![]() Matt Garstka has performed with other musicians such as Rohn Lawrence, David Stolz, Tony Smith, Doug Johns, Toni Blackman, Derek Jordon, and Evan Marien. This group features 5 musicians from Senegal West Africa mixing Traditional African style with hip-hop. Matthew Garstka most recently teamed up with Gokh Bi System. Most recently Matt Garstka has performed at The Montreal Jazz Festival, Detroit Festival of Colors, Greenriver festival, Burlington Jazz Festival, Floyd Fest, The Springfield Jazz Festival, Rock Against Racism Festival, The Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA, and Berklee College of Music. Matt Garstka released his debut solo album, in 2007, entitled 'Heavy Volume' which features Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage, Chris Regan of FNB, Jo Sallins and many more. In the years following, Matt released an EP with a local punk/hardcore band called Backstab in 2006, was featured in magazines such as "Drum! magazine" and "Modern Drummer." Matt was featured on Jo Sallins newest CD/DVD entitled “The Present”. There are also mp3's of multiple tempos of each loop as well as logic sessions with all the midi information for those tech savvy individuals. Several professional studio recordings with Jo Sallins and his father, Greg Garstka, have followed. (97 min) There are also 3 different segments breaking down practice methods and philosophies.(15 min) There are 12 loops in odd times written and played by Matt. He appeared on Jo Sallins CD/DVD entitled “Mr. A year later, Matt Garstka was lucky enough to meet and play with the great Jo Sallins. When Matt turned 12 he started playing drum set at reggae gigs. Matt then began playing auxiliary percussion (congas, djembe etc.) in his Dad’s reggae band at age 11. Matt Garstka began playing the drum set at age 8, giging at age 12, and recording at age 13. Matt released a solo album in 2007 "Heavy Volume." ![]() Matthew currently attends Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA as a performance major on drum set, along with continually playing at clubs with Jo Sallins throughout the Northeast. Matt Garstka has just completed his tour with Gokh Bi System, an African hip-hop group, spanning from Montreal, Canada to Asheville, North Carolina, which included a performance in front of a crowd of over 10,000 at The Montreal JazzFestival in Canada. Like, let’s face the facts.Matty G, officially named Matthew Wolfgang Garstka, is a gospel drummer who has studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He maintains a long list of friends from all walks of life and loves speaking in Japanese, dialing into audio production, and cooking. He is sincerely interested in the lives of his students and is always thrilled to guide the next generation of drummers, spending long hours assembling lessons.Ĭurrently, Jacob is 24 years old (as of 2022) and attending UVU while also attempting to create films in Virtual Reality. ![]() He emulates the quality of Mike’s tutoring through rudimental instruction, songs, and techniques. Jacob has an incredible aptitude for writing drum transcriptions for students to read/play. I have also created various loops and of course I include performances of each. After all, our goal here is to create music. ![]() It might seem strange to hear a drummer of Matt’s magnitude admit to anxiety - Berklee alumni, founder of his own educational courses, Meinl signature artist and recently-announced DW endorsee. For this series I wanted to bring all the technical aspects back down to earth so I brought in a full band to jam completely improvised. Matt Garstka tells us when we ask him how he’s feeling about Parrhesia - Animals as Leaders’ first new album since 2016’s, The Madness of Many. In November 2019, Jacob unlocked the door with a studio key Mike provided him, offically becoming a teacher. This lesson has a total of over 3 hrs of content. In that time, Jacob went from being too small to reach the drum pedals to becoming an outstanding student, possessing notable abilities for having fun while maintaining a relentless motivation to acquire knowledge. Dive in and learn it all Parrhesia- Animals As Leaders Full Transcription 30. It couldn’t have been a better choice He kicked off instruction at the Brighton Studio starting in July 2007, progressing under Mike until 2017. Matt gives us a variety of transcriptions from his musical works over the years. Initially hesitant towards the stigma surrounding rock ‘n roll, Jacob’s parents held off for a year before discovering Mike Dale through the local drum shop (BackBeats). ![]() Jacob’s drumming journey officially began in 2006 during a scout pack meeting after hearing a neighbor-kid play drums to Rush. ![]()
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