Kevin Hall - Drummer

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Kevin Hall Drummer - All Styles Studio/Live - Drums Originally from Cooperstown, NY, Kevin began drumming in high school band after witnessing his first major influence, Mike Emery, drumming for the school Marching Band. Formal study began with band director Joe Mone, a highly accomplished drummer/percussionist. Kevin was fortunate enough to spend his first year in band playing percussion in the Jazz Ensemble while learning drumming technique from Mike. After years in Marching, Concert, and Jazz ensembles, Kevin worked with Ed Marschilok, an educator from Upstate NY, earning his way into All-State Jazz and Concert bands. Ed worked songs heavy in drums into the set list, which helped Kevin to receive the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award and the National Association of Jazz Educators Award. Around that same time, Kevin had the honor of spending a summer studying with the Philadelphia Philharmonic in Saratoga, NY. Formal study continued at the School of Music at Onondaga College in Syracuse. Since moving to Austin TX, Kevin has performed and recorded with hundreds of bands, either locally or on the road, throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia... these include Hal Ketchum, Omar & The Howlers, Archie Bell & the Drells, Coco Montoya, Montel Williams, John Arthur Martinez and Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad. Recording includes numerous radio and television ads. Several jobs with the Legends groups, the most recent as Musical Director for an overseas tour of Japan, Singapore and a month of shows on the island of Diego Garcia. Additionally, Kevin has performed with Zach Scott theatre, Austin Pops, Dell’s JCAA, Ballet Austin and Austin Dancers Workshop for numerous productions. Member Percussive Arts Society. "Kevin puts the fatback in the greens" - Archie Bell Kevin's Drumming Samples 3148 KB 6th Street Dumpster Funk Full Song © Roberto Sontoya Ramos 682 KB 6th Street Dumpster Funk Song Clip © Roberto Sontoya Ramos 506 KB Call It What You Like Song Clip © Jeff Winter & Boxcar Prophets 658 KB Let The Rain Fall Through Song Clip © Jeff Winter & Boxcar Prophets 614 KB Linger Song Clip © Jeff Winter & Boxcar Prophets 647 KB Mark Goodwin Song Clip © Mark Goodwin 685 KB Matter Of Time Song Clip © Jeff Winter & Boxcar Prophets 685 KB Super Natural Song Clip © Jeff Winter & Boxcar Prophets 698 KB The Martian Song Song Clip © Jeff Winter & Boxcar Prophets Kevin Hall kevinsticks@yahoo.com </body>