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John Cordiano fell for the drums in his New Jersey highschool drumline, where he performed bass drum, snare drum, and eventually the tenor drums (quads) as the drumline captain. As a junior in highschool, a punk rock band pulled him in as their drummer, and they performed throughout New Jersey and New York. Those first experiences performing on stage lit a fire that pushed him to focus on breaking into the music industry.
John received his certification in Recording, Engineering, and Production from NYC’s Institute of Audio Research. After graduation he interned at Unique Recording Studio in NYC, while continuing to perform as a drummer for various bands with a wide range of musical genres.
After graduating with a BS from Radford University, he joined the band Triscale, a funky blues rock band strongly influenced by Jimi Hendrix. John performed with Triscale up to 60 times per year in the late aughts (2006 - 2011), and recorded drums on their stand alone album Groove Invasion.
A career move brought John to Maryland, where he’s now performing with Neville Street Groove, a 6 piece band performing rock, soul, R&B, and jam band songs. He is also the drummer for Mark Whiskey & The Sours, a long-standing Maryland rock-a-billy band.
When he’s not performing on stage, he can be found studying with professional drummer Joe Bergamini, providing beginner drum lessons to budding musicians in his community, and hiking in the mountains with his wife and two kids.
Brooks Giro was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and later moved to Ellicott City. His Grandfather was a drummer, thus beginning a long journey of self learning the drum set. He has been playing drums and percussion (including mallets) for 10 years now, and plays a variety of styles, including jazz, funk, rock, and pop. He is able to teach any form of percussion, whether it be set, auxiliary, snare drum, mallets, and whatever else a student may need help with. He recently graduated from Mt. Hebron High School, winning Jazz Player of the Year award in his senior year. He now attends UMBC for Music Education and Technology. He can and has taught a wide range of students of all ages, experience, and overall comfortability. He is excited to work with the Mikes Music team, and with drummers who share the same passion as him!
Adam Kronk is originally from Dearborn, Michigan. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Washington University in St. Lous. Adam has happily been playing the drum kit since his own middle school days. Since that time, he has had the extraordinarily good fortune to practice with and perform original music with a variety of bands and talented artists spanning a wide genre of music that includes rock & roll, pop, country, and jazz. When teaching the drums, Adam takes a patient, student-centered approach that emphasizes fun, confidence, and goal-oriented growth. He believes that with the right mix of coaching and encouragement, any student with a glass half full mindset can achieve their musical aspirations! He can’t wait to work with you!
Published author with Hal Leonard. His latest release Double Pedal Metal received 4.5 stars out of 5 stars from Modern Drummer magazine. Steve teaches Rock, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Latin. Lessons are custom tailored with a multi media approach. He has been teaching for 20 years.
Windsor "Tito" Pediford holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from an education shared between Julliard and City College. Tito is proficient in acoustic and electric bass, piano, all African and Latin percussions, vibraphone, trap drums, programmable synthesizers, as well as writing and arranging for brass, reeds, strings, chorus, and rhythm sections. Coming from a family heavily involved with music performance locally, nationally, & internationally, Tito was afforded the opportunity to perform with people such as: Miles Davis, Mongo Santamaria, King Curtis, Mandrill, G.Q, Change, Jocelyn Brown, LeRoy Burgess, Amel Larrieux, and others. Tito has toured around the world and across the U.S. He has led 3 bands of his own, 2 of which were published, and he was a side man for a host of disco records in the 80’s. Tito loves to push his students to reach their full potential with music!