Beyond Drum Lessons
Background
Professional
Stephen Flinn is a postmodern drummer, improviser, and percussionist who for the last 25 years has performed throughout Europe, Japan, and the United States with many notable internationally recognized musicians. Furthermore, in 2006 he conducted a national solo percussion tour of the United States, and released a solo CD, (Architect of Adversity), of spontaneous percussion improvisations on the esteemed Creative Sources label. Stephen has been featured in publications such as Modern Drummer, Downbeat, Wire, Signal to Noise, and many others. In addition to performing regularly in Europe, he is a much sought after studio musician consistently recording for projects around the world from his recording studio in Los Angeles.
Education
Stephen has performed and studied music for the majority of his life in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. While living in these centers of musical development, he trained with world-class masters such as Ed Shughnessy (Tonight Show), Dom Famulero (Clinician/Educator), Kenwood Dennard (Prince, Sting), Sunship Theus (McCoy Tyner), William Winnant (Classical Percussionist), Alan Dawson (Dave Brubeck Quartet) Pete Magadini (Educator/Performer), Bob Moses (Gary Burton Quartet/Leader), and many others. In addition to studying with great drummers, he has studied North Indian classical percussion, West African drumming, and is currently studying South Indian classical music. His background of study with master musicians and of other musical traditions has molded him into being an outstanding teacher. Here is an educational article by Stephen that the Vic Firth drumstick company asked him to write: How to use transcription software to improve your drumming