Shawn's contemporary jazz recordings have been featured in Modern Drummer Magazine and highlight renowned musicians and artists from around the world. His music fuses together traditional and contemporary styles mixed with complex meters, solos, grooves and atmospheric synths.

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Shawn teaches individual drum lessons at his Drum Studio in Clovis, CA.. Students from beginners to professionals make up a weekly roster of enthusiastic individuals of all ages, experience levels, backgrounds and musical interests. 

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Shawn's widely used drum method books have been featured in Modern Drummer Magazine. Quick Start Drums is a 12 book series focusing on multiple topics including in-depth studies on rock beats, drum fills, drumline techniques and exercises, reading and coordination, world styles, jazz studies, advanced time-stretching concepts, linear drumming, double pedal integration and grid patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

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Shawn's work with Marching Bands and Drum Corps (Int'l) includes drumline and front ensemble scoring, indoor percussion shows and electronic sound design. His drum set arrangements include RCC INDOOR PERCUSSION (WGI Independent World Class Gold Medal Champions 2018, 2025) and the BLUE DEVILS drum and bugle corps (Concord, CA) - earning 9 DCI World Championship titles and 3 Best Percussion titles at the Drum Corps International World Championships since 2009.

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