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TODD
JAMES

Drummer. Producer. Sound healer. Over two decades behind the kit — from festival stages to ceremonial sound journeys.

Session Drumming Drum Teaching Sound Journeys Music Production Buckit Duo

About

The drummer behind the beat
Todd James performing

Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Todd James has spent the last decade based in Berlin — playing, teaching, producing, and exploring the space where rhythm meets healing.

Trained as a classical percussionist at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Todd has played Lollapalooza Berlin, Melt, and Sziget, toured internationally with The Trouble Notes, Beranger, and Mantra Tribe, and spent four years signed to Sony Germany.

In recent years he has expanded beyond the drum kit — into music production in Ableton Live, immersive sound journey facilitation, and breathwork. His performances weave live looping, acoustic healing instruments, and electronics into ceremonial group experiences.

Todd offers private drum lessons in Berlin, bringing the same presence and intention to one-on-one teaching that he brings to the stage.

Endorsed by
Pearl Drums Sabian Cymbals Rohema Drumsticks
Todd James live
Todd James performing
Todd James at the kit

Live

Festival & touring shots
Todd James festival crowd
Todd James on stage
Todd James festival lights
Todd James crowd sticks raised

Services

What Todd offers
01
Session Drumming

Studio and live session work across genres. Experienced, adaptable, and reliable from first rehearsal to final take.

02
Private Lessons

One-on-one drum lessons in Berlin for all levels. Enquire directly to arrange a time and location.

03
Sound Journeys

Immersive group experiences blending live looping, acoustic healing instruments, and electronics into a ceremonial journey.

04
Production

Music production and composition in Ableton Live 11. Collaborations welcome — from rhythm beds to full arrangements.

05
Buckit

Two Australians. One city. Zero instruments. Infinite rhythm. Geraint Morton and Todd James found each other in the midst of Berlin and built something raw, percussive, and impossible to ignore — high-energy bucket drumming, improvised, physical, and completely alive.

Festivals Played

Major stages
Lollapalooza Berlin2018
Melt FestivalLive
SzigetLive
Zermatt UnpluggedLive

Artists

Todd has worked with
Dr. Phil Harmonic
Beranger
Yatao
Simon Glöde
Reuben Stone
Moses Schneider
The Trouble Notes
Nalini Blossom
DJ Conor Greive
Geomancer
Sri Apollo
Punnu Wasu
Resueno Records
Sony Germany

Buckit

Street drummers
Buckit playing bucket drums for a street crowd

Best described as techno with nothing but buckets and recycled cookware. Buckit is two drummers from Australia making noise in the streets of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The duo consists of Geraint Morton and Todd James, both professional drummers creating something original and interacting with audiences everywhere that they go.

Production

Music production, Berlin

Todd James has spent many years self-producing, and over his time working with bands has had the honour of working alongside many great artists. At first he doubted his producing skills, but after working with top producers he found the confidence in his own abilities — his creativity and open mind turned out to be exactly what a lot of those artists needed. In 2020, Todd started producing Sri Apollo and quickly built a name for himself as a producer in Berlin's spiritual, conscious music scene. Now he produces artists all over the world, with much of the music released through Mose's label, Resueno.

Workshops

Buckit bucket drumming for schools & companies

We're Buckit — two Australian drummers who've spent the last ten years travelling Europe, playing on the streets and, more recently, running workshops for schools and companies. Drumming's been a way for people to connect beyond language for as long as there have been people — a way communities have come together, celebrated, and made noise as one. We want to bring a bit of that into your world.

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Schools

Bucket drumming only works when everyone's locked in together, so students practice listening, timing, and cooperation while making a lot of noise having a lot of fun. Quiet kids find their voice — the whole group ends up playing as one.

15–100 students · 1–2 hours · one-off or multi-session · we bring everything.

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Companies

A team-building session where everyone actually plays. It only works when the group's listening to each other and locked into the same rhythm — a physical, hands-on way to practice communication and trust.

15–100 people · 1–2 hours · single or multi-session · we bring everything.

Contact

Bookings & enquiries

Available for session drumming, live performance, private drum lessons, sound journeys, and Buckit bookings. Based in Berlin — touring internationally.

Toddjamesdrums@gmail.com