Drums with Nas A.

I have been teaching music professionally for more than 5 years, in-person and online with The Music Studio Atlanta, and I have been playing and studying music myself for more than 20. I am a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer, who can help you learn everything from classical piano to rock guitar and drums. I graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a major in Audio Production and a minor in Music. After co-writing and recording a pop-opera in high school, I formed the band Lake Inferior at UNC Chapel Hill and was signed to a record label. In addition to being lead singer/songwriter, I also took on primary instrumental and production roles as the band released two EPs, toured, and opened for groups such as Barenaked Ladies, Deerhunter, and Future Islands. Since Lake Inferior's dissolution, I have released music through my solo project Field Spirit and played drums and piano for R&B act XOXOK. I have played shows in venues across the East Coast including Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, Pianos in NYC, Cats Cradle in Carrboro, and the Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta. During the pandemic lockdown, I streamed home concerts online and was featured on the front page of Reddit. ​ I don't believe any music should be considered a "guilty" pleasure. My musical influences range from jazz to pop punk to hip hop to bluegrass to Brit pop to indie rock to folk to classic rock & roll. If the game is Beatles trivia, you definitely want me on your team :) ​