Joe Rayhbuck is an accompanist, performer, and producer specializing in drums and percussion. For the first twelve years of his life he studied traditional tribal drums and rhythms in Zaire, Africa. After relocating to California, Joe was an active participant in the California Baptist University Choir and Orchestra, where his live and studio experience included more than 8 albums and 10 national tours. His professional career has included tours in over 30 states with 4 albums reaching the Top 10 Americana and Folk radio charts. Other tour performances and discography include; Soapbox Symphony (Nationwide), Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours (Nationwide), Sona Mohapatra (Hayward, CA), Jack Wilson and the Wife Stealers (Seattle, WA), Matthew Steward (San Francisco, CA), and VOLCANO (Los Angeles, CA).
Joe also spends his time seeking other gifted musicians and collaboration through his own production studio company Fat Coda Studios. Currently, Joe is exploring the relationship between music and dance. His expertise now extends into the modern and ballet dance community, were he regularly accompanies dance classes at City College of San Francisco, Mills College, LINES Ballet Center, and ODC. In addition, his work has been commissioned by several dance companies in the Bay Area including Underdog Dance, Wax Poet(s) and Mona Khan Dance Co. Joe is always looking forward to new opportunities of collaboration, performance and growth.
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