D Bruce Aitken
Drums, Percussion

Multi Award Winning Drummer/Percussionist

D Bruce Aitken Endorses:

DW Drums, Evans Drum Heads, Pro-mark Drumsticks, 

Rhythm Tech, Drum Fun USA, Samplonius  Snares NZ,  & D'Addario Australia.

Performed in NZ, Australia, Canada, USA, Cuba, Europe , Middle East and Afghanistan.

Awards
2004 Music Nova Scotia (MNS) Musician Of The Year
2005 Govt of NS Hype Award
2006 Mayor's Award Sydney NS
2006 ECMA (East Coast Music Award) Blues Album of the Year, Weight Of The World , John Campbelljohn.
2008 Inducted into Southland NZ R & R Hall of Fame.
2010 MSN Inaugural Award of Excellence for World, National & Local contribution to music and drumming.
2010 Drums and percussion on ASANI Award Winning album Listen. (Edmonton Canada) , Ed Mann (Frank Zappa) joint produced and played on all tracks.

Asani’s sophomore release “Listen” received a 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award and an Indian Summer Music Award. 

Drum Festivals

Cape Breton Int Drum Fest Canada 2010

Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend 2008

Auckland New Zealand Int Drum Fest 2017


Covers

Drum Connexions New Zealand 2006

The Black Page Online Magazine (Twice)

Music East  Halifax NS Canada


Tours

Gratis Kinetc New Zealand  1976

The Irish Rovers  Canada  2007 & 2008

Fred Eaglesmith Canada 2006

John Campbelljohn Canada  2003 & 2004 ( 3 tours )

John Campbelljohn  Europe 2004

Alfie Zappacosta, Carson Downey, Two Bullet Parade and The Keats Afghanistan 2008


https://nzmusic.org.nz/artists/drummer/bruce-aitken/

https://witchdoctor.co.nz/index.php/2021/08/the-witchdoctor-qa-bruce-aitken/

http://www.ashack.co.nz/nzmusic/musicians/bruce_aitken.htm

https://dbruceaitken.bandcamp.com/

https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/jazz/10055/bruce-aitken-once-upon-a-no-name-bandcamp/

https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/music/10003/bruce-aitken-the-face-vol-1-digital-outlets/