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Born in Istanbul, Turkey and raised in Tulsa, OK, my first musical experiences were on my grandmother's old piano. I was later introduced to a drum set when my brother and I received a drum set as a gift. I played in several local bands and in my high school jazz band in Tulsa, playing a range of musical styles from rock, swing, funk, and latin. I decided in my senior year of high school to take music seriously and moved to NYC to study at the Drummer's Collective. During this period, I also focused on Middle Eastern hand percussion (doumbek, riq, and frame drum) and studied with Mehmet Akatay in Turkey. After receiving my certificate at the Drummer's Collective, I applied and was accepted to the New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program in NYC, where I received my BA in Music. Since my graduation, I've...

Hello to all , My name is Ronen and I am originally from Tel-Aviv, Israel .

I came to the United States to pursue my academic career in music and graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2007, majoring in Professional Music. My coursework included Music Theory, Music Technology, and Music Business as well as other related professional music courses. My practical experience included private lessons with internationally renowned drummers such as Dave Dicenso, Kenwood Denard, and Mike Mangini. Additionally, my hands-on classes included Rudimental Labs, Drum Labs, Fusion Labs, Studio Drumming Lab, Contemporary Applications for Percussion, and Afro-Cuban Drumming. Through this broad curriculum, I have expanded my cultural understanding of music.

With more than fifteen years of solid experience in the music world and teaching field, I am a highly professional drum teacher and have been instructing students of all ages and levels informatively and creatively. Students under my...

A musician with 16 years of playing experience and 10 years of instructing experience, I am starkly passionate about sharing my love for percussion with as many as possible!

Receiving a Bachelors in Music Performance and Education from the University of Anchorage, Alaska along with two Dean's List awards, I have also studied at the Seattle Drum School and have personally been invited to perform and talk for the Power Chord Academy Rock Camp for kids, as well as appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, MTVU’s The Dean’s List, and the 2008 MTV Campus Invasion Tour.

I have studied with many artists, including Stanton Moore, Jason McGerr, John Scofield, and currently a student of Mark Guiliana.

I am professional musician with a wide variety of experience in both teaching and performing. I have lived in several major cities and have gotten to play with some of the best groups. I am currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in music at Rutgers University. I received a Bachelor’s and Masters Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and have studied with some of the top teachers in the United States. Some include Jack VanGeem, principal percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony, David Herbert, principal timpanist with the San Francisco Symphony, Tim Genis, principal timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Markus Rhoten, principal timpanist with the New York Philharmonic. I am experienced playing in many genres of music, primarily orchestral music, and additionally Broadway musicals, jazz, contemporary music and studio music. Such experience includes percussion and timpani with the San Francisco Symphony, the New World Symphony, Oakland East-Bay Symphony,...

Yuichi H. was born in Tokyo, Japan. His musical career started at age 10 when he performed marimba in a music recital. He started playing drum set at age 14 and joined a wind ensemble, a few rock bands, and a jazz big band. With some of these groups, he performed at several live music venues in Tokyo. In 1991, he composed the music and performed drums and percussion in a production of Othello, at The Globe Tokyo Panasonic Theater.
In the fall of 1991, with a full scholarship, he attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA. He studied jazz drums mainly with Joe Hunt and Jon Hazilla, and orchestral percussion with Dean Anderson. Also, he took many classes in jazz composition and arranging with Gregg Hopkins and Jeff Friedman. He was the recipient of "The Cuccinello Percussion Award" and the "Berklee Percussion Department Achievement Award." Outside of the school curriculum, he joined several bands and performed at several venues such as the Willow Jazz Club, Middle East...

I would not be the person I am today if music wasn't the focal point in my life as it is. Not only do I absolutely love performing and studying music myself, but I adore teaching as well. Part of the musical experience is taking what you hear and what you learn from others and building on it to create your own musical contributions. I take the gifts other teachers and musicians have given me very seriously and subsequently feel the great importance of imparting my knowledge unto others.

Whether you want to be a professional, or just be competent enough to enjoy yourself, we all practice, study technique and gain knowledge about music with really only one goal in mind: To have all the tools necessary to express ourselves adeptly through music. All the technique in the world will not make you a great musician. At the same time, you can be extremely creative and knowledgeable, but if you don't have the technique and vocabulary needed to express your ideas, you will find yourself...

Percussionist and composer Marc W. was born in Switzerland, where he studied classical percussion at the Geneva Conservatory. He has lived in the United States since the 1980s, where he studied composition and mallet technique on the vibraphone at the Berklee School in Boston, then moved to New York City to further his jazz performance and percussion skills. Since that time, Marc has toured the U.S., Europe, Japan and Brazil, and can be heard on over 20 recordings, including 4 solo albums.
Marc’s interest in electronics led him to push the boundaries of live performance with the “electronic vibraphone”, where he is recognized as a pioneer on this instrument.
Beside a performer and a composer, Marc teaches workshops here and in Europe, and is very involved in making computers accessible to visually impaired musicians. Marc is currently working on an iBook, titled “Drum Talk - An Introduction to Percussion Ensemble”, which demonstrates the techniques he developed during...

I was born in Caen, Normandy, France.

I studied drums and percussion and obtained a unanimous first-prize at the Seine Saint-Denis drums competition. I also attended workshops under the direction of great drummers such as Max ROACH, Clifford JARVIS and Jack DeJOHNETTE.

I performed in virtually in every major jazz club in Paris (New Morning, Duc des Lombards, Sunset, Petit Opportun, Manhattan Jazz Club, Sunset), in various Jazz Festivals and I also played in Germany and Italy.

At the same time I started teaching regularly in four conservatories (Arcueil, le Pré-St-Gervais, Epinay Sous Sénart and Chevilly) for more than 10 years until I moved to New York. I taught private lessons for drums and percussion, and also numerous workshops for kids, teens and adults.

After a lesson with the legendary Jimmy COBB in 1992 during a visit to the United States, I decided to move to New York. I was finally able to do so in 2000, and I have been living and performing here since then.

Mike has toured the world as a drummer, musical director and backup vocalist with original bands, theater productions, and jazz orchestras. He is also a songwriter, pianist, and private and group instructor with over ten years professional teaching experience. In 2004, Mike graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor in Music and a focus on drumset performance and songwriting. He is an endorser for Silverfox Drumsticks and Tretorn shoes. He has recently ended a three-year touring stint with widely acclaimed Americana band Hoots & Hellmouth.

As a graduate of the prestigious Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, I have since gone on to a noteworthy and prolific performing career, with extensive live and studio experience. Touring the country with Nicole Hart for years brought many opportunities to perform at huge festivals on big stages, and my playing can be heard frequently on xm/sirius and Spotify on her Bluesleaf record debut, Treasure. In addition, I have been a mainstay in New York City clubs and performed in the jazz realm throughout Europe, including with Pär Lammers at the b-flat in Berlin and throughout Switzerland with Roberto Pianca. With jazz training and rock instincts and credentials, I can educate anyone in any style desired.

“I was 4 years old when I saw my neighbor’s drum-set and it was love at first sight!”

I have been a professional musician for 6 years playing on the national and international music scene with some of the most influential and highly acclaimed artists such as Berklee faculties Dave Limina (BB King, Ronnie Earl) and Tomo Fujita (John Mayer, Phil Collins), Grammy nominated singer Karina Pasian, Blue Man Group musician Victor McSurely, Italian vibraphonist/percussionist phenomenon Marco Pacassoni and many more.

In 2006 I received a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a major in Drum-Set Performance.
I studied drums, percussions and music theory with the best, such as, Jamey Haddad, Mark Walker, Casey Scheuerell, Alain Mallet, Marco Volpe, Kenwood Dennard and Kim Plainfield. I have also had the luck to be side by side with world renowned drum guru Mr. Gary Chaffee before Chaffee’s retirement from teaching.
“The two...

Tom graduated from Tufts University in Boston with a B.A. in Music. During this time he studied and performed recitals in both classical and jazz guitar styles, composed original guitar music, and participated in jazz and classical music performance ensembles. After Tufts he continued his training in music education with courses at the Hartt School of Music and Central Connecticut State University.

With all of his students, regardless of age or ability, the emphasis is placed on technique, since it is the foundation for tackling increasingly challenging pieces of music. He teaches warmup exercises that build strength, coordination and speed. All of his students have at least a fundamental understanding of music theory, including note names and durations, counting methods, intervals, basic chord theory, and rhythm reading. This makes their practice more meaningful and gives them a language to use when playing with other musicians. Additionally, he incorporates the latest music...