My name is Johari Gardner, and I love music!
I have been a musician for over a decade, with 15 years of experience playing drums, 8 years on bass, 5 years on guitar and piano, and I've recently started learning saxophone and trombone. I have played drums and percussion in a few professional settings, as well as at many colleges and universities around the world. I am also a university student, studying to get my Master's in Music Performance.
I have performed in professional settings with many...
My name is Johari Gardner, and I love music!
I have been a musician for over a decade, with 15 years of experience playing drums, 8 years on bass, 5 years on guitar and piano, and I've recently started learning saxophone and trombone. I have played drums and percussion in a few professional settings, as well as at many colleges and universities around the world. I am also a university student, studying to get my Master's in Music Performance.
I have performed in professional settings with many notable people, such as David Benoit and Earl Klugh. My specialty is in jazz music, however, I have ample experience in all genres of music. I can read sheet music, and excel in all-things music. I also produce music, and have been making hip-hop, pop, r&b, and afrobeats for 4 years. Below are some notable things I have done.
I have been teaching music theory for 5 years and drums for 4. I will begin to teach music production in the near future, as well. If there's one thing that I've learned from teaching, it's that it is very important for a student and teacher to have a strong bond that allows for a student to feel comfortable asking questions. All students have their own way of learning, and one of my primary teaching methods is repeating and rephrasing, so I can appeal to many different learning styles. Students have many different ways of receiving information, and I want to cater to that.
Some notable things that I have done:
🥁Asia America Symphony Orchestra, with Grammy award winners David Benoit and Earl Klugh
🥁Music Production with Grammy award producer Dave Wilder ('I try" by Macy Gray)
🥁Music Production with Artist 'Apropos' in Detroit, Michigan
🥁Jazz Band for the President of Long Beach City College, received Letter of Recognition
🥁Mentoring children in jazz music with Barry Cogart, and Grammy award nominee Albert Alva
Some fun facts and unrelated hobbies:
🎮I'm a gamer! I love playing all types of games, like Minecraft, Valorant, Fortnite, Pokémon, etc.
⚽I played soccer (football for the rest of the world) at the Long Beach State University Men's Club
👨🍳-I almost went to school for culinary arts, and actually did study computer science, before I changed my major - and in turn my life - to music!
