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About Me

Dan Schnelle has been studying jazz since the age of 19. A New York native, he completed his secondary education at a private school while simultaneously studying the drums with Al Miller and Dom Famularo. Upon graduation, he found himself moving west to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California on scholarship as a Jazz Studies Major. While attending USC he had the opportunity to work with some of the best musicians in the world including Terri Lyne Carrington, Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, John Clayton, and Aaron Serfaty to name a few. He also was named the Louis Bellson Scholar by the time he was a junior at USC. After graduation, Dan was selected to participate in the Henry Mancini Institute summer program as one of only two drummers. Since then he has also been a finalist for the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Program. Although he has only been playing jazz for 5 years now, he maintains a busy performance and teaching schedule including tours with the Industrial Jazz Group, and many Los Angeles based performers.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 2/16/2007
Band Members: "PDX" - The Industrial Jazz Group live in Amsterdam - unmixed live version... "NdN" - Mahesh Balasooriya (pno) and Sam Minaie (bass) unmixed, recorded at private islands... "Conception" and "All or Nothing at All" - Matt Otto (tenor), Ryan McGillicuddy (bass), Perry Smith (guitar) Schnelle - drums on all of the above...!
Influences: Music of all kinds, and hopefully more and more influence from life experiences... some specifics: Tony Williams, Coltrane, Roy Haynes, Mehldau, Miles, Wayne, Dave Douglas, Clarence Penn, Elvin Jones, Max, Philly Joe, Jimmy Cobb, Terence Blanchard, Herbie, Chick, Jeff Ballard, Kendrick Scott, Walter Smith III, Eric Harland, Blakey, Bill Stewart, Booker Little, Eric Dolphy!, Brian Blade, Charles Lloyd, Debussy, Dayna Stephans, Lionel Loueke, Tigran, RobbyJazz, Joe Sanders, Dejohnette, Terri Lyne, Joshua Redman, John Clayton, Aaron Serfaty, Zeppelin, The Police, Myron Walden, Karriem Riggins, Ornette, Radiohead, Ralph Alessi, Stevie Wonder, Mingus, Monk, Ambrose Akinmusire, Squarepusher... partial list that keeps growing
Sounds Like: Let me know what you think... hopefully like a musician that plays the drums
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None