TEACHERS

YOUR MUSICAL GUIDES TO CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC.

COLBY SCHRECK

OWNER/MANAGER

DRUM SET/SNARE DRUM

A native of Irving, TX, Colby's love for drums began Christmas of his 4th grade year when he received a CB700 5pc Kit in black wrap (With only the finest brass cymbals!). After many hours of playing with CD's (AKA: bashing the cymbals into morphed versions of their former selves and breaking both pedals) a trip to the local music store was made and his love with playing drums/music and the world of gear was solidified.

Colby was most influenced by his first teacher Rusty Averitt with whom he learned drum set and snare drum starting in Jr high followed by many weekends of lessons with local drum phenom Jeff Hennen throughout high school. Colby began playing and teaching locally in high school (drum set to the drumline) eventually attending and graduating in 2011 from the University of North Texas College of Music with a bachelors degree in Jazz Studies Music Performance. While at UNT Colby had the great pleasure of studying under Ed Soph, Mike Drake, Ed Smith, José Aponte, Christopher Dean, and Paul Rennick. After graduating Colby continued his own local teaching practice and gigging throughout the Southwest US playing an assortment of Funk, Jazz, Top 40, rock, CCM, and country with various musicians.

Since August of 2012 Colby has owned/managed and taught lessons at The (Ghost) Note Drum Shop & Music School in Denton, TX.

Colby currently spends most of his time focused on The (Ghost) Note, teaching lessons throughout the week and working as a freelance drummer. Outside music Colby loves nothing more than spending time with family, hanging with his dogs, drinking exorbitant amounts of coffee, running and doing headstands.

website: colbyschreck.com

youtube: @colbyschreckmusic

 

BRANDON MORRIS

DRUM SET / SNARE DRUM

Brandon Morris, born June 17, 1981, began playing percussion at the age of eleven. Throughout Brandon's career, he has studied, recorded and performed with some of the most iconic and diverse artists in the music industry. Brandon is an active touring/recording artist and teaches and consults around the DFW area.

Accomplishments:

Placed 5th in Percussive Arts Society International drum competition 2002

Lincoln Jazz Center- Jazz Ambassador Program 2002

Recorded "Good Day" jingle for Fox 4 in 2005

Dallas Observer Music Awards: Best R&B and Funk 2006, 2007, 2008

Song of the year, Texas Regional Radio-"Second Hand Smoke" Jamie Richards. 2016

Recorded 3 albums with Billboard Reggae topping artist Cas Haley, Ten number one Texas Radio hit singles with Jamie Richards. Grammy nominated Dr. Mike Bogle, and a large number of other Texas artists.

Brandon has toured the U.S., Canada, and Mexico over the past 20 years. Along the way he has been a support artist, opening up the show for Wayne Newton, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Al Green, Burning Spear, Merle Haggard, Snarky Puppy, Dwight Yoakam, Jimmy Buffet, 2 Live Crew, Charlie Daniels Band, Andrew McMahon, Steel Pulse, Lettuce, Gin Blossoms, Easy Star All Stars, Deana Carter, Hank Williams III, Charlie Crockett, Cody Jinx, Eli Young Band, Blues Traveller, Charlie Pride, Bob Schneider, Pat Green, Vanilla Ice, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Earl Keen, and Stanley Jordan.

 

SEAN TORRES

GUITAR

Sean’s passion for music was inevitable. Raised in Austin Texas, he was constantly surrounded by artistic community. Watching his father play the guitar are some of his first memories. At the age of 11, Sean seriously dedicated himself to learning the guitar. All throughout middle school and high school, while attending some of Austin’s most recognized music programs as a saxophone player, Sean had taught himself guitar. By listening to classic blues, rock and roll, and metal records, by the time he graduated high school, he had a strong musical ear.

Sean moved to the DFW area in 2012 and has taken every opportunity he could to learn Dallas’s musical spectrum. Since graduating from UNT in 2017 with a degree in Jazz Performance, Sean performs regularly with Jazz groups, R&B cover bands, Gospel artists, and his own creative projects around Dallas. By utilizing his unique arsenal of styles, Sean is ready to enhance the Denton guitar community with his teachings and his creativity.

 

ALEX HAND

GUITAR / BASS

Guitarist with over 20 years experience performing and teaching. Alex grew up playing rock music and went to University of Nevada, Reno — Bachelor’s in Jazz and Improvisational Music, 2011 “UNR” where he graduated with a bachelor’s in jazz performance. Alex has professionally performed, toured and recorded solo classical, Irish and Eastern European folk music and progressive rock. In addition, Alex has years of gypsy swing experience in his own band and as a sub for others, and performed at the Francofolies festival in Montreal and the Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest in 2014 with Jessica Fichot’s band playing Django-style guitar.

 

TIM BAUCKMAN

GUITAR / BASS / MUSIC THEORY / SONG WRITING

Tim Bauckman is an active freelance guitarist and music educator in the DFW area currently residing in Denton, TX. Born and raised in San Diego, CA, Tim began studying guitar and piano at a young age continuing into high school where he performed with jazz ensembles at theMonterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, Disneyland, Cal State Fullerton, Dizzy’s, and others. During this time he performed in groups featuring renowned musicians like Bill Waltrous, Gilbert Castellanos, and Charles McPherson.

In 2009, Tim entered the Jazz Studies program at the University of North Texas on a music scholarship where he studied guitar with Fred Hamilton, Noel Johnston, Rich McClure, and Scott Kruser in addition to guest artists like Lage Lund, Nir Felder, and John Stowell. Tim also studied at the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain from 2012-2013, taking lessons with Daniel Amboage Perez and Jordi Bonnell. At that time, he performed and recorded with Marcel·lí Bayer, Martín Lieton, Ramiro Rosa, Ancor Miranda, Pedro Campos and Tomàs Fosch among many others. In 2018, Tim returned to the University of North Texas on a Teachin Fellowship to pursue a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies. As a graduate student, he taught jazz guitar ensembles and was responsible for a studio of 8-10 undergraduate and graduate students each semester teaching jazz theory, guitar fundamentals, and jazz repertoire. During he course of his graduate work, Tim took lessons with Davy Mooney and studied with Dr. John Murphy, Brad Leali, and Andrew May. He completed his Master’s Degree in 2020 and has since been active in a multitude of groups in the DFW area including the Matthew Banks Group, SolKitchen, The Basically Basie Big Band, Clarence Johnson III, and The Rodney Booth Big Band among others.

 

CLARK ERICKSON

PIANO / KEYBOARD SYNTHESIS / MUSIC PRODUCTION / SONG WRITING

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