7 and has thrived ever since.
She attended Aldridge School on the music scholarship where she discovered her passion for teaching.
Darcey has been with The Den for a number of years, with her students excelling in both playing for fun and graded examinations.
Her favourite genres are classical and romantic piano with elements of jazz and ensemble work also being an important part of her repertoire.
​Anton stole his brothers guitars over 10 years ago and started learning on the sly whilst he was at work. Since then, he has achieved a distinction* in A level music and graduated university with honours in musical education; alongside playing to thousands for the last 5 years and counting in a multitude of venues around the UK both in a performance and pit band context.
Anton’s inspirations vary from metal to folk and everything in-between, more specifically; the progressive sounds of Alex Lifeson through to the blues inspired rock of Jake Kizska.
Anton
The Rock Star
James
The Cool One
James started at The Den as a student back in 2019, since then he has progressed and wowed with his playing to also become a drum tutor with us.
He is also a house music producer and aspiring DJ with multiple tracks out on streaming services.
Currently he is at BIMM studying music business and music production, enhancing his skills both in the studio and at many live events across the country.
James is also a skilled Saxophonist and has toured the world with multiple bands whilst on a music scholarship.
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