Name: Robin Ward

Instrument: Drums and backing Vocals

Gear used: Pearl DLX Pro and Roland TD6

Favourite bands: Too many to mention

Originally had guitar lessons at school but went onto drums at the age of 15.

Started off playing Status Quo covers in a band with fellow RIOT member Wayne and also began writing with Wayne in those early days.

Later joined a three piece "Rush" type band called Analysis with John Sykes, now also with RIOT.

Moved to London seeking fame and fortune but returned to Yorkshire a year later when asked to join MAI ROUGE with Wayne and John Foottit. After one album, many high profile gigs and an appearance on the famous Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show went on to form BIG GUNS with Wayne.

With a major contribution to the writing, went on to release the successful "On Dangerous Ground" album through Zero (EMI) corporation in Japan.

With the decline in popularity of AOR, BIG GUNS parted company and Robin went on to drum with covers band MEN PERFORMING BADLY and later became lead singer with seventies tribute band GLAMTASTIC.

Returned to drumming with the formation of RIOT and also recently signed a deal for a second album with BIG GUNS on the Sun City label.