Kev Hickman
Kev Hickman performing live in 2024
Kev Hickman performing live in 2024
Background information
Birth nameKevin Hickman
BornWoking, England
GenresBlues, rock
Occupation(s)Drummer, Percussionist
InstrumentDrums
Years active2008–present
Websitewww.kevhickman.com

Kev Hickman is a British rock and blues drummer known for his work with RavenEye, Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics and Catfish.

History

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In 2009 Hickman worked with Australian blues artist Gwyn Ashton, Hickman worked on Ashton’s ‘Two-Man Blues Army’ project, in 2011 they supported Magnum on a tour of the UK.[1][2] Hickman appeared in the official music video for ‘Break’ from the Two-Man Blues Army album[3] and also appeared in, edited, and produced the official music video for ‘Million Dollar Blues’.[4]

From 2014 to 2016, Hickman was a founding member of British rock three-piece RavenEye fronted by award-winning guitarist Oli Brown.[5] Together they supported Slash,[6] Deep Purple,[7] Joe Satriani,[8] The Darkness,[9] and Blues Pills all over the world including the USA and both Western and Eastern Europe.[10] The band racked up hundreds of thousands of hits across multiple platforms and reached the top 5 on multiple online charts. The band received much critical acclaim including Kerrang,[11] Classic Rock Magazine,[12] and Nikki Sixx.[13]

From 2016 to 2017 he joined Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics featuring ex-Heaven’s Basement singer Aaron Buchanan.[14] In the band's first year, they supported InMe on a two-week tour of the UK,[15] played Hard Rock Hell and Brain Freeze festival in Wales, and played at UK rock festival Download.[16]

In 2017 to 2019 Hickman regularly performed with guitarist Krissy Matthews through Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, and Italy. Hickman features on two Krissy Matthews albums, 'Scenes From A Window' and ‘Monster In Me' and performed with Matthews at Rockpalast in 2019.[17] He also made some appearances with The Hamburg Blues Band featuring Chris Farlowe[18] at festivals and club shows in Germany.[19]

In 2020, Hickman joined the British blues band Catfish, the band went on to win ’2020 blues band of the year’ in the UK Blues Awards.[20] The band makes regular appearances at festivals internationally and tours all across Europe. Kev was also asked to be one of the founding members of ‘The Revenant Ones’, the rock project of Catfish frontman Matt Long.[21]

In 2024 he started working with soul, funk and blues singer Alice Armstrong[22] and was nominated in the top five of 'Instrumentalist Of The Year' in the UK Blues Awards 2024.[23]

Equipment

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He is endorsed by Natal Drums[24] and Paiste Cymbals.[25]

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Gwyn Ashton Magnum Support, 4 May 2011
  2. ^ Gwyn Ashton Magnum Support review
  3. ^ Gwyn Ashton Break Music Video, 25 September 2009
  4. ^ Gwyn Ashton Million Dollar Blues Music Video, 22 July 2011
  5. ^ RavenEye review, 12 December 2014
  6. ^ RavenEye Slash
  7. ^ [hhttps://rockandrollcreations.com/2015/11/07/deep-purple-raveneye-live-at-patinoire-de-meriadeck-bordeaux/ RavenEye Deep Purple]
  8. ^ RavenEye Joe Satriani
  9. ^ RavenEye The Darkness, 25 March 2016
  10. ^ RavenEye Press Release
  11. ^ RavenEye Kerrang, 27 July 2016
  12. ^ RavenEye Classic Rock, 4 September 2015
  13. ^ RavenEye Nikki Sixx Radio
  14. ^ Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics, 25 June 2017
  15. ^ Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics InMe, 13 October 2016
  16. ^ Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics Download, 24 July 2017
  17. ^ Krissy Matthews Rockpalast
  18. ^ Hamburg Blues Band
  19. ^ Kev Hickman Official, 2 March 2024
  20. ^ Catfish Official, 2 March 2024
  21. ^ The Revenant Ones, 13 February 2021
  22. ^ Alice Armstrong, 14 December 2023
  23. ^ UK Blues Awards, 2 March 2024
  24. ^ Natal Drum Kev Hickman Artist Page, 2 March 2024
  25. ^ Paiste Cymbals Kev Hickman Artist Page, 2 March 2024
  26. ^ Gwyn Ashton Radiogram Roster, 6 September 2012
  27. ^ Krissy Matthews Scenes From A Window Roster
  28. ^ Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics Single Roster
  29. ^ Krissy Matthews Monster In Me Roster
  30. ^ Marcus Lazarus How Low Can You Go Roster
  31. ^ Catfish Exile Live In Lockdown Roster
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Category:Living people Category:British male drummers Category:British blues drummers Category:British blues drummers Category:21st-century British drummers Category:1988 births

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