Cassie Baker

I've been playing music since I could hold drum sticks in my hands. By the time I was 10, I was playing my first drum set. at 12, I was spending all my time in the band hall at Lorena Middle School. By 15, I picked up the guitar and began writing songs.

After years of performing and writing music in central Texas indie bands, I decided it was time to officially get to work on taking my musical education to the next level. I did so by pursuing and completing a degree in music composition from Austin Community College, followed by a bachelor of Arts in music performance from Texas A&M. 

I've been privately teaching drum set, percussion, guitar, ukulele and digital audio production in Austin for over 6 years, and I still get a thrill out of seeing my students progress in their instruments. My young drummers who tried out for school band under my coaching are all performing in the percussion section. My students who picked up the sticks for the first time as an adult are now playing with other musicians, and drummers who have come to me to further their musical training have reached new heights. I feel lucky to say coaching others to be great musicians is actually my job!
 
When I'm not performing live on drum set or teaching lessons, I'm performing Mystic Drumz--a captivating international children's percussion show built for schools, daycares, libraries, parties and more.
 
I'm currently playing in several projects, including Nowhere Band (A Beatles cover band), Dead Music Capital Band (A street band of misfits on brass, woodwind and percussion), a Josie and the Pussycats cover band, Hazy Shades (a Bangles cover band), and the Missfits (an all ladies cover band of The Misfits). You can see when I'm playing out next by tapping here!