He is a drum teacher, guitar teacher and bass guitar teacher at School of Rock San Ramon.Īaron Hoffman was forced to take piano lessons when he was young but his love for music was inspired at age 14 when he started to play bass with a friend who was learning guitar. He is excited to bring many years of experience to every student and help them strive to be their best. Currently he is in a jazz big band in Walnut Creek, and is in his rock band At This Point. This also gave him the opportunity to band coach, record in studio settings and become a studio drummer and guitarist. As a senior in high school he started teaching drum lessons to beginner and intermediate students. His love for music pushed him to learn trumpet, tuba and bass guitar. Playing drums every day helped him learn genres such as funk, soul, rock, metal and salsa. He competed in festivals such as the Folsom Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival. As he transitioned into high school he became the conga player, then lead jazz drummer, at Northgate High School. At 10 years old he became second chair drummer in Diablo View Middle School's jazz band, and soon after started his first rock band Pandemonium. He started playing drums and guitar at six years old and never looked back. She considered it the beginning of his training as it sparked a passion for him to become a musician. Tyler McClellan’s mom took him to his first concert when he was five. He also works as a freelance composer/arranger. Nowadays, besides managing, producing and composing for The Element, Rafael is a music major in composition at Diablo Valley College, and will be transferring to a four-year school. In that period Rafael was part of many important concerts, such as the Mahler 2º Symphony, Verdi Quattro Pezzi Sacri and Beethoven 9º Symphony. This created The Element.īesides The Element, he also was part of the Orchestral Choir of OSPA (Porto Alegre Symphonic Orchestra), where he studied vocal techniques with teacher Decápolis de Andrade and with maestro Manfredo Schmiedt. In that same year, Rafael realized that he needed a band where he could explore different kinds of music and styles. After two years of intense study, Rafael was invited to teach at Prediger School in 1998. Hungry for knowledge, he went to study guitar and music theory with Alexandre Lima at the Prediger Music School in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Rafael learned and played by ear till he was 17. At the age of 12 Rafael started playing acoustic guitar and only two years later the electric.
500 – Ranked #121, #12 in Software, #10 in Los Angeles overall.Rafael has over 20 years of experience teaching and performing as a guitarist, composer and producer for his band The Element. 500 – Ranked #378, #20 Business Products and Services 5000 – Ranked #1418, #43 Real Estate Companies 5000 – Ranked #4,782, #126 Real Estate Companies, #261 in Los Angeles overall. 2014 Best Places to Work – Orange County Business Journal – August 2014.Board Member -Entrepreneurs Organization.Checkout his latest video here.Ĭhris and Co-Owner Tyler Marolf also host the Music Lesson Business Podcast “The Teacher Zone” with Chris and Tyler
He has played in many different bands over the years touring throughout California and performing in some of Hollywood’s most famed venues.Ĭhris plays drums for band/s Truckstop Rodeo and The In Between. He started teaching drums shortly thereafter and played drums in bands all through high school with Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd.įor many years, Chris has been electrifying crowds with his hard hitting power and deep driving bass drum grooves. He was in honor jazz band for years and played in marching band as well forming his first rock band in Middle School. Drums, Drum Theory, Songwriting and Artist DevelopmentĬhris Bates started playing drums in 2nd grade in both orchestra and the school jazz ensemble.
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