DRUMMER

Anthony currently holds a tenure-track assistant professorship at St. Francis  Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Anthony Michelli, a Canadian-born and internationally respected professional, has fostered a creative and successful career in the music industry, serving as a celebrated figurehead in various capacities, including drum set performer, assistant professor at St. Francis Xavier University, and sound recording engineer and producer. Through personal motivation, curiosity, and dedication, alongside his ever-persistent quest for knowledge, Anthony has remained relevant, current, and active for over three decades as an esteemed professional.

Appreciative of being a member of various diverse projects featuring an extensive list of award-winning, distinguished composers and performers, Anthony actualizes his unique approach performing in several varied styles of music equally with respect and dedication to the art of creating Music.

Since 1995, Anthony has recorded, toured, and collaborated with several artists in the contemporary jazz, original composition, world, popular, and creative music genres. His contributions are documented on well over one hundred recordings listed in his discography, in person on tours worldwide, in his productions, and through the work of thousands of his students who have studied under his tutelage over the past two decades.

As the proprietor of Salem House Studio, he is involved in producing, tracking, mixing, editing, and mastering full recording projects in addition to drum and percussion tracking for other artists. Over the years, he has periodically led his own group performing his own compositions.

Anthony accredits any accolades under his name to the groundwork established by his mentors and elders, who opened pathways. Inspired to keep a continuum, Anthony has made it a personal goal to remain true and creative in efforts to forge paths for young and aspiring musicians, finding their place in the industry.

Testimonial - Press Quotes
"Anthony Michelli, a drummer who plays with great sensitivity and an ability to listen with incredible patience. Mr. Michelli eschews flash and unnecessary virtuosity, playing instead well within himself.” -  Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network

"Anthony Michelli elevates ‘In the pocket’ to another dimension" - Brent Black, Jazz Times

“Michelli has a beautiful touch, consistently sympathetic...” - SP, Drummer UK Magazine

“His soundscape sense is quite sensational...Hands become brushes, brushes become beaters, beater become sticks, the dynamic rolls on. It’s all there for Michelli...” - Ian Croft, Drummer UK Magazine

”I remember fondly the infectious sparkle of his playing. Michelli was clearly cutting trails in the modern jazz
vein.” - T.Bruce Wittet, Drums ETC Magazine

“ ...a surprisingly dense virtuosic drum part by Michelli which builds excitement until the final gentle chord.  Cymbal washes and broken-chord-flavoured lines evoke programmatic sonic images...”  - Tiina Kiik, TheWholeNote Magazine

“The tunes are fresh... I dig the drums, too...it's "like a Shelly Manne record for the Millennium or something" was my first thought. Shelly is popular around my house ...congratulations, and Bravo!"  - Peter Erskine, Legendary drummer

"...serentity is not compromised by Michelli's controlled turbulence, which underlines the passion without fracturing the overall emotion and grittier performances...It is an interesting resolution of desperate sources emphasising drummer Michelli's very sharp and accurate ear... "- Chris Sheridan, Jazz Review Magazine