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Tubagility is the banner that Nick uses for all his solo and chamber performances as well as his numerous recordings for the Brass Classics label.Tubagility covers a broad canvas of performing styles including Classcal, Brass and Brass Band, Jazz, Funk and Progressive Rock.Tubagility commissions original and challenging music featuring the Tuba commissioning over 4 hours of music for the Tuba to date.The aim is to create new and challeging music taking the Tuba to a new and broader… Show more Tubagility is the banner that Nick uses for all his solo and chamber performances as well as his numerous recordings for the Brass Classics label.Tubagility covers a broad canvas of performing styles including Classcal, Brass and Brass Band, Jazz, Funk and Progressive Rock.Tubagility commissions original and challenging music featuring the Tuba commissioning over 4 hours of music for the Tuba to date.The aim is to create new and challeging music taking the Tuba to a new and broader audience. Recent peojects and commissions include Prog Rock Album BASSCRAFT, due for release in 2012.Projects for 2012 include recording the commissioned Concerto for Tuba & Brass Band by Rob Davies with Desford Colliery Band and Simon Dobson's hybrid Tuba Concerto 'Definate Damage' for rock/funk group.Nick also has a new solo work 'Diversity' from talented young instrumentalist & composer Jonny Bates of the Black Dyke Mills Brass. band. Basscraft -2012Band Members: Nick Etheridge, John-Paul Gandy, Pete Dawson, Clare Louise Marshell, Danny Marsden, David Liddell, Paul Archibald, Shaun Thompson, Graham Mann, John O'Neill, Chris Traves,David Migden,Ben Tovey, Bob Broadley.Nick's Tubagility project moves into British Progressive Rock. Nicks new album BASSCRAFT features classic examples of the genre plus exciting newly commissioned works. Performed with fully augmented band and vocalists this album explores virtuosic performance and great rocking music. BASSCRAFT will also be going live later in 2012. Show less

Performing 200+ Orchestral concerts per year worldwide including additional concerts and tours for the affilliated Brass Ensemble.

Nick performed as tubist and soloist with the Athens State Orchestra after winning the position and becoming one of the first non Greek musicians admitted into the orchestra as a full time player.