Nick Etheridge is a British Tubist, performer and recording artist. 
Nick is creating new and innovative music under his own banner ‘Tubagility’ with a vision to engage a wide interest in the Tuba and its music. His albums have received critical success and have twice been shortlisted for the Roger Bobo Awards, winning in the Jazz/Commercial Category at ITEC 2010 in Arizona. As well as Nicks own chamber groups he has performed with many prestigious Orchestras and Ensembles, including The Royal Opera and Ballet Covent Garden, London, English and Fine Arts Brass Ensembles.. Nicks latest CD Basscraft, featuring the Tuba in his Progressive Rock ensemble, is due for release in 2012.
Nick's upcoming recording projects span both Classical and popular music with Concerto recordings with the Desford Colliery band, studio based recordings that include a new Prog/Funk Concerto from Simon Dobson and playing live with his Prog band Basscraft.

Open G Records is a brand new artist-driven independent classical record label. Open G utilizes crowd-sourced funding and the latest in distribution technology, allowing great artists to make records on their own terms and under the best conditions. Open G artists enjoy unprecedented freedom in the production of their art, and co-own the resulting product in a profit-sharing structure with the label. 

TOM HARROLD is an award-winning Scottish composer whose music has received worldwide performances by a multitude of performing groups and artists.
Described as "brazen...bold...confident" [the Guardian] and "packed with incessant energy" [the Scotsman], Tom's recent output includes DARKENED DREAMS (a Proms commission which was broadcast live simultaneously on BBC Radios 3 & 4), NIGHTFIRES, a BBC commission that is "...among the most exciting pieces by a Scottish composer in the last 25 years..."[the Herald], and RAZE, which opened the Last Night of the BBC Proms.

Professional Tubist, Small Business Owner, Social Justice Warrior, Educator, and Motivational Speaker

Formerly known as Bad Ass Brass, The Big Shake-Up is fast becoming recognised as one of the most innovative and exciting ensembles on the UK Jazz scene. The band takes its influences from the four corners of the globe resulting in a unique fusion of styles that creates a musical experience like no other. The Big Shake-Up comprises some of the hottest musicians working in London today and each member brings their own style to the band but with a collective focus on creating incredible original music performed to the highest standard.

This page contains recordings of compositions and arrangements by Fodens Band's principal Tenor Horn player, Jonathan Bates.

Brass band works published by Prima VIsta Musikk and Kirklees Music.

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