Name: Jacob Sawyer
Age: 30
I've been a drummer/marimbist since: 1992
Internationally I have played with: Crystal Cruise Lines, Holland America Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Lines, ForTwentyDaze (out of Hawaii) and done shows with (not opening up but higher up on the bill) 311, YellowMan, Michael Franti and Gregory Isaacs.
In the Philippines: Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, Gary Valenciano, Markus Highway, Bateria Brigada, Tropikasya, Lemonbee Combo, The Bilderberg Group (the AK47s) and Escalator 7 as well as a number of other bands in jam sessions or studio sessions.
Bands/clinics/drum&bugle corps' taught in the Philippines: FEU Drum & Bugle Corps, Spirit of SanNicolas D&BC, Boys of Caridad D&BC, Manila Cadets/Ship 3 D&BC, as well as judging drum & bugle corps competitions such as Banamos festival and MMDA D&BC competition.
Bands/High Schools taught in the USA: Winterset HS (Winterset, IA), Johnston HS (Johnston, IA), East-Joliet HS, (Chicago, IL), Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, NV), Foothill HS (Henderson, NV), ElDorado HS (Las Vegas, NV), University of Nevada - Las Vegas drumline (composing/arranging)
My favorite musical style/s: jazz, latin (samba, bossa nova), funk, hip-hop, rock (punk, hard, metal), reggae, classical.
My favorite drummer/s: Buddy Rich, Tommy Igoe, Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Trilok Gurtu and Vic Firth, Keiko Abe, She e Wu.
My musical influence/s: Miles Davis, Count Basie Orchestra, Paul Oakenfold, Sum 41, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Phillip Glass, The Beatles, 311, Claude Debussey, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Deicide, Outkast, and certainly the guy outside singing karaoke!!
My drum gear: 2 drumsets:
Yamaha Maple Custom 5 piece set. Half percussion rack with 1 cha cha cowbell & 1 salsa bell, 1 wood block and 1 plastic block. 24" Zildjian K Ride (my baby), 22" Zildian K custom Dry Ride, 22" Istanbul Mehmet Ride, 22" Sabian Crash Ride, 16" Istanbul Mehmet Traditional Crash, 16" Paiste Fast Crash, 16" Avedis Zildian Crash, 8" Sabian Splash, 14" set of HH - Istanbul Agop series (signed by Agop), 14" set of Zildjian ZXT HH - 13" Avedis Zildian HHs.
I also play the entire field of percussion instruments including the Marimba, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Timpani, Congas/Bongos, Brazilian percussion (surdo, tambourim, caixa) as well as dozens of others.
My focus is actually on marimba. I have a 4 octave rosewood key marimba made by a local guy here in the Philippines.
I'm a proud percussionist because: The discipline of drumming is an important method of communication that has spanned the history of man. I am proud to be a part of an esoteric group of people that take interest in setting ourselves apart from any other musician through the only international language that is rhythm.
Additional info about myself: Im from Las Vegas, Nevada USA, I have been working as a showband musician / drum teacher / studio sessionist in Las Vegas, Dallas TX and Manila Philippines for over 10 years.
I have a website :
www.drummerjacob.comI teach music out of my drum studio here in Mandaluyong and currently am looking for more students. 0 917 400 1004 if you're interested to learn or just come and jam. I'm completely open for any new projects as well.