Chris is holding drumsticks, carrying a Pearl box drum using a harness on his shoulders. He is smiling, wearing sunglasses and a red t-shirt.

Chris Hadland

LCM Percussion Ensemble Leader
London College of Music

Chris graduated from The London College of Music in 2012 after completing his Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies. Since graduating, Chris has been working as a freelance percussionist across London and surrounding areas. He has played percussion with numerous orchestras and groups across the UK such as the English Chamber Orchestra, London Graduate Orchestra, Ealing Symphony Orchestra, Cornish Sinfonia, London International Chamber Orchestra, The Collaborative Orchestra, and the London Firebird Orchestra.

Chris is also heavily in demand as a drum kit player and has played in theatres up and down the UK for various musical shows most recently touring as the deputy drummer for Flashdance. Chris also works for the Grove Theatre, Dunstable each Christmas for 6 weeks as the drummer for their annual pantomime produced by Evolution Productions. In 2012 Chris was selected to be a drummer in the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and has also appeared in the Warner Bro’s feature film PAN. Chris also plays with Simon Currie’s 6plus1, a New Orleans jazz group mixing music with comedy! And Box9 Drumline, the UK’s first professional Drumline. 


Chris has performed on stages at Wembley Stadium, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Trafalgar Square, Twickenham Stadium, Marrakesh, Greece, France, Wembley Arena, Hyde Park and Glastonbury Festival, to name but a few.