Drummer -Educator - Producer

Salt Lake City & Taylorsville, Utah

Chris Shemwell received his Bachelor’s of Music in Electronic Production & Design from the Berklee School of Music in 2020 and has performed with dozens of rock/funk/indie/jazz groups around the U.S for the last 15 years. Performances include: NPR 2023 Tiny Desk Concert Winner: Little Moon, Lollapalooza Chicago, The Apollo Theatre NY, and shows with The Backseat Lovers, Will Calhoun(Living Colour), Steve Lyman(voted #2 best drummer in Modern Drummer Magazine), Nona Hendryx(“Lady Marmalade”), Napoleon Murphy Brock(Frank Zappa), and many more. Currently, Shemwell teaches private drum and music production lessons at Blue Fret Music, Salt Lake Academy of Music, and his private studio in Taylorsville.

• Drum lessons beginner to college level (basics, technique, sound, improvisation, intention) 30 or 60 minute lessons, weekly in person or online

• Music production lessons in Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, or Pro Tools (producing songs from start to finish, sound synthesis, production/composition, and what it means to live in the age of computer music)

• Recording/Mastering Need your band’s next album recorded by an affordable pro? Need drums on your next album? Mastering? Production? I got you covered!