Stephane Chamberland

Stephane Chamberland started out studying with several top teachers in New York, New Jersey and Toronto, including Dom Famularo, Jim Chapin, Rick Gratton, Robby Ameen, Jeff Salem, Paul DeLong, Joe Bergamini, John Favicchia, Aldo Mazza, Frank Bellucie, also with John Riley and Bobby Sanabria at Manhattan School of Music. He also studied at the Conservatory of Music in Quebec City and with several teachers in the Quebec City area.

This eventually led him to performing and recording with well known bands playing Jazz, Afro Cuban, African, Brazilian, Pop, Rock, Alternative, Classical, Funk and Fusion music. Steph is known to be a versatile drummer, performing, reading and writing all styles of music. He has also freelanced with many other artists for conventions and festivals.

Steph has performed hundreds of drum clinics in schools, retail stores and conventions over the past six years sponsored by Vic Firth Sticks, Mapex Drums and Sabian Cymbals. He also maintains a large roster of students for private instruction. He presently teaches more than 120 students and owns a Wizdom DrumShed studio in collaboration with the Global Ambassador Dom Famularo since 2002. The Wizdom DrumShed is a state-of-the-art teaching facility where drummers from all around the world come to study.

Stephane is a freelance writer for many magazines. He has also been featured in Modern Drummer, Gigging Musician, Drum Etc, International Musician, Classic Drummer Magazine and Percussive Notes. Stephane is also a recipient of the Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship of the Percussive Art Society in 2003 and The Council of the Art of Quebec in 2002.

Steph is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals, Vic Firth Stick and Mapex Drums. He has also co-created the Learning Advantage Program for the Mapex Drums Company in the USA. Steph travels now around Canada doing clinics for those companies.

More info at www.stephanechamberland.com