About

Teaching Experience

Vance has been teaching private lessons for the last 35 years. He has taught private lessons at home, in public schools and through music stores such as The Melody Shop & School of Music and The Drum Exchange.

He currently teaches at his own studio “Studio V” which is located at the StudioWorks building in Ballard!

Playing Experience

Vance Nurkala has been a drummer/percussionist for 41 years and has performed in a wide variety of musical groups. Throughout High School and College he performed in marching bands, jazz bands, pep bands, concert bands and percussion ensembles. He also played with local variety and wedding bands such as Center Stage & Runaway. In 1993 Vance moved from his home state of Michigan to Seattle. He and has been drumming in the local music scene with the bands Crybaby, Simple Machine, Chill Factor, Stranger By The Minute, iCandi, Idol Eyez, ML3, City Eagles, Charlie Drown, Rock Shop, Crash and Hysteria-Def Leppard Tribute Band.

Vance has honed his drumming skills over the recent years by playing along with click tracks and sequences during his live performances. He is known for keeping a solid beat! He has pro gear, reliable transportation, and is dedicated to any project that he gets involved in. He is very punctual, organized, a fast learner, and he is very easy to get along with.