Scotty Horey is a passionate and versatile percussionist, drummer, and teacher based in the twin cities primary working in the educational world. He performs locally, nationally and internationally as a solo percussion artist, a percussionist/drummer for hire, and is a drums/percussion teacher of all levels: children, teen, college level, and adult. His strongest passions in music and teaching include classical music, contemporary-classical music, progressive rock/fusion, solo marimba, public clinics, mentor-ship. and cross cultural understanding. His passionate performing and teaching work has brought him through the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, and Greece and has earned him a finalist position in the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians in 2017. Scotty was called “the Twin Cities’ hungriest young percussionist” by New Music Box, and is an endorsed artist for MAPEX drums, VIC FIRTH sticks, SABIAN cymbals, and MAJESTIC percussion.
“Just like any other musical instrument, the sound of a drum should be musical, colorful, beautiful, and well controlled by the player. In the modern day of high standards for recording quality and live sound, tuning has become a pressing issue for the best players. Drumdial helps all of us in the drum community achieve the next level of tuning and tone control. I look forward to spreading the word around the globe of this great product!” – Scotty Horey-solo artist, drummer, teacher