Warren van Wyk has been playing drums from the age of 8 years old and has been teaching for the past 11 years. He has worked with top South African artists, some of them having received Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum selling status. Artists that Warren has worked with include; Dewald Wasserfall, Just Jinjer, Kurt Darren, Arno Jordaan, Lianie May, JAY, EDEN, Ray Dylan, Blackie Swart, Solly Mahlangu, Pieter Koen, Ampie de Preez, Anton Botha, Ryki, The Plain Truth, Nic Rush, Saving Silence and many others.
Warren has performed at some of the biggest festivals in the country backing top artists which also includes one of the biggest awards ceremonies; South African Music Awards (SAMA). He has also played live and has been heard on some of South Africa’s top radio stations including 5FM, 702 and 94.7. He has been seen a number times on television alongside some of South Africa’s biggest artists in music videos, interviews and performances. Having tons of experience in the studio working with top producers, he went on to play on an album that received a South African Music Award (SAMA) and multiple other awards. Not only has Warren played all over South Africa but has toured internationally as well.
Besides Warren’s playing career, he is very busy with giving drum lessons to beginner and advanced drummers. He has taught a massive number of students over the years and has also helped drummers who play for top-selling artists to take their drumming to the next level.
Keeping him super busy is the SA Drummer online magazine and movement that he launched in 2017. There are some massive plans for this so keep a lookout and join the movement.
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D112mk2 on Kick and Floor Tom
C1000S for Overheads
D40 on the Snare and Toms
K52 Closed Back Headphones
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