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Top 40 band experience with Hypnotik, jazz trio performances and work with South African artists.
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HiltonDickenson
Versatile grooves. International experience. Live energy.
Hilton Dickenson is a South African drummer from Cape Town, trained in performance and music theory at the Cape Music Institute. His international experience includes Top 40 bands, jazz trios and five-star hotel engagements, with a repertoire spanning pop, rock, R&B, jazz and reggaeton.
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Drummer · band leader · international performer
Groove. Stage presence.
Hilton began playing drums at seven and joined his local church band in Cape Town at nine. Following performance and music theory studies at the Cape Music Institute, he toured with the Top 40 band Hypnotik, performing at five-star hotels and established venues in Morocco, China and Kuala Lumpur. He later worked in a jazz trio in Sanya, China.
His experience includes Sofitel So Lounge engagements in Morocco, Music House in Chongqing and Chengdu, Zeta Bar at the Hilton in Kuala Lumpur, Old12HNew in Lanzhou, Enjoy Lounge in Sanya and Ramee Palace in Bahrain. In South Africa, he has worked with Franky Soul Deep Band and Eclipse Band, and held band leader or musical director roles at Utopia Café and Lounge and City of David. A versatile, collaborative musician, he brings energetic solos and an engaging audience connection to both covers and original music.
International experience, musical versatility and an engaging live presence.
The complete drummer
Versatile playing shaped by international experience.
International experience, musical versatility and an engaging live presence.
Musical Training
Performance and music theory studies at the Cape Music Institute, with drumming from the age of seven.
International Hotels
Hotel and lounge engagements in Morocco, China, Malaysia and Bahrain, including Sofitel and Hilton venues.
Musical Direction
Band leadership and musical direction experience, with a repertoire spanning pop, rock, R&B, jazz and reggaeton.
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