Peter Erskine has played the drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of playing different kinds of music. He has appeared on over 500 albums and film scores, and has received two Grammy Awards as well as an honorary doctoral degree. He has played with such artists as the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson big bands, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, The Brecker Brothers, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny and Gary Burton, John Scofield, and Bill Frisell. Erskine has appeared as a soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Frankfurt Radio, Scottish Chamber, BBC Symphony, and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras. He premiered the double percussion concerto Fractured Lines, composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage, at the BBC Proms with Andrew Davis conducting. He leads two groups: The Lounge Art Ensemble and a piano trio with Alan Pasqua. Recordings by these groups can be found on the Fuzzy Music label. Erskine is the author of several books, the latest being Time Awareness for All Musicians, and is an award-winning composer for the theatre. He teaches jazz drumming at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and has just been named the director of drumset studies at the University of Southern California. Erskine serves on the PAS Board of Directors.