1. David Cola
14929 Cortland Way, Strongsville, Ohio, 44149
Phone: 440-665-7478 E-Mail: Dcola07@yahoo.com
Profile
Excited to work and ready to strive for greatness, I am prepared to put in the effort necessary to gain
success.
Experience
Live Drum Set Player/Percussionist
• Pipe Dream/The Color 19 (Indie) Cleveland/Los Angeles (12/2014 – Present)
- Performing as sideman, opening up for well known acts such as “Vinyl Theatre,” and
“Captain Kidd.”
• Aaron Lessard (Pop/Rock) Boston (01/2015 – Present)
- Performing as sideman, opening up for acts such as Sarah Potenza who was a finalist on
the television show “The Voice,” and also playing at the Berklee Performance Center for
the Pop/Rock Guitar Night.
• NeoPhobia (Funk/Fusion) Boston (08/2015 – Present)
- Performing as a member, playing with a full horn and rhythm section with vocals. We
have played gigs in and around Boston.
• Note-Oriety Show Choir Cleveland (04/2015 – 07/2015)
- Performed as a pit orchestra musician, playing over fifty different tunes dated from the
1900’s to the present day with a sixty member show choir.
• Soul Side (R&B, Soul) Boston (08/2014 – 04/2015)
- Performed as member of the band, playing shows around Boston, and at other schools.
Session Drum Set Player
• Voices of Berklee Season 1 & 2 Boston (04/2014 – Present)
- Recorded for several different sessions (six-eight) at several studios involving many
different talented singers at Berklee. All professional filmed as well and recorded in
studios in Boston.
• Aaron Lessard Boston (01/2015 – Present)
- Recorded in Providence, RI, with John Mailloux (Engineer) who is a Berklee Alumni that
has received two Grammy Nominations for his work with Duke Robilard.
• Mango Tango Nashville (06/2015 – 07/2015)

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- Contracted to record the Atlanta based band’s EP in Nashville.
• Jackson Hoffman Boston (09/2015 – 12/2015)
- Recorded for fellow Berklee student’s Film Scoring projects and Big Band recordings.
Awards
• “Drumerica” National Teen Drumming Competition 1st Place Winner (04/2014 – 01/2015)
- Obtaining First place in a national teen drumming competition connected me to many
people involved in different companies and even many drummers for major artists. This
eventually led to an invitation to the NAMM show, where I made more connections.
Education
Berklee College of Music Boston (04/2014 – Present)
- Majoring in Professional Music focused in Performance and Music Business.
- GPA: 3.55
- Deans List: 2014 and 2015
- Anticipated Graduation: Spring 2017
Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland (05/2014 – 08/2015)
- Completed 25 Liberal Arts Transfer Credits
- GPA: 3.64
- Deans List, 2014 and 2015
Skills
• Music Specified Software:
- Pro Tools
- Reason
- Finale
- Audacity
• Videography:
- Final Cut Pro X
- Motion