Professional Experience
Recorded and/or performed with prominent Midwestern artists including True Heart Susie, Upside Groove Coalition, Reilly, the Us Project, the Scott Berendt Band, Heads With Wings (Morphine Tribute), Shattered (Rolling Stones Tribute), Mudflap, WKLH radios Kevin Brandt, Honkeytonkitis, Bad Medicine, No Strings Attached, Jennifer Lee, the Psycobunnies, Gabriel Sanchez's Prince Experience (Prince Tribute), Phil Norby, Xeno from Bad Boy, 3 Peace, Michael Sean's Affair, Siren, Rachel Trapp, Steve Grimm, Rick Holmes, Annie B., Marcell Guyton, The National Dance Institute, 9 Year Old Blues Prodigy "T-man", the Kettle Moraine Symphony Orchestra, Sweet Polly, and many, many others.
Opened for International recording artists Soul Asylum, Collective Soul, Styx, Steven Adlers Appetite, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, War, Night Ranger, Cracker, Matisyahoo, Flogging Molly, Dada, Third Eye Blind, Tito Jackson, and countless others.
National and International performance experience including the Whiskey A Go Go and the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA; the Metro, Double Door, and House of Blues in Chicago; the Taste of Minnesota, Milwaukees Summerfest, Irishfest, Bastille Days, Festa Italiana; the Bite of Seattle; and countless other festivals and clubs....
Served as Band Director for the Milwaukee Rock Theater from 2000 to 2005.
Teaching Experience
Instructor at White House of Music since 2007. Private Lesson Instructor since 1999
Music Styles I’m Familiar With
Rock, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Symphonic, and Ethnic/World music (Especially Celtic and Latin).
Teaching Methods
- For beginning Snare drum - "Alfred's Drum Method"
- For beginning Bells - "Standard of Excellence"
- For beginning Drum Set - "Basic Rock Beats" by Joel Rothman
- For intermediate and advanced Drum Set - "Killer Fillers" and "1001 Drum Grooves"
Expectations of Students
Practice, Practice, Practice! Also, for each student to continually self-evaluate their grip, posture, tempo, and stroke while practicing. I love it when students ask tons and tons of questions – this is the best way to learn, and the way to make best use of having an instructor.
What I Want My Students To Know
Students should know that I have been where they are. I wasn't born with any special musical talent, but learned how to play well because I had a passion for not just percussion, but music in general. I also play guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo and keyboards, which helps me approach the drums musically, not just rhythmically.
For more info, check out my website at (
www.brianbruendl.com)