Dave Weckl
Foundations, Foundations, Foundations
Drumset Clinic
Friday, 11:00 a.m.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dave Weckl started playing drums around the age of eight. At age sixteen, Weckl began to work professionally as a drumset performer with local pop and jazz groups. While performing in the club scene in New York City with a band called Nite Sprite, he received notice from established studio musicians such as Steve Kahn, Michael Brecker, and Peter Erskine. It was Erskine who recommended Weckl for a performance with a group called French Toast. From this group, bassist Anthony Jackson recommended him for the prestigious Simon and Garfunkel reunion tour in 1983. It wasn’t long before Weckl worked regularly recording and performing with such artists as George Benson, Peabo Bryson, Diana Ross and Robert Plant. In 1985, Michael Brecker suggested to Chick Corea that he hire Weckl for his new Elektric Band. Weckl then began a seven-year relationship with both the Elektric and Akoustic Bands. As a solo artist, he has recorded and produced nine recordings including GRP/MCA solo releases Masterplan, Heads Up, and Hardwired. In 1998, Weckl realized his goal of forming a world-touring band. To date, the Dave Weckl Band has released five studio records including: Rhythm Of The Soul, Synergy, Transition, Perpetual Motion, and Multiplicity. When not on the road touring, Weckl keeps busy with session and production work at his home studio in Los Angeles. He also accepts a limited number of private students and offers classes through the Virtual Drummer School.

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