KATIE
PROCTOR
Jazz/Theatre/Pop Drummer
She/Her
About Me
Originally from Greater Manchester, I am currently in my final year at Leeds Conservatoire studying Jazz.
I am excited to work in the music industry, focusing on live performance as I love working as part of a team and the collaborative nature of the creative process. I'm often described as bubbly yet resilient, as I enjoy a challenge and getting stuck into new projects!
I am an excellent sheet music reader and great improviser, as I have studied many genres of music.
Jazz / Pop Projects
Goddess Collective: 2021-Present
Goddess Collective are a well established 7 piece Jazz-Fusion band based in Leeds and are made up of a women/non-binary majority. Featuring heavily in the Leeds music scene since their sell out debut at Hyde Park Book Club, they have since headlined there and both Belgrave Music Hall, the Hifi Club, and supported London based Latin Jazz powerhouse Colectiva at Brudenell Social Club. Their debut single 'Smash The Crash' was released in January 2023, with more music coming soon.
Festivals
Salemango Festival - Leeds: 2023 (Katie Proctor Quartet)
Leeds Jazz Festival: 2023
Sound City Festival - Liverpool: 2023
Salemango Festival - Leeds: 2022
Tramlines - Sheffield: 2022
We Out Here Festival - Cambridgeshire: 2022
Wigan Jazz Festival: 2013-2019
Pop / Funk Function Band 'Pink Marmalade': 2023-Present
Larger Ensembles
Leeds Conservatoire Student Union Big Band: 2022-2023
Leeds Conservatoire Contemporary Jazz Orchestra: 2021
Leeds Conservatoire Student Union Concert Band: 2019-2021
Greater Manchester Police Band: 2018
Greater Manchester Jazz Orchestra: 2018-2019
Wigan Youth Brass Band: 2018-2019
Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra: 2017-2019
Theatre Projects
Pit Band work
The New Garrett Theatre, Greater Manchester:
Bad Girls The Musical: 2022
Legally Blonde The Musical: 2019
9 To 5 The Musical: 2017
Peter Pan The Pantomime: 2016
Jack The Ripper The Musical: 2016
BOS Musical Theatre Company, Southport:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: 2023
SONG UK, Southport:
Footloose The Musical: 2021
Wigan Little Theatre, Greater Manchester:
Made in Dagenham: 2019
St John Rigby College, Orrell:
Made In Dagenham: 2018
Mary Poppins: 2018
Ghost The Musical: 2017
Hairspray: 2017
Experienced collaborating with musical directors, conductors, producers, actors, instrumentalists, sound engineers etc
Musical Training
Musical Direction
Manager of the Leeds Conservatoire SU Concert Band: 2021
Studied Musical Direction at Level 5 at Leeds Conservatoire
Conductor of the St John Rigby Concert Band: 2018-2019
Extended Improvisation
Studied Extended Improvisatory techniques at Level 6 at Leeds Conservatoire
Experience in playing Free Jazz
Community Music
Studied Community Music techniques at Level 6 at Leeds Conservatoire; including my placement in which I visited a Primary School, delivering workshops to 4-5 year-olds focusing on rhythm, percussion, singing, rhyme and movement: 2023
Experience in an SEN school: Assisted the creative arts staff at Oakwood Academy, Salford, with their carnival week preparations: 2017
Skills & Achievements
Promotion / Co-management of Goddess Collective: 2021- Present
Experience liaising with promoters, venues, sound engineers, producers, labels, collaborators, artists in-person & via email
Social Media: manage Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages
Help strategize self release plans, gig opportunities etc
Student Experience Representative at Leeds Conservatoire: 2021
Advocating for other students, meeting with Course leaders, working alongside the Student Union, organizing & delivering meetings both in-person and using Zoom
General Skills
Time management, Effective use of resources, Working flexibly & positively with others, Multi-tasking, Self-management, Delegation within a team, Respect towards others
Achievements
Won Best Drummer at the Great North Big Band Competition in 2019 with Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra (won Best Big Band)
Performed in Music For Youth at the Royal Albert Hall with Wigan Youth Brass Band in 2018
Education
2019-2023
Leeds Conservatoire
I am currently in my final year of studying BA Music (Jazz), specializing in Drum Kit.
2017-2019
St John Rigby Sixth Form College
A-Levels: Music (A), Religious Studies (B), Graphic Communication (B)
Drummer with the St John Rigby Function Band
2012-2017
St.Mary's Catholic High School
GCSE: English Language (7), Mathematics (7), Music (A*)
Other subjects: 3 A*'s, 5 A's
