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WHY BUY FROM PROZONE MUSIC? The BEST price, the BEST knowledge and the BEST stocks make Prozone Music the Best choice when thinking where to make your purchase. Experience: years of experience in all areas of the music business give Prozone Music’s team the knowledge to guide you in the right direction when choosing your instrument or accessory. From trumpeting in the Phantom of the Opera and the LSO to advising at instrument manufacturing facilities in China, we’ve done and seen most things relevant to the business so you can be assured you’re in safe hands. Never knowingly undersold; we will match any real price you can find if we’re not already offering the best deal! As one of the UK’s largest suppliers of instruments we benefit from bulk buy discounts from the manufacturers ensuring that we offer great value to our customers. We offer great value and amazing discounts to all our customers, so don’t waste time surfing around- buy it here! Great choice; we hold fantastic stocks of brass instruments and accessories and our woodwind and string selections are growing daily. Drop in for a testing session to see which instrument or accessory proves the right choice for you. For the best experience, book an hour in our studio free of charge to make your choice in peace, Prozone Music staff are always on hand with advice if required but happy to make the tea if not…. Your purchase experience is guaranteed to be a pleasurable one! Give us a try; we’re sure you’ll be 100% satisfied!
Will Watson
Began playing the trumpet at the age of 7 and as a young player he was principal trumpet of the National Youth Wind Orchestra. After studying at The Royal Academy of music with great trumpeters such as Rod Franks and John Wallace, Will freelanced in London playing with some of the UK's best symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles. After a trial period as Principal trumpet of the Birgmingham Royal Ballet, Will decided to see what else interested him and in 2002, Will accepted a position with Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments as European Sales representative. During this time Will traveled extensively around the world visiting the companies many manufacturing facilities and advising on product development. In addition, the experience gained at many international trade fairs has given Will an unrivalled knowledge of the instrument manufacturing, sales and distribution business. In 2005, Will began working for Conn-Selmer USA as the UK sales and marketing manager. Responsible for the sales of the great American brass and wind lines such as Vincent Bach, Leblanc and Conn, Will gained a fantastic insight into the manufacture and distribution of the instruments upon which so many of us rely. Tom Watson: Trumpet  Tom is one of the busiest young trumpeters on the London music scene. He was born into a musical family in Hertfordshire, and showed a flare for playing the trumpet from the age of just 4 taught by his father James Watson, a prolific international soloist and session trumpeter. Tom took a place at the Royal Academy of Music in 1997, where he completed a degree with first class honours. Whilst still at college, he began to enjoy a varied professional freelance career, and was guest principal trumpet with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for nearly a year, an orchestra based in Germany, where he performed under Claudio Abbado, Daniel Harding, Sir Neville Marriner and others. Since then, he has been fortunate enough to have played alongside some of the most prolific musicians in the world. Tom can be regularly found performing and recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and The Philharmonia whilst guesting less frequently with The Halle, The English Chamber Orchestra, The Welsh National Opera and many others. Tom was also performed with the Pittsburg (USA) Symphony Orchestra at the BBC PROMS in 2001. He also held a position at the West End production of Phantom of the Opera for 2 years. Commercially, Tom has played in sessions and concerts for well known artists including Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Jarvis Cocker, Pete Doherty, Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Grace Jones, Ed Hardcourt, Gem, Karl Jenkins, Sarah Brightman, Cast and Victoria Wood. Tom also played trumpet in the orchesra at HRH Golden Jubilee celebrations ‘Party At The Palace’ playing with mega stars including Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, and Joe Cocker. Some of his film work has included recording the scores for the movies “STORMBREAKER” , “ERAGON” and "DONKEY OTE". He has also been involved in the filming and production of a movie adaptation of Mozart’s’ ’the magic Flute’ directed by Kenneth Brannagh and Steven Fry. Other commercial credits include music for The BAFTA awards, Sony Playstation 3, Cadburys cream egg, Lloyds Bank, Shipmates and Ladettes to Ladies (channel 4), Gellert (S4C) and many others. Tom also works as an MD/conductor on various projects including legendary UK crooner TONY CHRISTIE'S new album 'Made in Sheffield' and for internationally renowned harpist Catrin Finch which involves arranging and conducting the sessions. Tom Plays a CONN VINTAGE ONE Bb trumpet and plays either a Bach 2 ½ C mouthpiece or a Warburton 7X. |
