SLAMOURTON
From the birth, his father, drummer, made him listen to the group Pink Floyd and at the age of 2 years, Slamourton already was to attract by the music.
Sla for Slash - Mour for Gilmour - Ton For Clapton , Here is where from comes the Slamourton name.
Slamourton has to begin the guitar in 18 years. His love for the music and its motivation he we allowed to learn quickly, in spite of hard knocks, he always has to keep his motivation and did not part from his guitar : Fender Stratocaster " Julia ".
Very fast, Slamourton discovers many musician and besides the influence of Pink Floyd, he falls under the spell of two big guitarists who go fast future of the influences adults for him: Eric Clapton and Eric Johnson.
Having seen Eric Clapton in 2010 and having been able to obtain a picks of Eric Clapton, he decides then to make a choice : become a musician and live these dreams.
In 2013, Slamourton meets Eric Johnson before a concert in Paris with whom he had a discussion which one motivated by advantage to want to go farthest possible.
Then in 2014, he meets the best drummer : Nick Mason. And during a meeting in the Foote's Music magnificent store to London with Nick Mason, Slamourton makes the decision to realize an album and he begins these first sessions of recording.
After the first sessions of recordings, he meets the one that he called: master of the guitar and the sound, David Gilmour. After this meeting, Slamourton very fast took back the sessions of recordings. Months pass, he very learns quickly to play the drum and it's in January, 2015 when he ends the first piece of his album : Stasia.
The next day, the title of the album is chooses :
Fly Toward The Dreams
Having to end Stasia, Slamourton obtains the agreement of the engineer Andy Jackson to finalize its album. Andy Jackson participation is simply wonderful for him because he did not think that one day, because he was going to make an album which would be finalize by Andy Jackson.
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Just after it, he is recognized as artist by the mark Effectrode, to manage by Phil Taylor.
Slamourton declares : Phil Taylor makes a brilliant work, pedal Effectrode makes left the best pedals which I use.
Once the album to end, he contacts one fan of Pink Floyd living in Holland, Théo Beckers, for the realization of the notebook of the album.
At the age of 23 years , he declares :
I have to realize many thing since I have to begin the guitar in 2009, today, it's child's dream which it realizes, the last dream which I was anxious to carry out. I know that it is very difficult today to become an artist and I am as many of the others, that is an amateur who tries things and whatever happens, I have in me wonderful memories and it is the most important because I know that a lot nobody would have like living the moments when I knew.
It's in November, 2015 when Slamourton has to meet Alan Parsons in the mythical Abbey Road Studios.
Technique of recording on the album Dark Side Of The Moon, explanation of the choices of microphones used with Pink Floyd and The Beatles, magic moments one be to pass in Abbey Road Studios.
In April, 2016, it's a new fantastic meeting with Nick Mason. And it's in sublime Foote's Music store that it took place. A meeting very special as the previous ones but even more special because the second copy of the kit Dark Side Of The Moon was put back to Slamourton, second copy in the world. It has to ask a lot of time and of patience but with the precious help of Foote's Music and Nick Mason, Slamourton obtained a kit which is simply : a jewel !
Slamourton has to declare: it's an honor for me to possess this kit.
In April 2017, the songs of the albums Fly Toward The Dreams, exceeded 120,000 listening counting all the listening platforms.
Just after, a new meeting takes place with Nick Mason, at Footes Music. With the help of the store, a part of the Ludwig Black Custom kit, used by Nick Mason between 1987 and 1990 with Pink Floyd, was handed over to Slamourton, becoming the youngest collector to obtain a drums or part of a used drums by Nick Mason, but also the biggest collector with 3 sets of batteries signed by Nick Mason himself.
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3 kits, Paiste cymbals, snare , sticks, photos and many other objects signed by a member of Pink Floyd.
Being recognized as the greatest drums collector on Pink Floyd is an honor, but when it's said by Nick Mason, it's more than an honor. There is no word to defend that.
