“One of America’s great percussion virtuosi” (Percussive Notes), Randy Gloss is a percussionist with an extensive background in global drumming traditions, contemporary and classical percussion, and drumset. A protégé of percussion vanguard John Bergamo and tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy is widely recognized for his work as founding member and catalyst of acclaimed percussion group Hands On’Semble. Collaborators include Ziggy Marley (Grammy-winning Fly Rasta), L. Shankar, Larry Karush, Carlos Niño & Friends, Andre 3000, Linda Perry, Montaigne, Vinny Golia, Go: Organic Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell, David Hykes, and the Lian Ensemble (Pangea with Djivan Gasparian and Medea starring Annette Bening), among others. Randy contributed percussion to numerous film soundtracks (Danny Elfman, Harry Gregson-Williams, Gary Chang, Steven Argila, and more), as well as television, video games, and theater. He created sample libraries for Apple, Ilio, and Native Instruments, released multiple albums, and published works of solo and ensemble percussion music. Randy serves on the CalArts faculty and is a visiting artist at institutions across the U.S. and internationally. www.randygloss.com