biography
Emma King is a female Percussionist and Drummer based just outside London in Brighton, UK and is currently a Deputy Drummer on SIX The Musical in the West End.
Theatre credits also include STOMP touring extensively throughout Europe, Asia and South America with West End/Broadway company from 2014-2018. Opening the Adelaide Festival in 2018 with LFO. The World Premiere and Irish National Tour of 'The Nightingale and the Rose’ by John O’Brien and The Everyman Theatre Cork (2018). Percussion Director for Rough Girls produced by the Lyric Theatre, Belfast (2021). The Promise (The Song Project) Netherlands, Australia and Hong Kong Tour performing with Dutch Singer Wende co-produced by The Royal Court Theatre.
Television appearances include Live at the London Palladium on ITV and The Late Late Show on RTÉ. Corporate events include the Goldwell Colourzoom Gala Showcase 2017 in Barcelona, Directed and Choreographed by Kevan Allen.
Within the studio Emma's work as a Body Percussion artist can be found on the 'Secret Life of Humans' soundtrack. The play inspired by Yuval Harari’s international bestseller, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind which had a sold out run at The New Diorama,London and in 59e59, New York in 2018.
Throughout her career Emma has performed in masterclasses with Tom Greenleaves (Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig) Chris Lamb (New York Philharmonic) and soloist Colin Currie. In September 2019 she performed the live soundtrack of JOUD Movie in Dammam, Saudi Arabia with the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Within the Dance industry Emma performed with Joss Arnott Dance Company in Summer 2019 as the Percussionist and Co-Composer for their Production ‘Pulse!’ touring the UK at several Dance and Music Festivals.
Recent TV and Commercial appearances include Percussion on the 2023 Castrol rebranding advert and The Winter King released on ITVX in 2024.
Forthcoming projects include Care Chains by Moi Tran which will premiere at The Wellcome Collection London in September 2024 and run until April 2025.
Emma is proudly endorsed by Schlagwerk Percussion.
Secret voice of HUmans - Sound Track
Body Percussion Artist
PROJECTS
BANGERS & CRASH PERCUSSION GROUP
The Bangers and Crash Percussion Group is a collective of Irish percussionists who regularly collaborate for a wide range of projects. Their flexibility means that they can perform everything from huge, spectacular shows that fill the stage with instruments to small, intimate concerts, school workshops, street performances and much, much more. Recent projects include a Music Network tour, performances at Body&Soul, Westport Arts Festival, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival, Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Kaleidoscope Night.
STOMP is the West End and Broadway phenomenon that unites dance, comedy and music into a theatrical whirlwind you’ll never forget. Creators and co-directors Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas have created a theatrical experience like no other – playful, thrilling and exploding with energy. STOMP has hammered out a universal theatrical language of rhythm, movement, comedy and dance, bringing everyday objects like Zippo lighters, plastic bags, bin lids – even the kitchen sink – to life along the way. It’s the event that showed the globe that even the most ordinary objects can do extraordinary things – in the right hands.
From the creators of STOMP, the Lost and Found Orchestra transforms everyday objects into a plethora of invented instruments. LFO recreates every section of a symphony orchestra, using musical saws, bottles, whirly toys and traffic cones and out of chaos is formed an orchestra. With a mix of STOMP performers, classical musicians, physical comedians and aerialists, LFO’s performance climaxes with the human voice being added to the mix: what begins with simple melodies plucked, blown, thumped and brushed into life, ends in a complex symphonic and choral celebration.
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