About Me: I'm an extremely passionate educator & performer with over 30 years playing experience & 25 years teaching experience. I have toured and recorded with national acts who's music was showcased and featured in major motion picture and video game soundtracks.
For the past 25 years, I have a built a reputation of instructing the best "up and coming" drummers in the area. Recently, my guitar & piano music program has created a huge buzz throughout the local communities as well. Hence, my impact on the local music scene has been a tremendous one.
I'm educated in all styles of music, and my teaching program has been admired and awarded by producing students who teach and perform professionally. In addition, I managed every music studio I taught at until I opened up my own & I currently am now accepting new clients in Las Vegas for drums and guitar lessons!
ALSO: I'm seeking projects to work for wedding bands, events, soundtracks, & media or studio drummer.
Teaching Experience: I began teaching at the age of 20 and within one year ended up teaching over 70 drummers weekly at four different locations in which I managed 2 of them. I then went on to open my own studio in 2007 to great success.
Methods Used & Teaching Style:
Reading music is essential. To me musicians who don't know how to read music are like people who speak without understanding the meaning of the words they say. I also focus on ear training and understanding the instrument naturally, being that I feel its best for the player to have a multitude of approaches to their understanding of their craft. Luckily I was taught by not only very high skill level players, but also by charismatic individuals that were also very good educators. As an educator, my main focus is to emulate their masterful ways of teaching and incorporate that into my program.
Degrees / Training :
- Studied under New Jersey Jazz master and celebrated studio musician Dino Calicari for 12 years.
- Studied under New Jersey Jazz master Russ Moy for 8 years & thru Russ Moy's world famous Drum Clinics; studied with Zoro
(Bobby Brown, Lenny Kravitz)
- Studied with legend Jim Chapin (Educator to the stars, author of
"Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer Volumes 1 & 2"
- Accepted to Juilliard College of Music (1996)
Accomplishments:
*Performed and Recorded with signed recording artist "Seven Wiser"
(best know for music being featured in "the Punisher" movie 2003 & various Video Games)
*Drummer for the band "Hearafter" which featured Bobby Kimball
(7-time Grammy award winning original lead singer of
"Toto": ("Africa", "Rosanna", "Hold the Line")
on one of their songs titled: "Tomorrow"
*Hired Studio Drummer from 2004-Present
*Head Drum instructor at Loria Music Lessons & Sales 1999-2006
*Owner of Music Workshop LLC Lessons and Sales: (2007-Present)
*Former Private School Band Director 2020-2022
*Manager and lesson coordinator at Loria Music at the age of 20 (1999-2005)
*Manager and lesson coordinator at Russ Moy Drum Studio age 22
(2002-2006)
*Senior Year of High School class musician (1997)
Services: I offer professional one on one private music lessons at my studio. Rates vary depending on which service you are seeking, please contact me for my extremely affordable and reasonable rates.
I also deal guitar & drum products at super low cost, call for availability on inventory. I'm also available for drum performances for Wedding/Cover band events, studio/session work & Original band live performances.
