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Brian hails originally from Reading, moving to Plymouth in 1983. He played Solo Horn from the age of 15 with several bands featuring frequently as a soloist and was fortunate to come under the tutelage of Melvyn Bathgate for 3 years. Brian joined Soundhouse Brass in January 2008 after a seven-year break from banding. Professionally he is a Cartographer and is currently researching the construction of "musical maps".

Abi began playing the trumpet aged 9 having proved to be unable to read bass and treble clef at the same time and get both hands to work (she was rubbish at piano). She then played French Horn in local windbands and orchestras in Manchester. Abi stopped playing aged 18 when she went to University in Leicester as all her studying (at the pub) left her with no free time. She later sold her Horn and brought a motorbike...
It seemed for many many years that she would never play again, until November 2007 when her sister finally persuaded her to join Soundhouse and a whole new world of brass banding opened up to her. Abi works as a Police Officer in Plymouth.

Martyn starting his playing career in Saltash Town Band as a junior before joining RBL Crownhill in 1985 on Cornet. In 1988 he joined Bodmin Town Band for a short time before moving back to Saltash to play soprano and then Principal cornet.
After a second spell at RBL Crownhill in 1991 on solo cornet Martyn joined St Pinnock in 1993 playing Cornet, Soprano and eventually Flugel Horn before moving back to Saltash in 2002 and taking up the position of Solo Horn. Martyn helped out Soundhouse Brass for the SWBBA contest in November 2007 and now plays solo horn for the band. Married with two sons Martyn still regularly helps out at Saltash Town Band where his wife plays 1st Horn.