Bryan Garbe is a composer and multi-instrumentalist that specializes in drums, percussion and steel pan. He has been playing professionally as a touring and studio musician for nearly two decades and has worked with Grammy Award winning artists and producers. Working as a freelance drummer and member of several NYC based bands, he has opened for Bon Jovi at Madison Square Garden, Philip Phillips at the Beacon Theatre, CeeLo Green, Andy Grammer, and many more with his original rock band, Oak & Ash.
In 2020 Bryan was accepted into The Society of Composers and Lyricists Mentorship Program and is now a board member of the New York SCL Song Arts Committee. Bryan recently finished composing an album for the production music library at Warner Chappell and Beatsuite. The albums features the steel pan in new and creative ways mixed with modern production elements. In the summer of 2022, Bryan was accepted into the NYU Screen Scoring Summer Workshops where he was able to connect with the top composers in the industry. Bryan is currently an active freelance composer for film, tv and advertising.
Bryan is endorsed by Remo Drum Heads, Vater Sticks, Dream Cymbals and Luna Guitars and Ukuleles.
Bryan has been teaching privately and as a clinician for over 20 years. He has given clinics and master classes on drum set, percussion, and steel pan at several universities and private schools in London, Italy, Trinidad, Ireland, China and the US. For the past eight years he has also been teaching acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, bass, and piano. Bryan is based in Brooklyn and is an instructor at the Williamsburg School of Music. He offers private lessons to all ages and abilities as well as adult group drum and ukulele classes.
From 2011 to 2017, Bryan was the Vice President of the Connecticut Percussive Arts Society; an international group of drummers and percussionists focused on enhancing music education, connecting drummers and percussionists from around the world. He is the creator of the CT PAS Artist Spotlight Series, a monthly feature which aims to promote and connect Connecticut drummers, percussionists, and ensembles.
Bryan began taking drum lessons at the Jim Royle Drum Studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he was introduced to the world of percussion. At the studio he learned at a young age to read music and play a wide variety of percussion instruments. Because of his solid foundation in the percussive arts, Bryan taught himself piano, guitar, bass and ukulele.
In 2011, a trip that forever changed his love of the steel pan, he toured across Trinidad and Tobago. He was the Assistant Director of the Jim Royle Drum Studio Steel Band which was accompanied by steel pan virtuoso and close friend, Tracy Thornton. His time in the country where the steel pan was born, brought his passion and admiration for the instrument to a whole new level. Bryan has developed a niche performing at corporate events, private parties, weddings and music festivals throughout the US.
Bryan’s latest project, C A S T O F F began to create music for visual media showcasing creative steel pan. It has now evolved into a continuous search for interesting sounds. A space for collaboration and creativity.
In 2020 Bryan was accepted into The Society of Composers and Lyricists Mentorship Program and is now a board member of the New York SCL Song Arts Committee. Bryan recently finished composing an album for the production music library at Warner Chappell and Beatsuite. The albums features the steel pan in new and creative ways mixed with modern production elements. In the summer of 2022, Bryan was accepted into the NYU Screen Scoring Summer Workshops where he was able to connect with the top composers in the industry. Bryan is currently an active freelance composer for film, tv and advertising.
Bryan is endorsed by Remo Drum Heads, Vater Sticks, Dream Cymbals and Luna Guitars and Ukuleles.
Bryan has been teaching privately and as a clinician for over 20 years. He has given clinics and master classes on drum set, percussion, and steel pan at several universities and private schools in London, Italy, Trinidad, Ireland, China and the US. For the past eight years he has also been teaching acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, bass, and piano. Bryan is based in Brooklyn and is an instructor at the Williamsburg School of Music. He offers private lessons to all ages and abilities as well as adult group drum and ukulele classes.
From 2011 to 2017, Bryan was the Vice President of the Connecticut Percussive Arts Society; an international group of drummers and percussionists focused on enhancing music education, connecting drummers and percussionists from around the world. He is the creator of the CT PAS Artist Spotlight Series, a monthly feature which aims to promote and connect Connecticut drummers, percussionists, and ensembles.
Bryan began taking drum lessons at the Jim Royle Drum Studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he was introduced to the world of percussion. At the studio he learned at a young age to read music and play a wide variety of percussion instruments. Because of his solid foundation in the percussive arts, Bryan taught himself piano, guitar, bass and ukulele.
In 2011, a trip that forever changed his love of the steel pan, he toured across Trinidad and Tobago. He was the Assistant Director of the Jim Royle Drum Studio Steel Band which was accompanied by steel pan virtuoso and close friend, Tracy Thornton. His time in the country where the steel pan was born, brought his passion and admiration for the instrument to a whole new level. Bryan has developed a niche performing at corporate events, private parties, weddings and music festivals throughout the US.
Bryan’s latest project, C A S T O F F began to create music for visual media showcasing creative steel pan. It has now evolved into a continuous search for interesting sounds. A space for collaboration and creativity.