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Official Website of David Derby, Independent Drummer/Percussionist based in Denver, Colorado.
It's funny how the time seems to have passed by so quickly, I can hardly cast my mind back and remember my beginnings nearly 35 years ago. Born in Taipei Taiwan, the son of an Air Force staff sergeant, I was given as a Christmas present, my first drum set. It was a Slingerland kit with no throne and one cymbal.
At first, I wrestled with the fact that my drum set paled in comparison to my friends drum sets, but one morning, my grandfather joined me while I was, at that time, just making noise and he asked to play my drums. After chuckling for only a moment with the thought of this old man trying to play my drums, I graciously passed my sticks to him. He sat on my makeshift throne and proceeded to blow me away as he made that crappy kit sound like a symphony. It was at the moment that I realized that drumming was going to play a huge role in my life.
From concert band , orchestra, marching band, to jazz band, I performed at every level, never missing a single event in 12 years. Throughout high school, I was fortunate enough to be a part of one of the country's very first amateur percussion ensembles, performing for Buddy Rich, the Ludwig family in Chicago and for President Reagan's inauguration in 1984.
For the last two years, I've been playing with the Melanie Susuras Band. Melanie Susuras is an amazing singer/songwriter who gave me the opportunity I had been looking for all my life as a drummer and someone whom I give most of the credit for my success as a musician. Leading up to this project, I played and performed with bands such as Shady Exit and the Tiny Red Spiders. Since joining the ranks of MSB, I've had the opportunity to play for many others as a fill-in drummer and/or percussionist and most recently, was afforded the opportunity play full-time in addition to MSB with Rachel's Playpen, a pop-rock band also based in Denver, Colorado ...
It's funny how the time seems to have passed by so quickly, I can hardly cast my mind back and remember my beginnings nearly 35 years ago. Born in Taipei Taiwan, the son of an Air Force staff sergeant, I was given as a Christmas present, my first drum set. It was a Slingerland kit with no throne and one cymbal.
At first, I wrestled with the fact that my drum set paled in comparison to my friends drum sets, but one morning, my grandfather joined me while I was, at that time, just making noise and he asked to play my drums. After chuckling for only a moment with the thought of this old man trying to play my drums, I graciously passed my sticks to him. He sat on my makeshift throne and proceeded to blow me away as he made that crappy kit sound like a symphony. It was at the moment that I realized that drumming was going to play a huge role in my life.
From concert band , orchestra, marching band, to jazz band, I performed at every level, never missing a single event in 12 years. Throughout high school, I was fortunate enough to be a part of one of the country's very first amateur percussion ensembles, performing for Buddy Rich, the Ludwig family in Chicago and for President Reagan's inauguration in 1984.
For the last two years, I've been playing with the Melanie Susuras Band. Melanie Susuras is an amazing singer/songwriter who gave me the opportunity I had been looking for all my life as a drummer and someone whom I give most of the credit for my success as a musician. Leading up to this project, I played and performed with bands such as Shady Exit and the Tiny Red Spiders. Since joining the ranks of MSB, I've had the opportunity to play for many others as a fill-in drummer and/or percussionist and most recently, was afforded the opportunity play full-time in addition to MSB with Rachel's Playpen, a pop-rock band also based in Denver, Colorado ...
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