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Daren Pfeifer

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Daren Pfeifer
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Daren comes from Abilene, Texas. In 1995, he attended Baylor University in Waco, TX, completing his Bachelor of Music Education degree under the direction of Larry Vanlandingham and Michael Haithcock. During his time at Baylor, Daren enjoyed many musical honors that include, assistant timpanist, and principal percussion positions with the Waco Symphony Orchestra. Daren finished his career at Baylor that not only included many percussion recitals, but also with many extra-curricular courses of study in electrical engineering, and acousticals. In the summer of 1998, Daren toured with the famed Madison Scouts from Madison, Wisconsin, as center tenor. He was also a member of many popular Texas bands, touring the state and playing in Texas’ most notorious musical venues and festivals.

In 2000, Daren moved to sunny California. He entered master’s studies at the California Institute of the Arts studying with legendary musicians John Bergamo and Joe LaBarbera. He immediately became active on the Los Angeles live music scene playing and recording with a variety of bands and touring throughout North America. Daren was awarded his Master of Fine Arts degree, graduating in the top academic tier of his class in May of 2002.

In 2003, Daren began teaching percussion in several Los Angeles Area schools. During this time, his primary goals were composing original works and arranging for percussion ensembles and indoor competition drumlines. These percussion groups toured within SCPA (Southern California Percussion Alliance) and WGI (Winter Guard International).

In 2004, Mr. Pfeifer was invited to join the Novo Philharmonic, a Los Angeles based orchestra with a very unique mission. The 91-piece orchestra records new works by innovative composers, pairing the orchestra with everything from electronics to jazz combos.

In the final months of 2004, Mr. Pfeifer completed his first major book, Advanced Pedal Applications: A Comprehensive Study of Pedal Bridging and Multiple-Pedal Setups. The book deals with new ideas for multiple-pedal drumming, allowing drummers the opportunity to completely rethink everything they have ever learned about double-bass. Advanced Pedal Applications was the result of not only years of study, but also the pursuit of using the standard drumset in a more efficient way. Excerpts from "APA" were published in Modern Drummer magazine in the Summer of 2005.

Beginning in the Fall of 2004, Mr. Pfeifer joined The Red Muffs. With The Red Muffs, he played and traveled extensively until the Summer of 2008. He also began teaching at the famed Percussion Department at Hollywood's Musician's Institute.

In the summer of 2008, Mr. Pfeifer joined the alternative rock group, Earshot. He toured and recorded with the band until 2010. Today, Daren is a recording and touring drummer with Hollywood Undead. Daren is also the founder of Knock Box Studio. KBS is a Los Angeles-based recording studio that specializes in remote drum and percussion recordings. Knock Box Studio allows musicians from all over the world to get custom live drum and percussion tracks for their music.

When off tour, Daren records live drums and percussion tracks for radio and TV.

Daren is a proud endorser of Crush Drums, Evans Drumheads, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Puresound Snare Wires, HQ Percussion and Kelly Shu Bass Mic Mounts.