Dougulous

I believe that communication skills (on and off stage) are incredibly important. Communication, humility, and understanding are vital components of the total musicain package. Family is incredibly important to me. Everything else is secondary. When I say family, I don't just mean my relatives. I am also referring to the community of musicians that surrounds me. Whether I am doing session work with musicians I just met, short term touring, or hanging with a long term band, I want to have a positive, meaningful connection with the other people involved in the artistic process.
------TEACHING EXPERIENCE------
Director of Bands The Dunham School –- 2001-2007
Advanced Band, Percussion, Jazz Band
Baton Rouge Music Studios, LLC – Owner
------EDUCATION------
Northwestern State University – Music Education
Drum Set – Jazz Band
Percussionist – Wind Symphony – (Top Band)
Instruments – All Batter Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, Drum Set, Orchestral Bells, Timpani
Degree – BA in Music Education (emphasis in percussion)
University of New Orleans – Jazz Studies
Instructors – Ellis Marsalis, Ed Peterson, Hank Mackie, Leon Anderson
Drum Set – Hank Mackie’s Jazz Combo
Percussionist – UNO Percussion Ensemble
------TOURING------
THE ELEMENTS 2004-2007 (Fire, Air, Water, Earth Productions)
MICHAEL FOSTER 2001-2004 (Continuum Music)
------FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES------
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival -- New Orleans, Louisiana 2004 2005 2006
Fest For All -- Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2004 2005 2006
Tropical Heat Wave International World Music Festival -- Tampa, Florida 2006
Lafayette Reggae and Cultural Music Festival -- Lafayette, Louisiana 2004 2005 2006
Hollywood International Art and Music Festival, Hollywood, Florida 2003
------RECORDING CREDITS------(Discography)
1. Voodoo Grove "Trippy Tele" 1994 Bluff Road Publishing
2. Compilation CD "Music:The Language of New Orleans Vol. 1" Red Hot Records
3. Child "Wide Eyed and Blind" 1998 TP Records
4. Wendy Colonna "Girls of Stone" 2000 TP Records
5. Cire "Adrenological" 2003 Genome Records
6. The Withholders "The Sky I Knew Before" 2003 Titanium Studios
7. The Emile Turner Quintet "This One's For You" 2003 ET Productions
8. Lingus "Heavy B Thy Name" 2004 Sleestack
9. 6 Pack Deep "This Party Called Life" 2005
10.Andy Pizzo "Bouncin" 2006 Plus Good Studios
------WORKS IN PROGRESS------
1. Jason Stebly “Recording Session”
2. The Elements “Recording Session and Live Performances”
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