Mark Pryor - Professional Drummer & Drum Instructor

Mark Pryor is a professional drummer and drum instructor. Mark has been playing drums for nearly half a century, and teaching the drums for the past 35 years. His professional career includes musical styles as various as funk, county, rock, pop and jazz.

Mark has performed with several touring acts and musicians including the Coasters, Eric Marienthal (of Chick Corea, and Al Hirt), Kim Manning (George Clinton), Michael Bliss, Kelly Bowlin Band, an Orange County Music Awards winner.

Mark’s Southern California stage experience includes large venues such as the Galaxy Theater, the House of Blues, Oceanside Pier Bowl, the Coach House, the Belly Up Tavern, Royce Hall, sharing the stage with renown bands including The Spin Doctors, Ambrosia, Rick James, Blasters, Brother, Tommy Flannigan Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Mason, America, Orleans, The Derek Trucks Band, Al Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Bob Mould, Savoy Brown, and more. Mark has recorded with the Kelly Bowlin Band (on Coach House Records), and Pat Shea (Full Force Recording Studios). Mark Pryor attended A.S. Neill�s Summerhill School in Leisten England. Summerhill School is a Democratic - free School. Others whom have attended Summerhill are Gus Dudgeon � Sir Elton John�s producer, and actress Rebecca De Mornay. MarK Pryor is an up-and-coming and soon to be well-known drummer having performed the likes of Eric Marienthal, Michael Bliss, and The Kelly Bowlin Band. As a drum teacher Mark Pryor has had students ranking as top drummers for UCLA. As a student of the drums Mark Pryor has studied with Henry Bellson, David Garabaldi, and currently with Chuck Silverman. Mark Pryor � Performing Drummer/Percussionist, Drum teacher, and Session Player. Mark Pryor is currently performing with The Close Enough band is Orange County's coolest old farts playing classic rock, pop, soul and R & B from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. The band is John Christeck, Doug Clemons, Mark Pryor, Fred Robbins and Gary Heil. You may be familiar with the band a remnants of the Swinging Chadz. Classic rock, cover band, Orange County, The Coach House, The Galaxy Theatre, rock, rock and roll, rock & roll, gig, gigs, guitar, drums, R & B, pop, soul, funk, disco, old guys, old farts, bars, nightclubs, band, bands, wedding, weddings, corporate events, corporate parties, play cheap, party band, parties, christmas party, birthday, anniversary, groovy. Coach house, Kelly Bowlin Band, Rock and Roll band, Orange county, Southern California, Chuch Silverman and Mark Pryor at Chuck's house, Bernard Purdie and Mark Pryor at NAMM 2005, Jim Chapin and Mark Pryor at NAMM 2005, John Blackwell and Mark Pryor at NAMM 2005, Thomas Lang and Mark Pryor, Arron Comess and Mark Pryor before Coach House gig, Mark White and Mark Pryor before Coach House gig, Jim Moreland and Mark Pryor at Jim's "Live Oak" studios, Charlie Morgan and Mark Pryor before Orleans gig, Akira Jimbo and Mark Pryor after Yamaha drum clinic, Nick Hoffman and Mark Pryor at Coach House, Gus Dudgeon and Mark Pryor at Summerhill School, Prairie Prince and Mark Pryor at HOB, Joe, Chad Wackerman and Mark Pryor at West Coast Drum, Dave Mason and Mark Pryor, Johnny Rabb and Mark Pryor, Gregg Bissonette and Mark Pryor, Omar Hakim and Mark Pryor, Patrick Shea and Mark Pryor at Overland Studio Drum Lessons: Notation 101, Samba de Angola, Little Funk Ditty, Samba de Angola II Mark Pryor has performed with: Kim Manning, Mark Pryor has performed with: Eric Marienthal, Mark Pryor has performed with: Michael Bliss, Mark Pryor has performed with: Kelly Bowlin Band, Mark Pryor has performed with: Swinging Chadz, Mark Pryor has performed with: The Close Enough Band, Mark Pryor has performed with: Billy DeRango, Mark Pryor has performed with: David Campbell, Mark Pryor has performed with: Rick Cassidy, Mark Pryor has performed with: Adrena, Mark Pryor has performed with: Coasters, Mark Pryor has performed with: Daystar, Mark Pryor has performed with: Fluid Wonders, Mark Pryor has performed with: Gopher Broke, Mark Pryor has performed with: Orange Peelers Jazz Band, Mark Pryor has performed with: Sidewinder, Mark Pryor onstage with: Ella Fitzgerald, Mark Pryor onstage with: Louie Bellson, Mark Pryor onstage with: Billy DeRango's Performances, Mark Pryor onstage with: Kelly Bowlin Band, Mark Pryor onstage with: Orleans, Mark Pryor onstage with: Spin Doctors, Mark Pryor onstage with: Ambrosia, Mark Pryor onstage with: Rick James, Mark Pryor onstage with: Prairie Prince, Mark Pryor onstage with: Beatles Tribute 1964, Mark Pryor onstage with: Blasters, Mark Pryor onstage with: Brother, Mark Pryor onstage with: Tommy Flanigan Trio, Mark Pryor onstage with: Dave Mason, Mark Pryor onstage with: America, Mark Pryor onstage with: Al Stewart, Mark Pryor onstage with: Jefferson Starship, Mark Pryor onstage with: Bob Mould, Mark Pryor onstage with: Savoy Brown, Mark Pryor onstage with: Soul Asylum, Mark Pryor onstage with: The Mother Hips, Mark Pryor onstage with: Five Foot Tuesday, Mark Pryor onstage with: Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Troy Born, Bill Hartel, SCOTT REEDER, Josh Eichman, Doug Schmidt, ROB FERRELL DRUM STUDIO, Martin Fuller