DAME DRUMMER
OAKLAND · CLEVELAND · EVERYWHERE
Oakland-based genre-less artist, drummer, GRAMMY®-certified producer, award-winning filmmaker, and composer.
Creating healing music, unforgettable live performances, and original film scores.
THE PROOF
GRAMMY®-certified on Alphabet Rockers’ The Movement
30 awards across 25 festivals for Black Daddy: The Movie
Tiny Desk with E-40
Sold-out shows and screenings
This is more than momentum. It’s a body of work.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Soul made for healing.
“I’m not better—I’m just different. I march to the beat of my own drum, and hopefully, you do too. Embrace your different.”
LIVE / Upcoming Shows
OCT 3, 2026 — HiiiWAV FEST — E-40 & THE SOUL SLAPPERS with Red Lotus | Calvin Simmons Theater, Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland, CA | Doors 6:00 PM, Program 6:30–10:00 PM | Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36995/production/1291869?performanceId=11870729
OCT 9, 2026 — MIKE BLANKENSHIP QUINTET | Dame Drummer, drums; Michael Tiny Lindsay, bass; Mike Blankenship, keys | Mr. Tipple's, 39 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA | 9:00–10:00 PM, Tickets $15–$30 | https://mrtipplessf.com/calendar/mike-blankenship-quintet-3/2026-10-09/
OCT 25, 2026 — DAME DRUMMER AT OESTE: Birthday Show with The Loveolution | Oeste, 722 Clay Street, Oakland, CA | Doors 6:00 PM, Show 7:00 PM | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dame-drummer-at-oeste-tickets-2000661817352
NOV 14, 2026 — J-RED'S COMEDY SHOW
Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
Dame Drummer performing with the live band.
NOV 22, 2026 — ORCHESTRA LIBERATION
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland, CA
6:00 PM | Featuring Dame Drummer.
DEC 12, 2026 — DAME DRUMMER LIVE AT MR. TIPPLE'S
Mr. Tipple's Jazz Club, San Francisco, CA
Two sets: 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM L.J. Holoman, keys; Ben Misterka, guitar; G.Q. Tolefree, drums; Vernon Hall, bass.
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