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Andrew

Exploring the Art of Rhythm

About Me


What happens when a classical percussionist gets behind a drumset and a computer? Here's where you'll find out (and I'll find out right along with you!). I was that guy in school who sat in the back of the class and never really said anything, but you could tell there was some wild stuff going on in his head. Now, I'm pretty much the same, except I have all the music equipment and web access needed to unleash it all on the world! Hopefully, the world won't mind too much! So join me as I explore the worlds of symphonic, West African, jazz, rock, and whatever other music works its way into my head and my heart.
One of my greatest musical loves is collaboration, and due to the advent of high-speed internet, that takes on global possibilities. If you have any tracks you'd like me to add some percussion to, or if you'd like to add something to one of my tracks, please send me a message and we'll see what we can come up with!
In addition to composition and performance, I have been teaching drum and percussion lessons (and now piano, as well) professionally since 1998. As a teacher, my goal is to help students develop their own personal musical voice, and learn how to set goals, develop a practice routine, and accomplish those goals. For more info about my teaching practice in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area, check out my website . For those outside the area, I have several online tutorials dealing with general percussion, symphonic percussion, hand drums, and drumset. I've also prepared some video lessons, which I'll add here...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/28/2004
Band Website: rhythm-art.com
Band Members: Current Projects:
Raleigh Symphony Orchestra - principal percussionist
Durham Symphony Orchestra - principal percussionist
Periculum - progressive symphonic rock
Harlem Timeshare - vibes and trombone
Bodhisattva Percussion Group - percussion chamber group
Rhythmicity - Afro/Afro-Cuban percussion
Tribal World View - Afro-Jazz/world music
Influences: symphonic percussion, Malinke griot music (djembe, kora, balaphon...), bebop jazz, latin jazz,prog rock, cheese pop...
Sounds Like: You tell me - in addition to the music here, check out...
rhythm-art.com
CD Baby
Audio Street
Periculum on itunes
Periculum on Great Indie
JivJiv

Record Label: Tokyo Falls Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Performances this weekend...

Hello all! Just a quick update on performances this weekend...Friday night and Sunday afternoon (I'm thinking that's 8 and 2-ish), Long Leaf Opera performs Barber's "Vanessa". www.longleafopera.org fo...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:29:00 PST

New at www.rhythm-art.com

I've got a new toy - a video camera! I'm working on adding video lessons and performances to the site even as we speak, so check out www.rhythm-art.com for the new stuff! Anything new will b...
Posted by Andrew on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 05:24:00 PST

New song - Kuku

I just updoaded a clip from Via Mandingue's last show at Ringside in Durham. It's a 2 minute sample of a song that went about 25 minutes total! And that was out warm-up tune! For more info. on the gro...
Posted by Andrew on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:39:00 PST

new song - A Little Time

New song added to the playlist - A Little Time, by William Woltz. That's Will on the guitar, bass, and vocals and me on the drums and percussion. Hopefully we'll get a whole CD's worth of material don...
Posted by Andrew on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 02:18:00 PST

ringtones!

Hey gang, sorry I haven't updated this page for a while. So many websites, so little time (especially when you sleep till noon everyday!). For updates, calendar, etc., as always, www.rhythm-art.com. ...
Posted by Andrew on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:32:00 PST

mailing list

I just started an "official" mailing list, for all those who have been asking for updates. To subscribe, email [email protected] To view this month's message, go to groups.yahoo.com...
Posted by Andrew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I may have been a bit slack!

So sorry I haven't made any updates lately, but you know how things go. I would say go to my homepage for up-to-date info, but I haven't done too much better there! (still a good place to check out, t...
Posted by Andrew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

So hard to judge

It's so hard to tell how a gig goes when you're the one playing it! Of course people tell you they enjoyed it, but it's really hard to believe them when you felt absolutely terrible about the whole th...
Posted by Andrew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

too old for rock

So the big Mr.Brown show was Friday night. Of course, I had been awake for about 36 hours by the time it started, then 4 hours of bashing in a smoke-filled room! I've forgotten what it's like to play ...
Posted by Andrew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

a place of my own...

So for the past couple years I've been renting the priveledge of keeping my (vast) instrument collection in my teachng studio. Made it very nice and convenient - student asks about hand cymbal techniq...
Posted by Andrew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST