Roby Corelli

"Based in Melbourne, Roby studied jazz and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts. Roby's beginnings in Melbourne's live music scene took shape when he began performing with many different groups with varying styles playing Reggae with The Gaia Band, Blues with Bob Thorne and The Blues Bus, exploring electronics with artists Prodosonic, while also performing Ska with Strange Tenants singer Ian Hern.

Roby's versatility began to be noticed and soon he was asked to join original rock alternative band Dry and soon landed themselves a record deal with Mushroom Records. With a deep love of Soul music Roby juggled performing around the country with many of Australia's Soul cover bands featuring large horn sections, while continuing to develop the (old school drum sound) and the (in the pocket groove).

A long-time ambassador for Yamaha drums he has performed countless clinic workshops around Australia's, directed innumerable large drum ensembles all over the country and written many articles for Australias most well-known drum magazine DRUMSCENE, where he had his own page entitled Roby's Corner that answered reader's questions from all over the globe.

The many artists Roby has performed with include Rhonda Burchmore, The Drifters, Guy Sebastian, Normie Rowe, John Forman, Enza Pentano, Rae Valera, Jeff Duff, Kelly Auty, Mick Pealing, Bobby Bright, Denise Drysdale, Johnny Young, Peter Couples, Jimmy Couples, Max Merritt, Andrew Harrison Quartet, Justin Connor and The Soul Passengers, Steve Boyd Revue, Miss Dorothy, Relax With Max, Reverend Funk, Grand Wazoo, Soul Sushi, Connor-Ryall and Corelli, Deep Blue Day and many more...

Roby has also just released two new drumming books PHANTOM GROOVE and DRUMMING STEPS. These books are a must for any serious drummer wanting to gain more insight to the fabulous art of drumming.

Roby continues to perform workshops and teach all around Australia. His versatility sees him constantly performing live, recording and has even begun producing a variety of artists from Jazz to Rock. The key to Roby's talent is that he is a player who teaches and not a teacher who plays."