Drummer/Author Jason Gianni is an instructor at the prestigious Drummers Collective in NYC and an adjunct instructor at the New School in NYC and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He holds a Master of Music degree from Pennsylvania State University, a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Delaware (both in Percussion Performance) as well as a Jazz minor degree. A session drummer for countless television and radio commercials, he is most known for being the drummer for the theme song for the popular cartoon, Spongebob Squarepants. He is the co-author of the popular drum book entitled The Drummers Bible and is the featured drummer on the 2008 Hudson Music DVD called Set Up, Tune and Play Your Drums. Jason was the back-up drummer for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and is a guest artist on their popular platinum selling CD entitled, Night Castle. He was a regular sub for drummer Mike Portnoy for progressive artist, Neal Morse, he had been an active drummer for the Broadway & touring hit musicals Rock of Ages, Kinky Boots, Americano, and Little Shop of Horrors, is the drummer for the Mark Wood Band (original violinist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and was the house band drummer for the Hispanic version of the TV show The Voice entitled, La Voz, Kids on the Telemundo network.  In recent years, Jason has toured with the Ed Palermo Big Band, Marc Martel & the Ultimate Queen Celebration, Rebel Rebel: The Many Lives of David Bowie, The Royal Scam: Tribute to Steely Dan and Rubix Kube: NYC 80s Tribute. As a clinician, Jason has performed & taught classes throughout Italy, Switzerland, China, in Spain at the La Rioja Drum Festival, and was a featured performer at both PASIC & Philly DrumPhest.  

Jason is proud to endorse drum companies such as Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Remo Heads, Vic Firth, Humes & Berg, Kickport Products, Prologix Percussion and Hudson Music.

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