Greetings and welcome to my website!!! The heading above says “bio” but during the last 20 or so years of my life in the music business, I’ve grown to be allergic to bios. They are generally an excuse to dust off the thesaurus and make all your accomplishments seem grander than they are. My last website didn’t have a bio for this very reason-it had a featured credit list-as this one does as well. Just click on the “Credits” tab above to view. In short I hope my credits speak for themselves, without the adjectives.

However my childhood friend Dedo - who created this great site (link at bottom) - insists that I need one so here’s some quick points:

I have played drums for essentially my whole life. It has been an integral part of my entire being and I love it. I’ve been honoured to study with some of the best drummers in the world and am indebted to them for their insight. I’ve also been honoured to play with some truly inspired artists- some you’ve heard of and maybe some you haven’t but I’ve been touched to share something as personal as their music with each of them.

Another passion of mine is sharing what I’ve learned coaching drummers of all ages and abilities. Check out the “Education” tab for more on that.

I have also been hired as a “drum tech” for several CD’s and tours. I started doing this as I wanted to stalk the great Terry Bozzio in Denmark in 1992. My ability to tune and deliver sounds that producers want is related directly from my years of playing and I enjoy the challenge.

I live in Vancouver, Canada and am available for worldwide shows, touring and sessions.

Thanks for taking the time to check this all out - just click on the Contact tab if you want more info or just to say hi!

J!


July, 2010
The craziness continues!!! The past couple of months have been mostly teaching and studio work- with one quick trip to Stampede in Calgary with Default. I'm doing two records in the next couple of weeks- so there has been a bunch of pre-production rehearsals; a necessary evil!!! I'm quite excited to be doing some pretty intensive writing sessions with guitarist Dave Musselman (Wednesday 13, Jet Black Stare) for artist Lee Tomaschefski. She has a movie and a TV series on tap for early next year and we're looking to augment her acting career with a killer recording! She has an amazing voice- you might have seen her on TV years ago as a "Live Links" girl as well!!! I'm really enjoying putting my Lyric writing skills to good use again. Also- I have a new teaching studio at Tom Lee Music on Granville here in Vancouver!!! I've been in the same dungeon there for around 4 years or more and they've moved me up to the new "Next Level" studios on the 5th floor. They're clean and new and have..... WINDOWS!!! I was actually blinded by sunlight during lessons... Amazing. Hope you all have a great summer!!! JAY!

February 5, 2010
Welcome to the launch of the brand spankin' new jaydeachman.com! My last site was launched in the winter of 2004 and served me well through the years of touring and playing. A little while ago, while on a tour stop in Ottawa- my lifelong friend Dedo Kola offered to give it an updated facelift and what you see before you is the result of his hard work. So many thanks to him for this amazing site and many thanks to you for checking it out! Drop me a line and let me know what you think. J!