BIO:

With a career in the music industry that spans well over a decade his love for the Entertainment industry has influenced him to explore all avenues of the business, including Film & Television, Celebrity Protection, Model & Talent Management, Public Relations, Media Marketing, Nightclub Management, working at the highest level with the top industry professionals for the past 30yrs.

Growing up in a family that was enriched in the culture of the music industry DTeflon got the itch at a very early age after his parents got tired of him banging on things they put him in music school

DTeflon studied music until he graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music for piano and later decided to expand in other instruments such as Trumpet Trombone and until he found his true passion in the arts for percussion.


In 1986 he joined the World famous B.T.T.B drum core marching band first playing trumpet and then switched over to the drumline moving up the ranks from cymbals to base drummer to then becoming an award-winning quad player on the drumline winning various individual award competitions around the world.


DTeflon has performed in places such as Hawaii for the Hula Bowl Half time Show, Japan, Washington DC, Holland, The 4th of July Parade in Baltimore and section awards in competitions across North America for 12 yrs in music with the band until he retired in 1995 to pursue other ventures.

D-TEFLON

Breaking into the Music Industry

MUSICIAN

DTEFLON PERFORMS IN HAWAII

 

 

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TOURS

 

He has performed and competed all over the world in the following places:

*D-Day Plus 40th anniversary celebration in England and France, marking the 40th anniversary of D-Day during World War II.
*World Series baseball Games at Toronto SkyDome, 1992 and 1993.
*Baseball's All-star game at Toronto SkyDome, 1992
*New York State Empire games official opening ceremonies - Rochester 1993.
*Ceremonies in Japan marking the official twinning of Burlington and Japan.
*Hula Bowl Parade and Football Game - Honolulu Hawaii 1992 and 1990.
*Orange Bowl Parade - Florida.
*National Independence Day Parade - Washington D.C.
*St. Patrick's Day Parade and Millennium Festival - Dublin, Ireland.
*Freedom Festival - Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.
*Canada's 112 Birthday Celebration "Show on the Hill" Ottawa
*Bi-Centennial Celebrations, Sydney, Nova Scotia.
*July 4 Independence Day Parades - Baltimore, Maryland.
*Philadelphia Freedom Festival - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*Edmonton Klondike Days - Edmonton, Alberta.
*Calgary Stampede - Calgary, Alberta

AWARDS

Hawaii Honolulu Hui Ana of Bands Competition
Best Overall- Sweep Stakes winner
Best Musical Performance
First Place Drum Line
First Place 'AAA'- Hula Bowl, Hawaii.
Overall - 4th of July Baltimore, MD.
First Place - Freedom Week Philadelphia, PA.
Superior Rating Award - St. Patrick's Day
Parade, Dublin Ireland Overall Winner - Millennium Parade, Dublin Ireland
Best - St.Patrick's Day, Dublin Ireland.
Best Overseas Drum Core - Galway
International Concert Band Festival, Galway Ireland.
First Place - Oktoberfest Parade in Kitchener, Ontario.
First Place - St. Patrick's Day Parade, Baltimore, MD.
Three Time "Outstanding Performance Award" - Parade of Champions Field show Competitions, Philadelphia, PA.
Best Marching Band - Calgary Stampede Parade, Calgary AB.
Most Photographic - Calgary Stampede
First Place - Calgary Stampede Field show Competition, Calgary Stampede AB.
Top Award - Orange Bowl Parade, Miami FL.
Honorary Citizenship and Key to the City - Baltimore MD.
First Place - Grape and Wine Festival, St. Catherine's ON.

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