John Cordiano fell for the drums as drumline captain in his New Jersey high school, and by junior year was performing with a punk band throughout New Jersey and New York. He went on to earn a certification in Recording, Engineering, and Production from NYC's Institute of Audio Research and interned at Unique Recording Studio, while continuing to gig across a wide range of genres. John performed with the funky blues-rock band Triscale up to 60 times a year from 2006–2011, recording drums on their album Groove Invasion. Today he performs with Mark Whiskey & The Sours, a long-standing Maryland rockabilly band, The Wicks, a blues-rock outfit, and subs with various acts including a jazz quintet in the Gettysburg region. When he's not on stage, John studies with professional drummer Joe Bergamini and teaches drum lessons to students of all levels in the community.
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.
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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!