STW Drumming Music School

Drum Lessons

29-31 Timms Road Everton Hills, QLD, 4053 Australia

1300 655 794

Brisbane Northside : Drum Lessons for anyone for all ages

MEET scotty

Scotty Wade

OWNER OF STW DRUMMING / DRUM TEACHER

Hi - I’m Scotty, the owner of STW Music School (STW Drumming). I began my musical journey around the age of 5, much to my parents dirty looks haha. I would constantly bash on coffee tin lids, biscuit lids with chopsticks to Slayer, Iron Maiden, and Metallica. The very first song I remember playing along to was "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden, from the Piece of Mind album!!! Still an amazing album to this day!

Since my beginnings with music, I never really had the patience to learn another instrument like guitar or bass. To me, drums were a raw instrument. When you hit them, they made a MASSIVE sound immediately, and to me, I could play along to anything instantly.

Since my humble and NOISY beginnings, I never really then took up an instrument. My talents, and efforts were pointed in other directions by my family - education and sport. However, there was ALWAYS a feeling lurking underneath, my passion for music. It wasn't until I was 19 that I was thrust into the music scene. My very first band, I was a vocalist. I wasn't too bad actually haha, but the desire to play drums was far too great. Since that first band, I graduated to an old beat-up drum kit, and from there my journey into the Brisbane music scene took shape.

Fast forward, and now with over 20 years experience in music, countless tours in a number of bands and different styles, recordings, living my dream as a full-time drummer is here! Also, what better way to secure the future of drumming and music, than to provide lessons at affordable prices. I want to share my experience and share my love for music & drumming!

  • Valid Blue Card Holder

  • Currently in Bands: Distortion (hip hop) - drums, The Benno Band (acoustic rock) - backing vocals/drums

  • Playing & performing in bands for over 20 years (covers & originals)

  • Have performed a range of styles - rock, pop, country, metal, industrial, progressive rock/metal

  • Toured extensively up and down the east-coast of Australia

  • Active Drum Teacher for over 10 years

  • Bands Supported : Wednesday 13 (USA), Combichrist (USA), Mammal (AUS), 28 Days (AUS), Dallas Crane (AUS), Melodyssey (AUS), Dead Letter Circus (AUS), Airbourne (AUS)

  • Previous bands: Mercurious, Darkc3ll, Arctic, Each Revolving Door (ERD)

  • Bands Scotty’s into: Alice in Chains, Dream Theater, Panetra, COG, Karnivool, Michael Jackson, anything funk, metal, rock or anything haha

  • Influences: Lucius Borich (COG), Mike Portnoy, Sean Kinney (AIC), Steve Judd (Karvnivool)

Scotty currently use : Pearl drums & hardware, Sabian Cymbals, Evan drumheads, LP percussion, Prologix Percussion, Vic Firth sticks, and Rech Hardware & Cymbals

For over 15 year Scotty received lessons from varying drum teachers, namely, Grant Collins, and Col Gillies.