Jim W

Parma Heights, OH

Drum Lessons

Studio or Home

40 Years

About Me

Jim W is a drummer, teacher, recording engineer and music producer. Drawn to the drums from the age of two, music and life became inseparable for him at a very young age. He has performed live since age 7 and has played throughout North America and Europe with numerous artists, including Hot Tuna, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Grammy award winner; Robert Lockwood, Love Janis: The Musical, Hair, Kristine Jackson, The Jack Fords, Walkin' Cane, and Cuda/Wall/Cuda among others.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He owns and runs Blue Buddha Music Studio in Cleveland, Ohio, which has become both Northeast Ohio's premier teaching facility and a state of the art recording studio.

Jim W has over 40 years of music experience in the Parma Heights area.

Jim W is proficient in and teaches Drum Lessons .

Formal Education:

Bachelor of Professional Music from Berklee College of Music

Private Education:

Private percussion instruction fro age 6-18

Performing Experience:

Performances with bands for the past 38 years. U.S. and Europe with artists including Big Brother and the Holding Co. (Janis Joplin's original band), Hot Tuna Allstars (members of Jefferson Airplane, Muddy Waters' band, Bob Dylan and Levond Helm band members) and many others.