Leandro Mancini-Olivos is a Chilean drummer and percussionist who was born in Stockholm and is now based in London. Leandro studied music theory, piano and guitar from an early age, going on to study percussion with Ricardo Ruiz in Santiago de Chile. In 2009 he settled in the UK where he continued his studies in drum performance at the London Centre of Contemporary Music. Since 2010 he has toured the UK extensively with several bands and artists. Playing world music, jazz, art rock and pop, Leandro has performed at venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Hackney Empire, Brighton Dome, Hampton Court Palace, Glasgow Royal Festival Hall and at music festivals, notably Glastonbury and the EFG London Jazz Festival. Between 2013 and 2015 he was privileged to be part of an operatic baroque play for children called Next Stop: Blue, produced and performed at the Luxembourg Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus and the Vienna Konzerthaus.