Todd Proctor Bio
My parents bought me my first snare drum when I was 12 years old and then purchased a guitar for me at age 15. From then on, I was hooked on music. I had a dream as a young child to become a highly skilled musician, one where I could build a career by performing professionally. I could not be more happy to be currently living out this dream. What I did not realize as a young boy is how much I would eventually enjoy teaching other people how to accomplish their goals via learning an instrument.
My passion for teaching others is such that I get the same satisfaction out of teaching as I do performing. My passion for teaching and sharing the information that I have collected over the years has driven me to pursue writing a technique book that focuses on relaxation and visualization, which leads to actualization. Any musician can benefit from these concepts.
Music has taken me all around the country. My drive and commitment to music has yielded me an undergraduate degree in music business from East Carolina University and a master’s degree in jazz composition and arranging from North Carolina Central University.
I’ve been fortunate to have worked with some of North Carolina’s finest educators as well as touring artists, these include Carole Dashiell(East Carolina University) , Mark Ford (North Texas University), Lewis Pragasam (Malaysian independent artist), John Riley (Manhattan school of music), Harold Jones (East Carolina University), Jim Chapin (independent educator), Issac Edgerton (independent educator), Branford Marsalis (North Carolina Central University), Peter Erskine (Weather Report/Steely Dan), Ira Wiggins (North Carolina Central University), Danny Gotlieb (Pat Metheny), and Baron Tymas (North Carolina Central University).
Since then, I have had an active freelance career performing various styles of music with many different artists and organizations including North Carolina Theater, Theater in The Park(Raleigh), NCSU theater department, Playmakers Theatre, Gogi Grant, Hartford Symphony, Wilson Symphony, Tar River Symphony, Triangle Chamber Orchestra, Duke Chorale, Vince Gill, Wynonna Judd, Mary Wilson, Christian McBride, Mulgrew Miller, Grady Tate, Steven Riley, Chip Shearin, Eve Cornelious, Baron Tymas, Maceo Parker, Robert Trowers, Stephen Anderson, Steve Hobbs, and Chip Crawford.