Iain Culross was born in Dundee, Scotland into a musical family. He first began to learn the trumpet in school aged seven, before joining his local brass band Dundee Instrumental on cornet at the age of ten. Iain went on to play principal cornet with several of Scotland’s top bands, as well as the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland.

Taking the advice of his teacher David James, Iain moved south to study music at the University of Salford under the tutorage of professor David King, where his playing career really began to take off. In 2009 he was the recipient of a prestigious Dewar Arts award, awarded for performance in trumpet, allowing him to complete his postgraduate studies at the university of Salford.

Iain has held the position of principal cornet with many of the UK’s leading brass bands including Sellers International, YBS Band, The Fairey Band, The Leyland Band, and most recently the world famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band. He has enjoyed many successful contest and concert performances, and has established a reputation as one of the finest cornet soloists of his generation, touring as a soloist and teacher as far afield as the USA, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Japan, and Australia. In 2012 Iain released his debut solo CD “Vanguard” which was met with great critical acclaim, being nominated for solo CD of the year by both the British Bandsman and 4barsest.com.

As well as being an artist for Besson and Buffet Group, Iain is currently focusing on orchestral playing and further developing his career as a soloist and conductor.