VIC FIRTH ARTIST
JOHN WACKERMAN

Born into a musical family, John Wackerman continues the musical legacy which started with his father Chuck, a music teacher for over 45 years and proceeds with his three brothers: Chad, Bob and Brooks. John studied under such greats as: Ruth Ritchie (Mallets), Murray Spivack (Classical Snare Drum), Chuck Flores (Drum set Independence), Charlie Shoemake (Jazz Studies), and Earl Hatch (Classical Marimba).

At age 16 John joined the Bill Watrous Big Band and from there moved onto playing with Maynard Ferguson, Kazumi Watanabe, Bunny Brunel, Patrick Moraz (Moody Blues, Yes), and Lindsay Buckingham (of Fleetwood Mac). John also played on the Grammy nominated album African Choir-Two Worlds, as well as a varied of sessions including: Mad About You, Comic Strip Live, Family Matters, Amen, Sea World, IBM, Nissan, Virtual Pool, Shock It, Lens Crafters, Disney, CNN, Circo, Warner Bros., Generation X, Vivian Cambell, Cartoon Circus, LA Fitness, and Mass Mental.