I'm a multi-instrumentalist (drums, bass, keys, sax) who also has training in music production and theory. I've been playing music for 18 years at this point. Music is my passion, and I wish to pass the gift of music on to others.Formal Education:Wake Forest University - Music Theory I & II; Music Production and Recording
Berklee Online - Completing Master Certificate in Music Production and Technology
Private Education:
Private piano lessons - 1997 through 2004
Private bass guitar lesson - 2008
Performing Experience:School-Based Band ExperienceAlto Saxophone, Wake Forest University Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, Winston-Salem, NC, August 2008 – May 2010
• Marching Band
• Pep BandAlto Saxophone, Mount View Middle/High School, Welch, WV, August 2002 – June 2008
• Marching Band
• Concert BandOther Performance ExperienceDrums, The Meal Tickets, Dayton, OH, January 2015 – Present
Keyboards, Seefari Reggae, Dayton, OH, April 2014 – Present
Keyboards, Jah Soul, Dayton, OH, March 2013 – Present
Bass Guitar, Mt. Zion COGIC, Dayton, OH, August 2012 – Present
Bass Guitar/Keyboards, Wright State University In His Presence
Gospel Choir, Dayton, OH, August 2012 - Present
Bass Guitar, Wake Forest Gospel Choir, Winston-Salem, NC, May 2010 – May 2012
Bass Guitar, Uncompromising Word Fellowship, Winston-Salem, NC, August 2008 – July 2012
Drums/Bass Guitar, Miracle Mt. Carmel HCOG, July 2005 – July 2008
Drums, Tynes Chapel AMEZ, Rocky Gap, VA, January 1999 – June 2005Experience Teaching:Music Instructor, July 2015 - Present
Teach bass, keys, and drums to beginner, intermediate, and advanced students at School of Rock, DublinDrum Tutor, January 2014 – October 2015
• Teach basic rhythm reading
• Demonstrate match-grip sticking techniques
• Instruct on how to utilize dynamics in order to enhance musicality of given song
• Teach warm-up exercises to improve timing
• Provide instruction on general set-up and maintenance of drum set