Professional Drummer Resume Example

• Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
• Attended regular practices and private lessons to hone skills.
• Wrote and arranged Rock, Americana, Jamband, Indie and Folk music in original styles.
• Consulted with artists and producers to determine placement of musical cues and coordinate artistic vision.
• Worked on tours and recording orchestrations
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
• Actively listened to customers and handled concerns quickly
• Provided timing and rhythmic foundation for band members to coordinate performance.
• Practiced with musicians to maintain structure and harmony of musical pieces.
• Attended rehearsals, soundchecks and call times and evaluated sound quality.
• Practiced individually and with ensemble regularly to develop consistent excellence of execution.
• Provided musical accompaniment for Live and Recorded performances.
• Designed marketing material and social media posts to promote musical performances.
• Adapted new concepts and sound arrangements with band members.
• Composed musical pieces with percussion instruments for renditions.
• Assisted musicians with percussion needs to align with performance goals.
• Designed flyers to promote upcoming shows and drum lessons.
• Composed several Independent and Commercial musical pieces.
• Performed at average of 20 events per month, including special functions, rehearsals and recordings.
• Selected appropriate pieces to meet performance needs and showcase skills.
• Achieved desired tonal and harmonic balance by communicating clearly with musicians.
• Selected music carefully in order to achieve balance of musical styles on program.
• Promoted musical career by maintaining website or social media presence.
• Composed, arranged and recorded 5 original albums.
• Worked on tours and recording orchestrations.
• Branched out from drumming to learn audio and video production.

Developed creative design for marketing packages, including print materials, brochures, banners and signs.

• Developed print materials for musicians such as albums, posters, stickers, festival programs and logos.
• Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
• Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection.
• Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout and color in design work.
• Used Photoshop to create images and layouts for multiple projects.
• Worked with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes and managing project milestones.
• Contributed design ideas in early planning stages with customers and project managers.
• Met with customers to present mockups and collect information for adjustments.
• Applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images.
• Created aesthetically-pleasing advertisements that complemented products.
• Applied creative expertise to present marketing concepts.
• Put together videos for social media, advertising and informational purposes.
• Designed creative digital displays used in on-line advertising for local businesses.
• Built corporate brands by designing cohesive looks between elements such as logos and letterheads.
• Created designs and collaborated with technical team to complete projects.
• Demonstrated ability to take on various roles including graphics assistant and graphics specialist to provide range across projects.
• Cultivated positive relationships with numerous clients by maintaining 100% satisfaction rate.