Daddy Funk is Simon Greenhill a Drummer and Latin Percussionist since 1976 working professionally in the UK and worldwide for over 15 years. He has a successful Drum Tuition practice in the UK, inspiring his students on Drum Kit and Congas.
Simon the DF is endorsed as an educator by Yamaha Drums and Zildjian Cymbals an association that was established in October 2005. He has a continually ongoing recording project "Signs of LIFE" which displays his extensive song writing and performing talents. Volumes 1 and 2 are available now while "3" is due for release Winter 2006.
While exquisite modern Jazz Duo and Trio work can be heard and bought on www.friendshipandrespect.com There is also his T-shirt and sweatshirt clothing range, featuring the iconic DF Logo as seen on this site.
Daddy Funk was well known in the UK as a member of the Funk Rock Band "Funkabubble" in the mid-90s gaining success with the single "Control"; the video for which had consistent airplay on MTV Europe. Co-founder of the Funk Band The Bird Tribe who became hugely successful touring extensively in the UK. Resident Percussionist for the high profile House Club "Maison" for 4 1/2 years.
Simon lives with his partner; Photographer "Panther Kitten" and his step children on the sunny South Coast of Britain.
DF in the Studio.
Daddy Funk hanging out with Billy Ward in
London, May 2006.
Both Players are Endorsed
by Trueline
Drumsticks.
Thanks to the INCREDIBLE SAM at Drummers-Paradise.com & PETER at TuneTribe.com, Drummers-Paradise.com has 9 FANTASTIC TRACKS to BUY on the DOWNLOADS PAGE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES Folks, it has FiNally Happened!!! >>>& I Couldn’t BE MORE HAPPY!!! >>>
9 GREAT Songs & Tunes by Daddy Funk & Scorpion King are NOW Available to BUY on THIS SITE, at the AMAZING PRICE of 79p Sterling/ $1.49 US or Canadian PER TRACK!!!!! >>>
WOW!!!! >>>
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK THE “DOWNLOADS” ICON AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE!
Listen to CLIPS of ANY & ALL of the Tracks available & Then BUY YOUR FAVOURITES & ENJOY!!! >>>
As My 14 Year Old Student Jeremy H’ said ToniGht……This is the Birth of “Si-tunes”!!! HA HA!!
JUST THINK, You Could be GroOVing or RoCkin’ or JazZing OUT to Daddy Funk & Scorpion King Music on Your Own MP3 Player ANY MOMENT NOW!!!! >>>
It’s ALL a Bit Hectic at the MoMeNt, with all the NEW Web~Site Developments, LOADS of TeaChing, Writing the “Melodic Drumset Applications” Book (It’s going to be REALLY Great!) & ReCording like CRAZY for the “Daddy Funk & Scorpion King” NEW CD “3″ (TOP NOTCH Music, Songwriting & Production!) BliMey!!!
Oh & Some NEW YouTube Videos Will be Heading Your Way SOON TOO!!!
So FiNally, Here is the NeXt iN My Series of GREATEST Musical Influences Blogs……….& It IS……………STUART COPELAND, the Ground~Breaking, Original & Awesome DRUMMER, from the Iconic Band “The Police” !!!
In 1979 Stuart Copeland COMPLETELY Changed the Way I Heard & Understood RHYTHM on the Drums!>>>
The Young Simon Greenhill was 14 at the tiMe wheN “The Police” EXPLODED onto the UK Music Scene & I swiftly BouGht Both of their Albums “Outlandos D’Amour” & “Reggatta de Blanc” & All of the 7″ Singles I could get My Hands oN, Including a Multi~Pack of Picture Sleeves & BLUE VINYL Discs!!!
What was SO DIFFERENT about this Rock Trio was their RHYTHMS, which were ALL ABOUT Displacement & Syncopation within a Pop Music Song Structure. >>>
BRILLIANT!!!
I’ll let Stuart Himself explain this Phenomenon, in a Video Clip takeN from an Interview on the Music TV Programme in the UK “The Tube”. The Interviewer is Jools Holland. ENJOY!!!
This Clip was Recorded in Monserat, where “The Police” were Recording their, then, New Album “Ghosts in the Machine”.
I was SoooOOOO Into this band, in their EARLY COOL days! >>> So much so, I joined their Fan Club “The Outlandos Fan Club” in January 1980! & I still have a Ring binder Folder to this day, which contains all My Correspondence until I went off them in early 1981!!!>>>
For the ReCord, it took Me a While to write this Blog About “The Police” because, much as I LoVed Stuart Copelands Drumming & Stings Songwriting………………Sting is NOW a Class “A” DICK!!!!! >>>
I Have VERY LITTLE Respect for the Man or His Music anymore (He NOW lives Permanently Up His Own Arse, Owns Half of Tuscany & in the Recent Reunion Tour, WILDLY Overcharged for EVERY Ticket…..as if ANY of them NEED the Money!!!!)…………but in 1979 He WAS CoOL!
So there You have it!
Oh & Stuart Copeland’s CD Project “Oysterhead” “The Grand Pecking Order” was Very GoOd, if a Little Weird! >>> But then it DID Feature The UnCrowned KING of Weird……Les Claypool!
So here’s the NeXt oNe iN My Series of GREATEST Musical Influences Blogs & It’s the FaNtasticly Stylish 80s Pop Band “Japan”, Fronted by the Enormously Talented & COOL David Sylvian! >>>
STYLE, FASHION, STYLE & COOL!!!! >>>>
That is what this Band were ALL about. >>>
It’s 1981 & the Young Daddy FuNk is 16 & into High Fashion, CoOL Music, Art & Theatricality. At the TiMe I was taking Art, Drama & English “A Levels” before Finally Going to Art College in 1983.>>>
Britain in the Early 80s was a Hotbed of Creative Culture, with the Rise of Style in Youth Culture throuGh Magazines (iD, Sky, Smash Hits), Music & The Pop Video, HuGe ReCord Company Budgets & Youth TV (The Tube, Top of the Pops, MTV, Max Headroom). The Pop Video was King & Radio & Music TV was HUGE Business.>>>
“Japan” were at the Forefront, but iN a Way also Under the Radar, or dare I Say it, SliGhtly ABOVE it All! >>>
“Japan” were Brothers David Sylvian (Vocals&Guitar)& Steve Jansen (Drums & Vocals), with Mick Karn (Bass&Vocals) & Richard Barbieri (Keybords)>>>>
They are Probably Best Remembered for Their Single “Ghosts” whiCh Reached Number 5 iN April 1982, oN the UK Pop Charts. This was their BIGGEST Single from Their Most Successful (& Final) Studio Album “Tin Drum” >>>
HoweVer it’s Japan’s Penultimate Album “Gentlemen take Polaroids” (1980) which was My Personal Favourite……& it is the Title TraCk which I would like to Show You Now!>>>>
This LiVe Performance was taken from Their Live LP & Video “Oil on Canvas”, which I Watched ENDLESSLY!!! >>>
The DruMMing of Steve Jansen was HiGhly Influencial oN My Style of Playing & He Remains to this Day one of My ALL TIME FAVOURITE Pop Drummers!>>>
David Sylvian & Steve Jansen are Still Recording GREAT Solo Work & Tour the World from TiMe to TiMe for their HuGe & Die~Hard FaN Base.>>>
