Lachlan hawkins
Lachlan Hawkins is an accomplished drummer and handpan artist with a diverse performance career to date across the areas of jazz and improvised music, musical theatre, corporate entertainment and contemporary music.
In 2014, Lachlan was selected as one of six national finalists in the James Morrison Scholarship, and since then, has been fortunate to work with some of Australia’s most accomplished musicians and ensembles including James Morrison, Elly Hoyt, Melissa Western, The View from Madeleine’s Couch, the QLD Pops Orchestra as well as regular performances nationally with his high-impact corporate drumming group “SoundStruck”.
As a solo handpan artist, Lachlan's melodic rhythms soothe soul as his lyrics press deeper into themes of belonging, self-acceptance, perseverance and loss. Lachlan has shared his award-winning handpan music project "No Enemy Within" with audiences around Australia including recent performances at the Brisbane City Hall, Palm Creek Folk Festival and the Majors Creek Folk Festival. Lachlan was awarded the Lord Mayor's City Hall Concerts Award in 2018, and celebrated his debut album release "No Enemy Within" with two Highly Commended Awards at the 2019 Queensland Music Awards.
Brisbane Handpan Lessons
https://brisbanehandpanlessons.com.au/
Lachlan is currently offering handpan lessons at two inner-city locations: Brisbane’s favourite drum and percussion store, Just Percussion and Soul Space Brisbane.
Private Tuition (Handpan, Drumming, Rhythm/Theory)
$90/70 mins | $70/45 mins * — The handpan is a very personal instrument and one which Lachlan encourages you to explore on your own own as much as possible. Lachlan’s teaching style is open-minded and honest, and always comes back to mastering the fundamentals and your comfort zones.
Handpan lessons cover touch, technique, patterns, improvisation, music theory, songwriting and all topics in between!
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Just Percussion Drum School
https://www.justpercussion.com.au/learn/lachlan-hawkins/
Lachlan is part of the teaching faculty at the Young Conservatorium and Just Percussion, and is a Honours graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium where he was awarded First Class Honours and the University Medal.
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION:
Rudiments
Coordination
Jazz Comping & Soloing
Hand Technique & Development
Audition Preparation
Rockschool Drums Syllabus
upcoming shows
UPCOMING SHOWS (Freelance & Solo Projects)
WED DEC 4 - JD SMITH @ SUNPAC
THURS DEC 5 - JD SMITH @ RPAC
SAT DEC 7 - INGRID JAMES GROUP @ BRISBANE JAZZ CLUB
FRI DEC 13 - MIRUSIA XMAS SPECIAL @ CALOUNDRA EVENTS CENTRE
No Enemy Within
by Lachlan Hawkins
In 2018, ‘No Enemy Within’ marks the start of Lachlan’s new path as an artist, centred around songwriting and the intriguing sounds of the 21st-century Swiss-made steel sound sculpture known as the ‘handpan’.
Head to Bandcamp, iTunes or Spotify to hear the entire album!
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Lachlan Hawkins
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Lachlan Hawkins