Ryo Tanaka started to play drums when he was five years old and started his professional career when he was fifteen. His style is based on Rock/Pop but he experienced many styles of music in his early years. In 2003, he was selected for a starting house band member of Rock music bar 08:30, eight thirty, in Tokyo. At the same time, he joined the major pop band Spica. They released five CDs and toured all over Japan many times. In 2010, He quitted the band and enrolled Berklee College of Music to develop his musical skill. He took lessons from Mike Mangini, Dave Dicenso, Rod Mogenstein, Mark Walker, and Terry lynn Carrington etc for drums, and Joe Carrier, Bill Elliott, Tsunenori "Lee" Abe etc for composing and arranging. He graduated as a Summa Cum Laude of a Bachelor of Music in the year of 2013, majoring in Professional Music and minoring in Liberal Arts Global Studies. Also he was selected for Professional Music Achievement Award. Now he works on music in New York.
Gear
http://gaaidrums.com/ryo-tanaka/
Endorser of Gaai Drums & Co.
Got first prize of Tower Records Shibuya daily chart
Articles on Village Voice, Rolling Stone, NY Seikatsu, etc.
Primary Instrument
Drums
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
Hi all!! This is Ryo Tanaka and I'm offering a drum lesson to make your life joyful!!!
http://www.ryotanaka.net/
Experience of teaching for kids to 60s, from beginner to advanced.
Studied at Berklee with Mike Mangini, Rod Mogenstein, and Terry lynn Carrington.
Released 5 CDs from a major label in Japan (http://beinggiza.com/ci/artist/spica/)
Touring all over the states (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/peelander-z-tou-3/)
Endorser of Gaai Drums (http://www.gaaidrums.com/#!ryo-tanaka/c10xa).
I can do a lesson at...
Redhook (my place)
Green Point (my studio)
your place (if you have a drum kit and live in Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens)
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Primary Instrument
Drums
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
Hi all!! This is Ryo Tanaka and I'm offering a drum lesson to make your life joyful!!!
http://www.ryotanaka.net/
Experience of teaching for kids to 60s, from beginner to advanced.
Studied at Berklee with Mike Mangini, Rod Mogenstein, and Terry lynn Carrington.
Released 5 CDs from a major label in Japan (http://beinggiza.com/ci/artist/spica/)
Touring all over the states (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/peelander-z-tou-3/)
Endorser of Gaai Drums (http://www.gaaidrums.com/#!ryo-tanaka/c10xa).
I can do a lesson at...
Redhook (my place)
Green Point (my studio)
your place (if you have a drum kit and live in Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens).
Fee
$70/50 mins (half price($35) for the first lesson!!)
Let's have fun with drums!!
Look forward to hearing from you!!
Ryo Tanaka
http://www.ryotanaka.net/
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