Roger Argente was born in Neath, South Wales in 1962 and started playing the trombone at the age of twelve. A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, Roger studied with Hallé Orchestra bass trombonist professors Terence Nagle and Neville Roberts and was a joint recipient of the prestigious concerto prize.

Upon graduating in September 1986, Roger joined the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra before moving to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in April 1992. During the past ten years he has appeared as a guest performer with a wide variety of orchestras and ensembles, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Sinfonietta, London Brass, Symphonic Brass of London and the Super World Orchestra at the Tokyo International Music Festival.

Roger is equally at home both as a performer and educator and divides his time between the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the recording studio, teaching, masterclasses, recitals, conducting, and BONELAB.

With the RPO and as a guest principal with other London orchestras he has travelled to most countries of the world, performing at the most prestigious festivals and concert halls with some of the world's finest conductors, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, Yuri Temirkanov, Valery Gergiev, Daniele Gatti, Bernard Haitink, Lorin Maazel, and Mstislav Rostropovich.

In great demand as a session musician, Roger has recorded film scores with top studio composers Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, James Horner, Michael Kamen, Howard Shore, David Arnold, Hans Zimmer, John Barry, Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Danny Elfman and Lalo Shiffren working on such recent big screen classics as Gladiator, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and James Bond.

Along with planning, conducting, coaching and performing all brass chamber projects at Trinity College of Music, Roger has given masterclasses and recitals in Holland, France, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and the USA. He gave the European premiere of the Brubeck Bass Trombone Concerto with the RPO at the Royal Albert Hall and performed as a soloist at the International Trombone Festival 2003 in Helsinki.

In March 2001, Roger started BONELAB, a trombone-based music education project. This was as a direct response to the declining number of schoolchildren learning to play the instrument in the UK. BONELAB has put together numerous initiatives designed to focus on the trombone and festivals, concert halls, conservatoires, education agencies and leading orchestras have all adopted BONELAB projects, highlighting the wealth of exciting young performers alongside experienced teachers, educators and professional trombonists.