Equally experienced as a musician, and educator, Donny Gruendler earned a Bachelor's of Music from Berklee and a Doctor of Education from Pepperdine University. He has worked alongside artists including Chaka Kahn, Oz Noy, Kenny Burrell, John Medeski, and DJ Logic and composed and played on jingles for Axe Body Spray, RE/MAX, and NPR. His select film/TV credits include Last Holiday, Father of Invention, NBA Game Time, TruTV Fameless and Mozart in the Jungle. Donny also released many instructional products, including Jazz Drumming (Hal Leonard), Private Lessons and Seeing Sounds (Hudson Music); and is a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine.
Donny Gruendler
La Bête Noire; Rhett Frazier Inc; Independent
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