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Mark Boatman has over 35 years of drumming experience and is a passionate drummer who shares his love for drumming with his students.

Years Playing: 36

Years Teaching: 15

Favourite Drummers: Billy Cobham, Mitch Mitchell, David Garibaldi, Steve Gadd, Louie Belson

Musical influences: Tower of Power, James Brown, Frank Zappa, Chic Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix    

Often spotted: Playing with the Blues Machine at The Crazy Elephant at Clarke Quay; Sat, Sun and Tuesday.

Background:

Mr. Boatman grew up in Dallas Texas U.S.A. and started playing in pop and R&B bands at the age of 15.

Drumming Techniques:

Mark mastered rudimental snare drum and drumset with members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the faculty at the University of North Texas.

In his continued search to hone his drumming teaching techniques, Mark has been groomed by famous drummers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Singapore to enhance his jazz and Latin drumming skills.

Performance Background:

In the early 80's, he was a member of the University of Texas at Dallas Jazz Band. Throughout the 80's and 90's Mark performed with several bands in the Dallas area where he honed his drumming skills in the areas of pop, rock, blues, country, jazz and funk.

Mark moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998 where he began playing with Chicago style blues bands as well as small jazz groups performing for private functions and at nightclubs throughout the Bay Area.

Asian Performances:

He has performed with many bands and artistes in Singapore including: the house band at Jazz@SouthBridge, The
Cromozone Band at Harry's Bar Boat Quay and The Blues Machine Band at The Crazy Elephant Bar Clarke
Quay

Noted regional artists he has performed with include vocalists: Claressa Monteiro, Rani Singham, Amanda Jantzen, Anne Weerapass; pianists: Jeremy Monteiro, Mei Sheum , Mario Serio, Aya Sekine, Don Gomez and Chris Robinson. Bassists: Ignatius Bong, Marcus Dengate, Joshua Wan, Christy Smith and William Gathright. Saxophonists: Fabian Lim, Steven Rufus and Nicole Duffell.

Personally, Mark has mentored many intermediate and even advanced drummers into hugely successful drummers in the local scene. He has also inspired many to continue their drumming pursuits to the performance level. He has the ability to simplify complicated drumming techniques and make it easy for drummers to incorporate them into their drumming skills.