James Taylor - Balbex
James started playing drums when I was around 12 years old by pestering my teacher at school to teach him on his lunch break. Throughout the years he’s played in metal and hardcore bands as that's where his passion has been from a young age. He has also drum tech’d and been was on the road doing tours and festivals.
After a break and now his children are slightly older he has been able to get back in to playing again and doing what he loves. Just as covid hit he got back in to playing in bands again started writing music. This is when Nylon was born.
Nylon are a hardcore band from Sheffield and we've had a really good response up and down the country from Newcastle to Brighton, London and Portsmouth with growing audiences each time they play. They have plans to go further and tour more and go in to Europe and the US where Hardcore was born.
“Regarding drum sticks, I previously used one particular brand, but struggled with them and always needed to adventure out a bit more. I found Balbex through my friend and Sweet Deal Drums artist Jimmy Taylor. What a fantastic and amazing change this was. I will never look back. The Jazz and the G5AL are perfect for me and they have such a perfect grip and so durable, this helps with me being such a heavy snare hitter. I would definitely recommend the Balbex brand and have told all my drummer friends about them. Thanks so much for inviting me to your family."
