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RHYTHM ATTACK MOVES In the mid eighties,Ted Parsons was one of the first rock drummers to weave the unflinching relentlessness of a machine, into the fabric of a human groove. That approach to drumming - an aggresive, militant, dead center drive, has since become the rhythmic staple of today's industrial metal, and industrial dance music. Parsons' role at the foundation of those styles is all the more noteworthy when you consider he's done it in relative obscurity. First with New York underground noise merchants Swans, then: Foetus, Prong , Bill Laswell, BucketHead, Of Cabbages and Kings, Twig, Drone. Ted resides in Oslo, Norway and is currently the main drummer with TELEDUBGNOSIS and N.I.C. Ted is available for private Drum lessons in the Oslo Norway area . All levels of students are welcome. Instruction in aspects of drumming include technique, drum styles in Music, playing with clicks \ loops. Tuneing and triggering, Hard disc recording , and studio techniques can also be explored .With 20.Years of studio work and live performances under his belt Ted can help prepare students for a professional drumming career with a realistic view of the hard work ahead!