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About Luke W.
Experience
Pops Choir Drummer and Instructor
Jan, 2017 - PresentRoosevelt High School and Eckstein Middle School - Seattle, WA
Instructs singers and instrumentalists to put on yearly performances, and has done remote recording for virtual performances.
Drumset Proficiency Instructor
Aug, 2019 - May, 2021University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Taught drumset classes at the University of Southern California to music majors looking to broaden their musical perspectives and non-majors looking to have fun learning the drums!
Ensemble Coach and Performer
Mar, 2018 - Apr, 2018Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Rehearsed and performed with selected high school songwriters for the 2018 Grammy Camp. Session culminated in a performance at the Clive Davis theater located within the Grammy Museum.
High School Small Ensemble Coach
Jan, 2018 - May, 2019Independent Students, Los Angeles, CA
Led 5 students of instrumentalists and singers in rehearsals and performances. Students later when on to study music at the University of Southern California, the University of California Los Angeles, The New School, McGill University, the Peabody Institute, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Middle School Small Ensemble Coach
Sep, 2013 - Jun, 2015Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
Co-led middle school sextet in preparation for jazz festival competitions and performances, after which students were presented with "Outstanding Soloist" awards.
Performances
Jan, 2012 - PresentIndependent Groups
Performed across the U.S. and internationally including South Korea, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Amsterdam.
Education
B.M. - Jazz Studies
Aug, 2015 - May, 2019University of Southern California
M.M. - Jazz Studies
Aug, 2019 - May, 2021University of Southern California
Awards
Outstanding Soloist
Apr, 2013Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival
NPR Tiny Desk on the Road Performer
Jun, 2019National Public Radio
Monterey Next Generation 2nd place Big Band Winner
Apr, 2019Next Generation Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA
Downbeat Magazine Best Graduate College Big Band
Jan, 2019Downbeat Magazine
Monterey Next Generation College Combo Winner
Jan, 2019Next Generation Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA
Merit Scholarship
Aug, 2015University of Southern California
Languages
Japanese
Professional Proficiency
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