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Sean grew up with musical instruments in his hands as son of a church music minister. He played guitar, drums, and sang just to be a part of worship in any way. He participated in concert bands and marching bands all the way through college where he was co-captain of The Blazin' Brigade Marching Band Drumline and received a minor in Music Education at Valdosta State University. Sean reveres VSU for the technical ability he uses in studio recording and orchestra work he received while studying under Dr. David Morris.
Sean currently worships with 'The River Church Community' of Kathleen, GA on Sundays, 'Central Baptist Church' of Warner Robins, GA on Wednesdays, and also plays for a number of other Middle Georgia churches and organizations for special events including the Peach Community Choir, The Fort Valley United Methodist Church Orchestra, The Vine Church of Houston County, Fort Valley Kiwanis, and Longleaf Church.
Sean exclusively plays Heartbeat Percussion. His current set-up is the Peace Paragon Maple with Tangerine Sparkle Finish and Heartbeat Cymbals.
Born in Wales, Calum's whole life has been involved in the world of drums and drumming, having been exposed to the life of the professional drummerist through his dad (Chris Slade: AC/DC, Tom Jones).
With a dynamic style that centres on the groove Calum has become a strong and versatile player with engagements covering recordings, tours, live performance and theatre, across a wide range of genres. Calum brings his enthusiasm and fun-loving personality into every setting, helping sessions run smoothly and inspiring others in their creativity.
Calum began his professional life in music 23 years ago working as a sound engineer within the prestigious Virgin Studios group, learning from a who’s who of leading worldwide producers and artists. Almost 10 years later, returning to his first love, he began his own recording career on the other side of the desk playing drums and percussion.
He was a featured musician on the groundbreaking 1997 contemporary worship project Come, Now Is The Time produced by Canadian luminary Brian Doerksen, followed by the acclaimed CD release Hungry, which remains as one of the most loved contemporary worship CD’s of the modern era. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and has collaborated with many of today’s most loved songwriter’s within contemporary gospel music and beyond.
Calum holds a BA in Commercial Music from the University of Westminster in London and is a Guinness World Record holder for his part in the world’s longest team drum roll, lasting 22hrs 5mins 23secs.
He Loves to play drums...
Mark Joseph is an independent musician from Mississauga, Ontario. He has been instructing young drummers and percussionists for almost 20 years. During this time, he has maintained a busy schedule performing in musical theater (Damn Yankees, Crazy for You, Jesus Christ Superstar), touring with Father Mark Curtis: Canada’s Singing Priest, and recording with the progressive rock band, “The Baaron Band.” Mark also regularly plays with Mississauga band Streetfire, performing at corporate events and festivals.
More recently, Mark has recorded and performed with several Christian artists. He has worked with many talented musicians, including Susan HooKong-Taylor, Ana Da Costa, Nancy Bodsworth, and Grammy nominee Sarah Hart. Mark is also a music director at two Mississauga churches.
Canadian jazz drummer Stan Taylor has been an integral part of the Vancouver jazz scene for more than 25 years. Stan has played with such artists as Kenny Wheeler, PJ Perry, Vinny Golia, Pat LaBarbara, Ray Anderson, Rob Blakeslee, Fraser MacPherson, Mike Stern, Glen Spearman, Peter Brotzman, Hugh Fraser, and Paul Plimley.
In the1990s Stan co-led the legendary Kane/ Taylor Explosion which toured and performed in Canada and the US with the Kokoro Dance Company.
Current projects and collaborations include the Jared Burrows Trio and Delta Quartet, Synergy, West Coast Art Trio, John Paton’s Band Apart, Len Aruliah Quartet, Kane/Taylor Explosion featuring Noelle Pion, Norm Quinn’s Q5 Jazz Collective and many others. Stan is actively involved in recording and performing with these groups and is a sought after private instructor. Stan is a Peace Drums and Istanbul Agop Cymbals endorser courtesy Heartbeat Distributors.