Michael A Gonzales

The Kill Tony Band, The Peterson Brothers, Gina Chavez

Dummer/Percussionist Michael A Gonzales began playing drums at the late age of 18 years old. His love for music began long before as a child listening to his father's vinyl record collections and developed an interest in rhythm.

Michael attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated from the Butler School of Music with a Bachelor's degree in Music Performance with an emphasis in Jazz.

After graduating, began playing around Austin w/ artists such as Gina Chavez, The Peterson Brothers, Emily Wolfe, Gary Clark Jr. Charley Crockett, and most recently became the house drummer for the #1 Live Podcast in the World, Kill Tony featuring Tony Hinchcliffe and Brian Redban.

Michael resides in Austin, Texas where you can find him playing gigs all around town, doing recording sessions, and teaching privately in his east Austin studio.

Michael A Gonzales'S SETUP:

  1. 15'' K FatHat Hi-Hats
  2. 20'' K Paper Thin Crash
  3. 24'' K Light Ride
  4. 17'' K Custom Special Dry Trash Crash + 15'' Azuka Latin Multi Crash Stack
  5. 20'' K Cluster Crash

* May be prototype

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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    My crew of Homies in Austin INSPIRE ME TO SHED and GROW every single day. Guys like Jon Deas, Matt Muehling, Dayne Reliford, Andrew Schindler, James Adkins and Charles Reid III. These fellas bring their A game no matter what situation, which inspires me work hard as hard as I can every single day.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Follow your heart and stay steady on your own path. Don't ever let ANYONE tell you other wise. Stay consistent, and always put in the hard work and time into your craft no matter what. That's my KEY

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    Ronald Bruner Jr. Artist Signature model

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