Blue Devils Auditions
In November / December 2022, I was incredibly lucky to be invited to travel to San Francisco to attend the Blue Devils A Corps auditions to document the story of Matthew Ong – one of the first Australian’s to auditions for the A Corps. Upon arriving at the auditions, it immediately felt like home. I […]
Victorian State School Spectacular
For a number of years, I had aspired to contribute to the incredible show that is the Victorian State School Spectacular. Having witnessed the exceptional musicianship of former students who had participated, I knew it would be an incredibly fulfilling experience. This year, I finally got to tick this goal of the bucket list! My […]
BYOS Clip with Harvey Thompson
On Monday the 3rd October, I had an incredible opportunity to record a new BYOS clip featuring the one and only Harvey Thompson (USA) alongside James Chong from Perth, and John Solli, Chloe Lewis, Kim Woon and Michael Hart from D²Drumline. Over the past few years, Ralph and Harvey from BYOS have crafted a name for themselves […]
Gig Report: Mt Buller
Last weekend I had the privilege of performing with the D²Drumline crew at Mt Buller in the Victorian Alps. My role as Musical Director means I don’t often get to perform with the group these days, however this one was an opportunity I could pass up! We decided to channel our inner 80’s children (even though most […]
Australian Percussion Eisteddfod Adjudication
I am happy to announce that this year I will be adjudicating the Australian Percussion Eisteddfod Drumline Competition at MLC, Melbourne alongside Kyle Davis. The Australian Percussion Eisteddfod is a great event run by Optimum Percussion and brings together competitors from all over Australia for three days of amazing music making and competition. I have […]
MSO Symphony In A Day
I am very excited to be joining the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as part of the Symphony in a Day project on Saturday 7th May at the Hamer Hall, Melbourne. It will be an absolute pleasure to perform under the baton of world renown conductor, Benjamin Northley, alongside the MSO team. The project sees us tackling […]
Ford Focus Commercial
Earlier this week I was invited to fill the role of Musical Director for the 2015 Ford Focus commercial. This was a monster job which involved getting 38 drummers to play in unison to Sarah Blasko’s “I Awake” in a very large warehouse. Now, we all know that getting 38 drummers to play together is […]
PERCUSscene
I am very excited to announce that I have been featured in the latest edition of Drumscene Magazine (October 2015) alongside amazing names including Nigel Olsson (Elton John), Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper), Dan Kirby (28 Days) and, of course, the cover artist, Mick Fleetwood. It is truly humbling to be recognised in this way and I […]
Blue Devils International… Apparently it’s happening….
Well, it’s actually happening. It’s all kinds of crazy and stupid, but it’s sure going to be fun! For those of you who don’t know me, I am Campbell Phillips – a young drummer from Melbourne Australia – and I am about to head off on tour with the Blue Devils International Corps. I could be […]