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7.23.2010

Hello! I just recently flew back to Seattle for a two-week break from Cascades. As much as I'm trying to look at it as a vacation, I've actually been very busy.

My first day back, I was teaching lessons all day, and then rehearsing all night for a show the next day at the Bite of Seattle with Carson and Tess! The show was an awesome way to kick things back into gear after all the time off.

Other than that, I'm busy getting things organized for UW in the fall. New gigs have also been added to the gig page.

I'll be heading back out to finish the tour with the Cascades on August 1st, but until then I'll be teaching lessons, gigging, and otherwise enjoying the beautiful Seattle summer!

All the best,

-N

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Nick Molenda is a professional musician and educator who currently resides in Seattle Washington. Nick received his education from the University of Washington with a BA/BM in Music Performance (Jazz Studies - Drumset and Vibraphone).

While at UW, Nick studied with John Bishop, Garey Williams, Tom Collier, Steve Korn, Mark Ivester, Josh Woodman, Jeff Wade, and was a member of the UW Drumline under David Reeves. His studies with Reeves opened him to the world of drum corps in 2005 where he went on to tour with world class DCI corps The Cascades during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He also was able to take part in several master classes with such names as Billy Cobham, Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Kenny Garrett, Randy Brecker, John Scofield, and The Bad Plus.

Currently Nick is the head drumline instructor/arranger at the University of Washington. He instructs and arranges for the battery at Cascade High School in Everett, WA, and is the tenor technician for The Cascades Drum Corps. To hear some of Nick's marching percussion arrangements with Tapspace's Virtual Drumline 2.5, click HERE.

Nick's other musical endeavors at the time include "The Carson and Tess Henley Band", and Seattle-based epic rock opera band "Discs of Fury".

Nick endorses Innovative Percussion drumsticks and mallets.

Nick is also in demand as a studio drummer in the area. To hear some examples of Nick's drumset playing, click HERE. For a list of gear, click HERE.

Some other groups that Nick has been involved with include swing dance band "Rainy City Riff Raff", Seattle Supersonics "Jam Session" Drumline, Open Class DCI Corps Spokane Thunder, classic rock super cover band "Seduction", and the Seattle Seahawks "Blue Thunder" Drumline, Seattle Sounders FC "Soundwave" Band, Snowflake/Celebration Lane seasonal production in Bellevue, WA, and percussion instructor/clinician/arranger at Edmonds Woodway, Sequim, Interlake, Kamiak, Mariner, Jackson, Roosevelt, and Bainbridge High Schools.

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