Manton Daley began his musical career at the age of five in Jamaica marching with the Saint Helens Drum Corps where he marched all percussion instruments. After moving to the U.S. at the age of fourteen, Manton continued his musical studies at George Washington Prep, and went on to compete in the Santa Barbara (1st Place) and Fullerton Jazz (2nd Place) competitions. Daley received his formal training with percussion instructor Debra Swartz and the South Bay Center for the Arts while pursing his degree.Daley holds an A.A. in Music Education from El Camino College and is currently pursuing his B.A. in the same discipline. As a percussion instructor with the Los Angeles Unified School District for 21 years and co-founder of the acclaimed George Washington Prep Jazz Band, Daley has instructed and arranged percussion programs for many schools at both the junior high and high school level. Among those are John Locke High school, where as an percussion instructor he taught renowned drummer Ronald Brunner Jr.. As an instructor at Venice High School, Daley led the Band and Pageantry unit to a division III championship and second place in the division II band and drill competition. In addition, he has served as the assistant instructor for the LAUSD Honor Band that performed in both the Disneyland Parade and Tournament of Roses Parade (’89-’91). He is currently the Assistant Percussion/Band instructor at Marina Del Rey Middle School, a performing arts magnet school in Marina Del Rey, California.His professional experience includes performances with Redemption 7 (reggae), Light and Sound, Chief and Tribes African Reggae Band, and jazz bassists Nedra Wheeler.In addition to teaching, Daley serves as an ordained staff Minister at Hays Tabernacle C.M.E. Church and plans to release an instructional book/dvd in winter 2007.
He is currently the clinician and endorser for Nickelworks Drums. He is also an endorser for Promark Drumsticks, Istaanbul Mehmet Cymbals, Nady Microphones, Levy’s Leather Drum Cases, E Pad Practice Pads, Duallist Pedals,Remo, and Rhythm Tech Precussion.
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