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Objective

To Continue To Tour, Record, And Perform Throughout The World With The Most Talented And Respected Musicians As Well As To Continue To Express Myself With My Own Uniquely Identifiable Sound And Style.

Rock/Pop

Deborah Harry and Chris Stein, Skinner Box, Nate Ouderkirk, Raul Midon, Jonathan Segal and Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven), Paul Mark & The Van Dorens, Brendan O'Shea, E-Trance, Vibrolush, The Congregation Of Vapors, Kevin Patrick (Blondie, Portishead), Brett Simons (Liz Phair, Mandy Moore), Annie Quick, Chris Wilson (Love Spit Love), Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants), Ron Dziubla (Ricky Martin, Chayanne), The Deepdown, Danny Weinkauf (They Might Be Giants, Fountains of Wayne), Penelope Lawson, Andy Burton (Freedy Johnston), Jefferson Thomas, Ann Klein (Natalie Imbruglia, Joan Osborne), Jed Davis, Mark White (Spin Doctors), d'atlee, Kim Fahy (The Mabuses), Freddie Parris And The Five Satins, Glow, Magnet (Replacing Mo Tucker of the Velvet Underground), Fluffer, Liquid, Torn Earlobe, Coppersonic, Gangway Fathead, The Groove, Cheryl Hill, The Republics, MotorBaby, Aquaman Jones, Chris Miles, Changing Modes, Junie Strongheart, Air-O-Sol, The Dependents, Lies, Ashok Warrior, Wax, Sara Dabo, Tiaa Wells, Collider, Gio, Acoustic Blue, Ether Park, Brewster, John Washburn, SOS, Benny Del Mare, One Way Ticket, Wendy Ip, Elvis, Random Axis, Eyelash, Tom Humbert, In One Ear, Jenn London, Maritri Garrett, Rayz Hell, The Fool, Scott Klass, White Courtesy Telephone, Marcus, Proton Accelerator, Rachel Derry, and such Producers as Roger Fife (Tricky), Steve Eigner (Nelly), Daniel Rey (White Zombie, Ramones), Kramer (Urge Overkill, Ween, Butthole Surfers, Daniel Johnston), Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Jazz/Ethnic

ECA Jazz Ensemble, Jeff Baker (a.k.a King Django), Peninsulin, Ashita, Ariya, Yale Big Band, Willie Ruff, Tony Scherr (Norah Jones, Al DiMeola), Gary Keller, Jeff Ciampa, The Ultimate Symphony Band, Bill Brown Quartet, NYACK School Of Music (Guest Lecturer), Randall Dollahon, Yoshiaki Masuo (Sonny Rollins, Jack Dejohnette), David Bixler, Cross Currents, Lolita Jackson Quintet, Tom Jennings, Jon Cowherd (Brian Blade Fellowship), Leo Traversa, Alter-Trance, Steve Sacks, Matt Bonelli (Bee Gees), Ron Miller, Gary Hasse, Redeemer, House A' Fire, Matthew Brubeck, Ben Stivers (MatchBox 20, Ricky Martin), Kaya, Nori Nori, Chris DeRosa Group

Theater/Dance

NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Staff Musician, Guest Lecturer), Oh! Calcutta (Both National And International Tours), Grease, Mark Morris Dance Group, Songs Of Paradise, Marymount Manhattan College (Adjunct Professor), Ellis Wood Dance, Barbara Feldman Dance Company, Larry Keigwin, Kosad, Peridance, Gus Solomons jr, The Island Moving Company, Joy Kellman, Columbia University (Barnard College), Gina Gibney Dance, Dance Space Inc., Zeynep Tanbay, Kevin Wynn, Ron Brown/Evidence, Donald Byrd, Elisa Monte Dance, David Brown, Andrea E. Woods (Souloworks), Kun-Yang Lin, David Dorfman Dance, Ana Marie Forsythe, Sean Curran, Karla Wolfangle, Bebe Miller, Douglas Nielsen, Nicholas Leichter (nicholasleichterdance), Jennifer Muller, 2nd Avenue Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Doug Varone And Dancers, Jose' Limon Dance Foundation, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Mikado, University of Utah Dept. of Dance

Articles/Links

A Feature Interview Chris Did For The Black Page Drumming Magazine
An Article Chris Wrote For The Italian Drum Magazine "PERCFEST"
Write Up In DRUM! Magazine Of Chris' Armed Forces Tour
A Modern Drummer Magazine Feature On Chris
A Blurb About Chris' Cultural Exchange Tour To China
An Ad Chris Did For Brady Drums
A Drum Ad Chris Did For Manny's Music
A Blurb In The Shanghai Jazz Scene
A NYTimes Review Of A Performance Chris Did
An MTV Review Of Chris With Ether Park
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Education

University Of Miami   Miami, Fl     
Bachelor of Music In Studio Music and Jazz Performance (Chris Received The Bowmen Ashe Scholarship For Academic And Artistic Achievement From The University of Miami)

Berklee College Of Music    Boston, Ma   
Jazz Performance (Chris Was A Recipient Of The Buddy Rich Jazz Masters Scholarship From Berklee College Of Music)

Education Center For The Arts    New Haven, Ct   
Performing Arts High School (Chris Was A Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient)

Other Information

  • Chris Is Endorsed By Vic Firth Drumsticks, Evans Drum Heads, Sabian Cymbals, Brady Snare Drums, RhythmTech, and Grover Pro Percussion
  • Extensive Touring, Performing And Recording Experience
  • Advanced Sight Reading And Odd Meter Skills
  • Well Versed In Many Musical & Ethnic Styles (i.e. Gospel, Rock, Jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban, Pop, Brazilian, Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, Hip Hop, R&B, Blues, Reggae, Dance Hall, One Drop, Rock Steady, Ska, Mento, Soca and Solo Drumming Among Others)
  • Has Extensive World Travel Experience (More Than 40 Countries)

To Send Comments Or To Inquire About Hiring Chris For Live Or Session Work Send An E-mail To: chris@chrisderosa.com