Adrian Van Batenburg is a drummer, music educator, and composer based in Seattle. Adrian has led his own band, Gems, for more than 10 years and has been a consistent performer in the Seattle music scene with a variety of projects. With two decades of teaching experience, he has many ways to inspire his students with an upbeat educational teaching method developing listening skills, technique, musical styles such as Jazz-Rock-Pop-Country, as well as sight-reading and personal expression on the drumset. His lessons are fun, engaging, and always aim to bring out the best in his students. Adrian has a BM in Jazz Studies with a focus on drum set from the University of North Texas. His influences include Art Blakey, Ringo Starr, Cindy Blackman, John Bonham, Questlove, Tré Cool, and rising stars on YouTube like Anika Nilles.
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