Beyond Two-Four

BOB CONRAD, MA
Drums & Percussion
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PROFILE
Bob is a drumset player with more than 26 years of experience in various styles of music. He has toured the United States seven times, Europe and has played in Alaska and Hawaii. He teaches basic to advanced drum-set technique as well as up to intermediate snare and percussion. Bob has been trained in orchestral, marching and Brazilian percussion, as well as jazz, rock and funk. He studied one year as a music major at San Jose State University (1989/1990) and for two years (1990-1992) studying jazz at the University of Nevada, Reno. He proudly endorses Saluda Cymbals.

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CURRENT TEACHERS

Alan Schechner
Currently studying with Alan Schechner (San Rafael, Calif.), author of the “Coordination and Groove” DVD, The Art of Transcribing Drumset, Book 1, Lickin’ Your Chops and Learning Drums: Learn to how to play drums the smart way!.

PAST TEACHERS

• Eric Middleton, Ph.D. (formerly at the University of Nevada, Reno)
• Gerry Genario (For the Love of Jazz, Debbie Reynolds)
• Jim McCall
• Dan Sabanovich, author of the Brazilian Percussion Manual
• Neil Strocchio

• Also had two recitals with Anthony J. Cirone (percussionist with the San Francisco symphony from 1965 to 2001), while at SJSU

RECORDINGS

The Firebombing

Dustraiser

w/Zoinks!

CDs
Zoinks!/Whatever Hit Europe CD/LP, 1998 (Etichetta Punk, Italy)
Zoinks! Live in Chicago, 1997
Well and Good CD/LP, 1997 (Dr. Strange Records)
Panorama CD Ep/10-inch, 1997 (Dr. Strange Records/Second Guess)
Stranger Anxiety CD, 1996 (Dr. Strange Records)
Bad Move Space Cadet CD/LP/Cassette, 1995 (Dr. Strange Records, Jimco Records, Japanese import)

Singles
Zoinks!/ManDingo 7-inch, 1996 (Dr. Strange Records)
Zoinks!/The Gain split 7-inch, 1996 (Rhetoric Records)
Zoinks!/No Empathy split 7-inch/CD, 1995 (Johann’s Face Records)
Soap Factory 7-inch, 1995 (Dr. Strange Records)
Zoinks!/Narcissistic Freds split 7-inch, 1994 (Satan’s Pimp/Second Guess)
Sapsucker Sluggo/Brawler 7-inch, 1994 (Satan’s Pimp/Second Guess)

Compilations
Punk Fiction comp. CD/10-inch, 1997 (Wedge Records)
ABC’s of Punk comp. CD/LP, 1997 (Whirled Records)
Better Read than Dead CD/LP comp., 1996 (Epitaph Records/AK Press)
All the Punk Fit to Print CD comp., 1996 (Newspeak Records)
Punk Uprisings CD comp., 1996 (Lookout! Records)
Punk TV comp. LP, 1995 (Red Dawg Records)
Satan’s Pimp Sampler 7-inch comp., 1994 (Satan’s Pimp Records)