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Dr. Jamie Drake is a Toronto-based percussionist, drummer, teacher and composer, whose interests range from contemporary solo percussion music to Motown.  He received his D.M.A. and Mus.Bac. from the University of Toronto and his M.Mus. from the San Francisco Conservatory. He has premiered works by composers Christos Hatzis, John Luther Adams and Nicole Lizée and performed with Soundstreams, Niagara Symphony, Aradia, Amici, Kingston Symphony, NEXUS and many others.  As a member of TorQ Percussion Quartet, he has given concerts, workshops and masterclasses across North America and in Europe.  He is the percussionist for the renowned Hamilton Children’s Choir, has worked as a percussion composer/consultant for CBC, and taught at Acadia University.  Equally comfortable holding down a back beat as he is sight reading orchestral music, Jamie has played drums/percussion for Mirvish, Musical Stage Company, Canadian Stage, and Young People’s Theatre. He released his first solo recording “Night” in 2014.