Nairn

With over 15 years of experience and a BA (Hons) degree at Edinburgh Napier University in popular music, Nairn is a professional session drummer and drum teacher based in the central belt (Edinburgh/Glasgow) of Scotland.

It was his desire to have a career in music that led him to leave his hometown of Aberdeen and move to Edinburgh where he briefly performed drums for one of Scotland's biggest indie bands, Vistas before co-forming Edinburgh band, swim school in 2018.

For 2 years Nairn played drums in swim school and during this time he performed at major music festivals such as TRNSMT and Belladrum and at the and at the end of 2019 they toured around the UK supporting The XCERTS. He also performed various live sessions for the BBC on both TV and radio. One of Nairn's final gigs in swim school was their sold out debut headline show in Edinburgh and this closed the chapter to start a new adventure.

Since September 2021 Nairn has been performing with Scottish singer songwriter Callum Beattie and has performed sold out shows at the OVO Hydro, Murrayfield Stadium, Ibrox Stadium, Usher Hall, TRNSMT Festival, London Roundhouse, Montreal Jazz Festival in Switzerland and has supported McFly, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Busted, Amy Macdonald and Texas.

In April 2022, Nairn recorded drums on Callum's highly anticipated second album, VANDALS which was released on the 24th of February 2023. The album received a No.1 in Scotland and was awarded No.1 in the iTunes Album Chart, No.5 in the Official UK Album Downloads Chart, No.6 in the Official Physical Albums Chart and No.22 in the Official UK Album Charts. In December 2023 he performed on Callum's biggest tour to date around Scotland at the Queens Hall, Music Hall and 3 nights at Glasgow Barrowlands.

In addition to playing for Callum Beattie, Nairn is also playing with a promising alt-pop artist based in London called Citizen Papes. His debut single 'For You' was released in March 2024 and has already reached a global audience on Spotify having been featured on playlists such as New Music Friday and New Pop UK. All of Citizen Papes' releases in 2024 have received plays by Mollie King on BBC Radio 1 and 'For You' was featured as Track of the Week on BBC Introducing.

Tutoring Experience

When graduating from university in 2019 I begun to teach drums privately and at Morningside School of Music.

Teaching is something I love and being able to share the enjoyment I had when learning with others is extremely rewarding. Since I began teaching I have watched my students thrive with an average pass rate of 90% in examinations. My students have developed confidence, patience and formed a love of practicing and performing which again, is extremely rewarding.

PVG Approved. Certificate can be given on request.

Tutoring Approach

My approach in every lesson is to be patient, encouraging and thorough but most importantly to have fun and make every lesson enjoyable.

Each lesson is tailored to suit individual requirements whether that be for school examinations, Rockschool/Trinity/ABRSM or simply taking up the drums as a hobby!

"Nairn is enthusiastic, encouraging and patient. His friendly teaching style makes me feel relaxed and supported and has given me confidence to advance through Grades 1and 2. He always takes time to explain techniques and I look forward to every lesson."