Sick Drummer Magazine

Paul Wandtke began his drumming career at the age of eleven by performing around Chicago with numerous groups. He has performed in all types of musical settings including jazz, latin, blues, rock, progressive rock, metal, fusion, dance, punk, ska, musical theatre, and electronica. He is best known for his drumming assault with former progressive metal-core group "A Texas Funeral" Chicago IL and for his excellent display of showmanship and solo/double bass drum technique.

Paul Wandtke currently resides in Boston Massachusetts where he is furthering his musical studies at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. The teachers that he has studied with are Mike Mangini, Rod Morgenstein, Skip Hadden, Kenwood Denhard, and many more. For more information about Paul please visit www.paulwandtke.com and/or add him on his personal myspace at www.myspace.com/paulwandtke.

Paul proudly endorses: Vic Firth, Evans and Trick Drums

"Paul Wandtke is a combination of chops, power, independence, imagination, and personality all rolled into one powerhouse of a drummer. Make sure to check him out; you will most certainly be glad you did!!!"  Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs, Winger, Rudess Morgenstein Project

Here are some areas of concentration for future lessons from Paul:

• Reading basics 101

• Odd meter double bass grooves
• The importance of counting
• Dynamic double bass grooves
• How to learn or transcribe songs faster (as learned from Mike Mangini's grid system)
• The art of memorizing tempos