Shane M. Bai.

I am an undergraduate of the University of Arkansas Fort Smith where I pursued a degree in History. Currently I am looking at several colleges around my new hometown of Tulsa in order to attain a bachelor's degree.

I am primarily self-taught with the help of several books and DVD's but I have taken a few lessons over the recent years. Some of my teachers are:
Stephen Boudreaux- drummer for the regionally-popular and recent NAMA hall of Fame inducted blues band Oreo Blue.
Don Martin, a highly-acclaimed tour and studio drummer who has played all over the U.S.
Rick Considine- an Associate Professor at the internationally-regarded Berklee College of Music. He is also a former percussion instructor and drum set conductor at Drummer's Collective in New York Anothony Yohe- Head of percussion at Tulsa University.

I have played drums since around age 10 when I began playing with my father's jazz combo. My father, Don Bailey is a professional jazz saxophonist hailing from New Jersey and Director of Jazz studies at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. He has had the opportunity to play with a variety of big names ranging from The Temptations to the Stan Kenton Big Band. Since then, I've played with a litany of groups encompassing virtually every genre from broadway-style musicals to death metal shows. Currently I play shows with Linnie Hice, a great guitarist originally from the Nashville area, who in 2006, won first place in Guitar Center's "Hell on the Border" shred off competition. The Linnie Hice Band, as it is known, currently plays Casinos and high-end clubs as well as a few private parties around the southeast region. I also play in a side project with Heath Wright, the lead singer of the nationally-acclaimed country group Ricochet. Ricochet has garnered several gold records and chart topping hits as well as being proclaimed "Vocal Group of the Year" at the Country Music Awards. I have also served as the drummer for the award winning UAFS Jazz Catz. The Jazz Catz have performed all over the United States, including at the North Texas Jazz Festival where in 2008, they received top honors as the most outstanding vocal group. I have served as the studio drummer for various recording establishments around the region. Some of my studio tracks have been heard on the Miss America Pageant. I also have laid down drum tracks for Josef Hedinger, an up-and-coming pop singer with several highly-acclaimed songs as well as a number hit, "About Bein' Alone" which was broadcast on Europe's version of "So You Think You Can Dance?"

I have been teaching private lessons for approximately the last 5 years. The past couple years I have also been teaching out of Southtown Music in Ft. Smith AR. Having just moved to Tulsa, I am searching for musicians to play with as well as an avenue through which I can continue teaching. This is why I am interested in teaching through Taylor Robinson Music.