My music interests change a lot, so here is a link to my current listening rotation. My love for music and drumming began in fifth grade, when -- like most kids -- I joined band. At first, I was a trombone player, but I didn't really enjoy it. I wanted to change to either saxophone or percussion. Luckily enough, a spot opened up in the percussion section! I was incredibly lucky to have a great band director and a mother who were incredibly supportive. I started taking drum lessons and really fell in love with drumming. With the help of my mom, I got a used drumset that I spent lots of my free time playing in the basement (I'm sure that was NOT quiet, sorry mom!). Mostly, I played along to rock songs from my favorite bands at the time like the Foo Fighters. As time went on, I ended up joining jazz and marching band. Playing the tenor drums in marching was my absolute favorite. I loved the faster pace and more technical aspect of it. I recall rearranging the toms on my personal drumset in the pattern of a tenor drum to practice at home. Eventually, I graduated high school and went on to the next step. Once in college, I joined my school's pep band. This ended up being too unstructured and chaotic for me, so I quit after a year and a half to just play on my own time in the basement of my dorm hall. To this day, I still spend plenty of time playing on my own kit. I play to a wide range of songs, everything from jazz, to metal, to jazz-metal. I will include a link to all of the transcriptions that I play to when I have the time.