Combining over 20 years of experience, influence, education and instruction, Trey has become a unique and highly sought after musical talent who has made a name for himself as a versatile performer as well as a competent educator.

Most recently Trey has been teaching locally, performing nationally, and is partnered with Kim Brower (owner, author, artist representative, and special needs specialist) to expand Pulse Drumming in Ventura from an ethnically based educational music facility to now include all Western Percussion including classical, marching, and popular percussion (contemporary drumset, drum corps, mallet instrumentation, etc), in all applicable genres. We are your information/education reference. If we dont know-we will find the answers together!

LONGVIEW:(boring, overstated resume)

Trey began his musical endeavors reaching for the pedals of a Baldwin organ at the age of 4. This was perhaps the best thing that could have happened to him, insofar as starting a musical education with a keyboard instrument, multiple decks, over an octave of chromatic pedals and a Leslie. Clearly it provided an excellent basis from which to approach other families of instruments. At age 10 Trey was inspired by his coaxing older neighbor and high school jazz band member to pick up the saxophone,  in 5th grade his parents bought him an alto. Within 2 years he inherited a flute as well. Regional Solo and Ensemble Competitions medals and awards were accumulated at every opportunity. By that time Trey was firmly seated in the local ‘Pops’ orchestra and community concert bands. Certain arrangements were calling for more percussion that they had players to handle. For no other reason than his elementary band instructor being present in the orchestra, able to handle reading and executing written rhythms he was summarily volunteered. From there the unavoidable magnetism of rhythm took a strong hold …and Trey committed to percussion.

Prior to High School Trey attended two schools of note for musical study in Michigan: Blue Lake Fine Arts School and Interlochen Academy of the Arts. He also auditioned and became a member of the Michigan Lion's Club All State Marching Band. Trey’s corps experience was enhanced, assisted and ushered by members of the Phantom Regiment/Golden Garrison and the techniques of Ken Mazur. Sampling 3 different high schools education; public schools took Trey from seemingly inescapable small town scrutiny (Tecumseh, MI), into south Detroit's seemingly massive schools and large student body count. (pun intended!). Ultimately Ann Arbor is where Trey graduated high school within blocks of the University of Michigan. Trey’s high school came to a close with a 4.0 semester and a serious musical appetite. Despite the University Of Michigan being one of the nations best music schools, Trey knew it was time to move away...... and forward. After loading up everything tangible into a Budget rental truck with the help of his percussive partner in rhyme and rhythm (S.D.J)…and aimed for the sunset westbound. Orange County, land of sun, surf, beautiful beaches, babes and seriously disgusting amounts of traffic. Trey began work at Irvine College as a Music Specialist/ Technical Aide while attending classes there. This led to the fortunate meeting and subsequent studies and collaborations in film score composition (MIDI implementation )with Chris Coobatis. Two motion picture scores and various jingles, (including the Orange County News, MLB and Playboy Channel) was some of the first music Trey had a hand in to hit the public's ear.. Thanks to Chris, the opportunity to study with the great John ‘Vatos’ Hernandez arose.

Shortly thereafter Trey began study with Dr. Teresa Dimond at University of California Irvine.   Her instruction allowed for a full grant to attend the next two years at ISOMATA. [ Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts.] Following that he was offered scholarship to U.C.S.B. as a percussionist in the Bachelor of Music program. After three years Trey completed coursework with a 3.83 g.p.a.  Following undergraduate studies, Trey quickly landed an immediate job as a drum/percussions specialist at American Music Center. Working and teaching  proved very rewarding as well as opening many doors including product endorsements, studio work, and consultation to and from countless drummers.

Currently Trey assists approximately 40 private students, (varying in age from 8 to 68) every week in private lessons. He has taught for the American School of Music, Ventura County School of Music, Yamaha Music Schools, Santa Barbara Public and Private Schools, Oxnard Public Schools and the California Museum of Science and Industry.. Drumset studies, classical percussions, mallet studies, select ethnomusicology, music academia (music theory, composition, tonal and atonal analysis and transcription) and MIDI Consultation are a few of the avenues that Trey has found available to pursue...His appetite for more knowledge and musicality has led to studying privately with  R & B master Zoro, one of fusion’s founding pounding masters, Alphonse Mouzon, the advanced pedagogical techniques of Frank Briggs, and jazz master Dave Weckl.  Performing locally and globally, in 2003 Trey performed over 150 times in California alone. Trey implements a wide variety of pitched and non-pitched percussion from around the world. He utilizes and endorses Sonor Drums, DW hardware, Aquarian Drumheads, Vic Firth sticks, Malletech mallets and most anything else that sounds good.   In addition, he is currently completing his first instructional method book (in three volumes),  and trying to complete his other most recent endeavor, partenering with Kim Brower for the combined endeavor of  expanding Ventura's Premiere Percussion Education Facility: Pulse Drumming.