Drumland's Teachers

Evan Ritchie is an educator, clinician, composer and performer. His career on stage includes composing and performing credits for independent dance as well as four musicals including; "Honest Ed: The Bargain Musical" (1998), "The Drowsy Chaperone" (all four Toronto incarnations from 1998 - 2001), "Dance of the Dead" (2002) and most recently, "Joe White and the Seven Divorcees" (2010). Evan continues to perform on stage with the Toronto Tabla Ensemble adding electronic elements and multimedia to their stage performance.

Evan has presented seminars on "Combining Technology with Acoustic Music" notably at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2005. Evan appears as an interviewee in the article "Drummer as DJ" in DRUM! magazine's July 2007 issue and has demoed the Korg Wavedrum and the Pearl EPRO Live during Pearl and Korg sponsored clinics.

Evan currently teaches at Drumland and is proud to be a part of this fantastic drum shop.

Eric West is a fourth year music student attending Humber College’s Degree Program. Over the years he has studied with the likes of Steve Macuso, Paul DeLong, Barry Romberg, Mark Kelso, and Jim Blackley. Currently, Eric is working as a freelance musician as well as a drum instructor at Drumland.

“Drumland is a great environment for drummers of all styles and skill levels. It’s a place that warmly welcomes new faces, and treats their regular customers with lots of love. I’m truly happy to be a part of the team here at such a fine drum shop.”