The drum classes are run by Andy Mason and Andre Greenidge at the
Saturday Music School and are $25 ECD per person per hour, starting at 10am through to 2pm.
Andy Mason
Andy Mason started drumming at the age of 5 years of age, and when he was 11 he joined his local St Paul’s group, The Commancheros. Andy was self taught, and has never paid for a drum lesson. His skill came naturally to him.
When Andy was 18 he went to the USA and played in six states with The Commancheros and following that he played a Caribbean cruise band for two years entertaining guests from all over the World around the East & West Caribbean.
Some of Andy’s Grenada highlights have been the opening act with the Barracuda band for the Luciano show at Soca Village and at the Twelve Tribe Show at Fox Inn.
You can find Anderson ‘Drummie’ McMeo every Friday night playing with Barracuda at Prickly Bay Waterside entertaining the large crowds & at Grenada events around the island year round.
Andre Greenidge
Co-founder of Treo Entertainment, is one of Grenada's top musical arrangers, and arranges for Grenada's 2007/2008 Panorama champions "Commancheros".
Prior to that, he arranged along with Calvin Thomas also a member of Treo Entertainment for the junior panorama competition, after which his passion for music and arranging led him to pursue a degree in music.
He started following his interest in music from quite an early age, as he played both with Commancheros Steel Orchestra and with Grenada Boys Secondary School (GBSS) from his childhood. He first started to play the single tenor pan, but his enthusiasm for knowledge of the entire musical system led him to play other instruments within the steel pan orchestra and out.
Andre has performed with top musicians from all around the world including, Darren Dyke, Watusi, David Rhudder, Golden Thunder marching Band, MSU Symphony, and world renowned Exodus Steel Orchestra for the 2007 Cricket Word Cup. He also opened for reggae superstars "Third World", Sanchez, Damian Marley and many others while performing with Tropical Productions. One of his biggest performances is with Tamboo Bamboo in Jacksonville, Florida for the Super Bowl Hall of Fame Party.
Besides his vast experiences performing with other musicians around the world, Andre has an impressive musical instructional background, as he taught pan to many groups, including church organizations, schools, and community groups just to mention a few. He also performed as an accompaniment for several choirs and theaters island wide. In addition, Andre was guest artist for several national competitions such as the Grenadian National Queen Show.
