bugs Beddow band
Tom Twiss
Drums / Percussion
/ Vocals
Tom
Twiss
Tom Twiss joined the bugs Beddow
band in September 2010. He has been playing drums professionally since
1975. He has worked with, recorded with, or shared the stage with major artists
such as Seals and Crofts, the Allman Brothers, Spirit, and Mott the Hoople.
Tom has a varied stylistic background playing
jazz, funk, rock, blues, country, classical, show bands and stage musicals.
He has played in the Ann Arbor Symphony and studied percussion at Eastern
Michigan University. Since relocating to Michigan from Los Angeles in 1994,
Tom's playing has been the driving force for
many local acts such as Al Hill and the Love Butlers, the Prodigals, the Blue
Rays, CC and the Bad Luck Boys, the Martindales, the Fabulous High Tops, Wixom
Slim and the Wyze Guyz, the Notebenders, and the Witch Doctors to name a few.
In addition to his drums skills, Tom sings lead
and background vocals as well.
Tom's love of playing carries over to his teaching. He is currently teaching at Oz's Music in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Students learn the basics and then follow a path that helps them to love to play AND learn. Lessons are custom fitted to the individual needs of the student, and material learned is of practical and artistic value. Tom uses two drumsets, one for the student and one for the instructor, allowing both student and instructor to play at the same time for rhythmic synchronization, and eliminating the need to play musical chairs that happens when only one kit is used.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, young or old, no matter what style you want to learn, if you want to clean up your technique or learn something new then Tom can offer YOU the insight and instruction you need to be the best you can be!