Remarkable Artists Series: Mike Johnston

The Remarkable Artists Series engages artists in a variety of disciplines in intimate conversations meant to enrich the cultural and educational life of the Sacramento region through the exploration of a diverse array of provocative cultural, artistic, and educational perspectives represented.

Spend an evening with Mike Johnston as he discusses his trajectory from touring drummer to founder of the largest online drum school in the world. Mr. Johnston is an internationally renowned educator and drum set clinician.

Mike began learning drums at the age of five, studying privately with drumming legends Pete Magadini, Steve Ferrone, and Will Kennedy until the age of 21 when he and his band Simon Says received a major label record deal. Mike received a gold record for his contributions to the Varsity Blues soundtrack and has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman as well as on MTV’s Fashionably Loud. Mike currently runs the world’s largest educational website for drummers; and from his facility in Folsom, California, he also offers drum camps and private lessons. In 2013 Mike’s site won DRUM Magazine’s award for educational website of the year, and in 2016 Mike was awarded Educator of the Year by Modern Drummer Magazine.

Note: Mike Johnston was Sacramento365’s May 2016 Featured Artist.