Lance Beckford

Lance Beckford first started playing with his church's adult worship team at the age of thirteen, after they had seen him play drum set with a youth band. Since there was a drummer already in place, the team gave Lance an opportunity to play percussion and experiment with congas, bongos, and hand percussion. Although, Lance had no formal training in hand percussion, his background in trumpet and drum set made the transition to percussion a natural progression.

Lance recorded albums as a percussionist for First Presbyterian Church of Covina. Soon musicians soon began to hire him to work in the studio because of his passionate and inspirational style. To help develop his reading, performance and creativity skills, Lance joined bands of different genres.

Beckford continued to study drum set and percussion through high school and early college. Soon afterwards, he decided that it was time to really make a big step into a musical career and was accepted into Musicians Institute in Hollywood to study at the Percussion Institute of Technology. Lance graduated as Outstanding Student of the Year from PIT in September of 2006.

Soon after graduating from Percussion Institute of Technology, Lance made a strong reputation for himself as a drummer/percussionist in the southern California area. He also started the band, Sempiternity and began incorporating drum set accessories into his playing. In the last several years, Lance has developed a deep love for the Cajon using it as a drum set alternative in acoustic settings.

Through his teaching, Lance experiences the joy of inspiring others to be accomplished musicians. He is proud to endorse Toca as an artist and educator.

For more information on Lance, please visit his myspace page.

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