Gethin left school at 18 to pursue a career in engineering and during his time as a Mechanical Engineer was awarded many prizes for excellence including Young Engineer for Wales in 2002. However, the draw of music was too strong to resist and he left his job at Corus in Llanelli to study tuba with Sean O'Neill at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

 

At the RWCMD Gethin has the opportunity to work alongside Dr Robert Childs and Kevin Price, Head of Brass and former Principal Trombone of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, in workshops for children, introducing them to brass instruments and encouraging their participation in music making activities. Also at the RWCMD, Gethin has performed in masterclasses with James Watson, Brass10, Timothy Jackson, Alison Balsom, ONYX Brass and Nigel Seaman.

 

In addition to his college commitments, Gethin has won the Champion Brass Band of Wales award twice in three years with Bury Port and has made his first appearance in the National Brass Band Competition Finals and the Senior Cup in the British Open Spring Festival. He has been a member of both the National Youth Brass Band of Wales and the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales and has been employed as a Brass tutor for Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Three Counties Brass Bands.

 

Gethin Joined Tredegar Brass Band on Solo Eb Bass in 2004 playing with them in the British Open and the All England International Masters and has since performed with the Buy As You View Band and the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra. Gethin currently plays Solo Eb Bass for the Cwmaman Institute Silver Band. Last summer he was invited to be a guest soloist with Drogheda Town Band in the Republic of Ireland, and to conduct their Summer Sounds project youth band.