Internationally recognized as a drummer, clinician, educator and author, Stephane studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Québec and then in private lessons with Dom Famularo, Jim Chapin, Claus Hessler, Rick Gratton, Robby Ameen, Paul DeLong, Joe Bergamini, John Favicchia, Frank Belluci, Jeff Salem, Aldo Mazza, Eduardo Guedes, Memo Acevedo, Richard Irwin, Paul Brochu as well as at the Manhattan School of Music with John Riley and Bobby Sanabria.

Stephane works as a freelance drummer, accompanying bands and artists on tour and in the studio. He is the drummer of the Carl Mayotte Fusion Quintet. He maintains a regular schedule of private instruction at his Quebec City-based studio and also online to students from over 15 countries. Classes are intensive, unique and tailor-made. He is listed in the Répertoire de ressources culture éducation of the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications. (To date, he has presented hundreds of drum clinics and master classes in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, Europe, Brazil and China. He has performed at the Canadian Cape Breton Drum Festival International 2008, Taipei International Percussion Summer Camp 2008/2009 (Taipei National University of the Arts), Da Dong Tian Xia Music Concert 2008 (Shanghai Grand Theatre), Batuka International Drum Festival 2013 (Brazil), SG Drum Academy (Singapore), Namm Show 2012 (Los Angeles), Quebec Capitale Drum Fest 2015, Chris Lesso Drum School (Toronto), Drumming Lab (Paris), Shanghai International Percussion Camp 2008 (China), Drumeo 2019 (Vancouver), Drumeo North American Drum Hang 2022 (Toronto), and Kosa 24 Drum and Percussion Camp Montreal 2019.

His interest in music writing and education led him to become active in the publishing world. Co-author of the books The Weaker Side, Accenting The Weaker Side, Drumset Duets and Pedal Control (Wizdom Media – Hudson Music). He is part of the team reissuing Georges Lawrence Stone’s legendary Stick Control and Accents and Rebounds. He has written articles for Modern Drummer, Canadian Musician and Percussive Notes. Several other articles were also written and published in Drums Etc and Classic Drummer Magazines.
Faithful to his passion, dynamic and enthusiastic, Stephane proudly endorses Yamaha Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, Prologix Percussion and Vic Firth Sticks. Advertisement

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