Tate Kinsella
Drum Kit & Production
— is an active drum set player and percussionist in the Southern California area. Since discovering his passion for music at an early age, Tate has been pursuing music relentlessly. Since his recent graduation from the University of Redlands School of Music with a B.M. in Drum Set Performance, Tate has studied with some of the greatest musicians in the world of music, such as Joel Taylor, Dan Schnelle, Nicholas Semrad, Bill Schlitt, David Scott, Yuri Inoo, Scott Worthington, and Jody Fisher. Besides his studies, Tate has also worked as a touring, session, and live drum set player performing with artists and groups such as Tru-Lee, CARLY, Sophia Bollman (as seen on NBC’s The Voice), the national tour of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, Joe Bagg at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles, and his most recent trio project, Polyfeels. Tate has also been actively teaching private lessons and high school ensembles for the last five years. He currently serves as the Percussion Caption Head and Arranger for San Gorgonio High School, Riverside Poly High School, Kaiser High School, and Riverside North High School, and loves teaching drum kit students at Wrightwood Education Studio.