Barry Casson

Rukus drummer Barry Casson has been actively playing drums since age 16. In the 60's he played in a number of local bands including "The Twisters", "The Cavaliers", "The Idols" and was drummer and one of the founding members of "Bobby Faulds and the Strangers". Bobby and the Strangers with Barry on drums and well-known local musician David Foster on piano, left for England in 1966 and played major venues all over The British Isles. Some of the gigs included touring as the band behind Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and The Drifters on their British tours. Upon returning to Victoria in 1967, Barry was on drums as a member of "The Foundary Brass", a house band playing at "The Old Forge", now called "Legends", in the Strathcona hotel. Teaching drums and studying photography occupied his spare time. In 1971 Barry began to pursue photography more seriously which led to becoming a newspaper photographer for The Colonist Newspaper, a TV news cameraman with CHEK Television and Director/Producer of over 60 films and videos through his own company. During this time he kept his music active gigging with a number of local dance bands. Today, Barry is President of Victoria Motion Picture Sc... more...