{"product_id":"ollie-atherton","title":"Ollie Atherton","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOllie Atherton is the principal bass trombonist of the renowned Brighouse and Rastrick Band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOllie’s musical life started in earnest at the age of seven on cornet, before moving to the euphonium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUpon starting high school, he began receiving lessons on trombone and, taking inspiration from his teacher, transferred to bass trombone. Progressing rapidly, Ollie joined the Black Dyke Youth Trombone Quartet and became a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. He undertook six residential courses with NYBBGB, four of which he served as principal bass trombone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOllie received lessons from Rath Artist Mark Frost before beginning studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester under Christian Jones (Orchestra of Opera North).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis background in brass banding has seen him perform with the likes of Grimethorpe Colliery, Milnrow, Wingates and Bolton Hoover bands, prior to his position with Brighouse and Rastrick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOllie Atherton performs on a Rath Custom R9DST bass trombone with a red brass bell, red brass crook with counterweight plate and Hagmann valves. He has a dual bore bronze hand slide, with slide tuning, and a  9B nickel silver leadpipe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rath Trombones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47761947361465,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9460\/7033\/files\/image3.jpg?v=1782211982","url":"https:\/\/www.rathtrombones.com\/products\/ollie-atherton","provider":"Rath Trombones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}