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Professional
Modern Drummer....
Daniel E.
Dever....
ddever@berklee.net....
www.myspace.com/devdrums....
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Objective
Furthering a career in music through study, instruction and performance.
Experience....
Presently Freelance Artist....
Recently completed a 6 month UK
festival season with former super groups Rooster and Icicle Works. Continue to
tour, record, lecture and teach privately. ....
2007 The Longy School of Music Cambridge,MA
Graduate Studies in Jazz....
2006 The Lamont School of Music.
Master of Music in Jazz Studies.
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2006 Harmonious Junk Denver, CO....
Ex James Brown guitarist
Damon Wood along with Fred Thomas on bass guitar.....
2005 Princess Cruises
Sideman/ Island
Princess Orchestra
Performing 7 nights per week.
Production shows*
2004-2005 Family Music
Las Vegas, NV
Private Instructor
2004-2005 The Lou Martinez Band Las Vegas, NV
Sideman/Variety Show
Jazz standards, Latin,
R&B, Disco and Salsa.
2003-2004 Art Douglas
Las Vegas, NV
Sideman/Jazz
Trio
Dinner music
at the world famous Golden Nugget.
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2003
Celebrity Cruise Lines
Sideman/ Celebrity Orchestra
Production shows*, supporting
a 9 member cast.
"Grease", "One
Singular Sensation" and rock opera "Tommy".....
*Production shows required performing
with click track as well as backing tracks. Sight reading on a nightly basis to
include changes in Tempi, Meter and Styles.
Themes nights included: Big Band, Jazz jam and Reggae Night.
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2002 Crystal Cruises Inc.
Sideman/Show band
2002 Royal
Caribbean Cruise Lines
Sideman in the Splendour Of
The Seas Orchestra
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2000
Renaissance Cruise Lines
Musical Director/Show band
Responsibilities include; rehearsal,
choosing appropriate material for Big
Band night as well as dance sets and dinner performances.
Other duties include; weekly cruise staff/entertainment meetings and overall
image of the orchestra.
1999-2001 The Jerry Ceeco Band Milford, MA
Sideman/Top 40 Band
A 7 piece General Business/Casuals
band, performing arrangements composed by its namesake. Styles range from
Chicago and Santana to Sinatra and Disco.
1997-2000 The "Happy" Millionaires
Boston,
MA
Sideman/ Backing Vocalist
Celtic rock n roll band
1996-1998 Little Joe Cook and The
Thrillers
Sideman/Drummer
R&B, Blues, Dance, Top 40 and
other styles 4 nights per week.
Weddings and Club dates throughout New England.
Chitlin circuit.
1993-1995 The "C-Jammers"
Sideman/Drummer
A 9 piece group performing blues, "Jump" and Boogie-Woogie. Weddings,
Bar Mitzvahs and club dates throughout the Northeast.
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Teaching Experience....
2003-2005 Family Music Centers Las
Vegas, NV
1999-2000 Hopkinton High School
Hopkinton, MA
Instruction of Middle and High school students in the fundamentals of snare
drum, tympani, vibraphone and drum set performance.
1999 Boston Arts
Academy Boston, MA
Private/Group Instruction....
Education....
2008 Longy School Of Music Cambridge, MA....
Graduate Level Studies Modern American Music....
Instrumental Studies with Bob Gullotti.....
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2006-2007 University of
Denver Denver, CO....
Graduate Level studies in jazz performance. ....
Drummer of the A band the
Lamont Jazz Orchestra....
Drummer of the A level contemporary ensemble.....
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1996-2000 Berklee
College Of Music Boston, MA
B.M. Professional Music....
Instrumental Studies with Ed , Casey Scheurell,....
Joe Hunt and Kenwood Dennard.
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1991-1992 PIT
Hollywood, CA
Professional Percussion Player
Certificate....
Instrumental Studies
with Joe Porcaro, Ralph Humphrey,
Casey Scheurell.
Technological Skills: Skilled with Triggered systems, Roland V-drums, and
programming rhythm patches, loops and sequences.
Instrumental Preferences
Drums: Yamaha/Gretsch/Pearl/Eames
Cymbals: Zildjian and assorted effects cymbals
Pearl/Yamaha Hardware
Vic Firth: 5A Wood Tip Sticks, Brushes and Mallets.