About Garet

I started playing the drums when I was 6 years old. My neighbor was a drummer and I thought it was the coolest thing. I was already really interested in music and after he gave me a pair of his sticks my mom couldn’t help but notice all the extra noise going on around the house so she got me started with some private drum lessons. I took lessons with a man named Matt Wagner in Columbus Ohio from 8 years old up until the end of my junior year in high school. I look back at my time with Matt with gratitude.

During that time I started playing in all of the structured public school groups like concert, symphonic, jazz, and marching band. I worked hard to consistently place at the top of my class in all of those settings. In high school I performed with a semi professional indoor drum corps named Matrix Open. After high school I attended an audio engineering trade school and then later went to college for music business and graduated in 2015.

Since 2015 I’ve had several different jobs within the music industry including booking, production, event management, and studio recording. Throughout that time I’ve been consistently playing and recording in various groups around the country and continue to record and gig as a freelance drummer to this day. Outside of my freelance work I’m the founder and owner of Saffron Band, a San Diego based wedding, corporate, and private party group, and am the co-owner of the San Diego Drum Academy alongside my partner, Victor Olavarria.

Thanks for being here, and if you’re interested in learning to play the drums, let’s get started!