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  • Rip Phelan

  • 31 / Male
  • McKinney, Texas, US
  • Last Login: 11/19/2009

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Interests

  • Music

    Avashai Cohen, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, Fishbone, Jane's Addiction, Primus, Tool, Laundry, Chili Peppers, Sound Garden, Drum Corps, Earl Harvin Trio, Roy Hargrove, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Kurt Elling, Medeski Martin and Wood, John McGlaughlin, John Scofield, Adam Deitch, The Feds, Shoalin Death Squad, Bagg, Strutmore, Red Tag, Christian McBride, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, PRINCE.....

  • Movies

    Mike Mangini Drum Solo

    Mike Mangini solo Steve Vai
    Audible Silence Productions Presents
    The Classics

    ..

    Audible Silence Productions © 2005


  • Television





  • Books

    "Leadership and Self Deception" & "The Anatomy of Peace" by The Arbinger Institute "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Dr. Stephen Covey "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie

  • Heroes

    Eban Pagen, Danny Carey, Thomas Pridgeon, Jo Jo Mayer, Dafnis Prieto,

Details

  • Status: In a Relationship
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: San Leandro, California/ McKinney, TX
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 6' 0" / Athletic
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
  • Drink: Yes
  • Education: In college
  • Occupation: drummer/percussionist
  • Income: $30,000 to $45,000

Schools

  • University Of North Texas

    • Denton, TEXAS
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: Bachelor's Degree
    • Major: music
    • Clubs: afro-cuban, brazilean percussion ensembles
    1999 to Present

  • Collin County Community College District

    • Plano, TEXAS
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Major: music
    • Clubs: big band, jazz combo, expressions vocal jazz. played Montrueax Jazz Festival '98, North Colorado Jazz Fest. and a cruise ship in the Bahamas with these bands
    1996 to 1999

  • Mckinney High School

    • Mckinney, TEXAS
    • Graduated: 1996
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: High School Diploma
    1992 to 1996

Networking

  • Studied drums for 20 years. Jazz, funk, rock, afro-cuban and brazilean percussion. Have 8 years teaching experience both drumset and congas. Studied at U of North Texas '99-'05. Studio and session work. currently gigging with Darby. EP o

  • Stage Hand

Companies

  • Darby

    • Dallas, Tx US
    • Drums
    '03??

  • Communicate Wireless "Cingular"

    • Murphy, Tx US
    • Sales Manager
    11/05 - 10/08

  • Music & Arts

    • Frisco, Allen, TX US
    • Drum Instructor
    February 2009 - present

Own Your Friends!

Blurbs

About me:

I've been studying and performing drums for 20 years now. My latest project - Darby - allowed me to play some incredible rock shows. We've played at House of Blues and Nokia Theatre. And, performed with GlassJaw, Fair To Midland, Element 80, The Feds, Evan's Blue to name a few. Currently, I'm teaching lessons on drumset and some percussion. My goal is to have 35 students a week. I've been teaching for over 10 years off and on. I focus on coordination and tecnique for my beginner and intermediate students. My advanced students have dived into more conceptualized approaches and how to write drum parts for original music. If you are interested in taking lessons, send me a note. I can help you achieve your percussion goals. My background is varied. I studied music in 6th grade through college. Marched tenors for 4 years. Moved onto jazz studies at CCCC and performed in big band and small groups that played the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and several festivals in the country. Moved on to North Texas in 1999 and studied with Jose Aponte in the UNT Afro-Cuban, Brazilian percussion ensembles.

Who I'd like to meet:

YOU! People of varying degrees of hip. I know there are some cool cats out there doing some great things. Others need to know you. I need to know you. Where are those that know? Those that are beautiful both inside and out and not just a little of one. At least those that are trying to be great.

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