ABOUT Pat Petrillo

SESSION TITLE: SNAREdrumSET
Presenting with Scott Johnson

Featured on the cover of February 2023 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine, Innervision Recording Artist Pat Petrillo is world renowned in the drum industry. He has backed and/or recorded with a wide array of artists from many genres, including Patti LaBelle, Gloria Gaynor, Oz Noy, Chieli Minucci, Debbie Gibson, Glen Burtnik and for numerous Broadway shows, including A Chorus Line, Grease, Footloose, Newsies, and Dreamgirls. He currently leads his killer group, the Big Rhythm Band, performing in New York City and throughout the East Coast. On their record, The Power Station Sessions, the band produces 9 groove-packed tracks, featuring guest artists Nile Rodgers, John Popper, Oz Noy, Lenny Pickett and Felicia Collins. His recent radio single, “Glide In My Stride”, has charted on Smooth Jazz Network, and his new record, recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, will be released in 2025. Visit patpdrummer.com for updated info, play along tracks, and more. 

As a popular clinician and educator, he taught for many years at the famed Drummers Collective in New York City, and has presented clinic performances at PASIC, Musicians Institute, Berklee College of Music and many drum shops around the globe. He has appeared numerous times on the popular Drumeo.com site, and has numerous instructional videos with Hudson Music. He designed the popular P4 Practice Pad, and the K Custom Organic Ride by Zildjian. Pat endorses Ludwig Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans Drumheads, and Earthworks Microphones.