Phil Villa Drums
Phil is a South Bay native that was raised in a musical household and has been playing drums for nearly 20 years. His earliest memories are of sitting with his father, Jesse, at the piano learning scales and simple songs. Phil's Dad was a trumpet player so having access to the many trumpets that were in the house, he started playing trumpet in the first grade. Phil participated in the marching band through Elementary and Middle School marching in many of the Armed Forces Day parades.
By age 15 Phil had discovered his love for drumming. He spent 3 years taking weekly private lessons with John Fuentes and after graduating from Torrance High he attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood where he studied with Rob Carson, Gary Hess, Gary Garbartini, Jeff Bowders, and Ray Luzier. Now enrolled at LA Harbor College, Phil is playing with the Jazz ensemble and Big Band while also studying music theory and piano.
Phil has spent the past 12 years performing all over the Greater Los Angeles area and he is excited and passionate about sharing his love of drumming with new people interested in learning to play the drums!
Phil is a South Bay native that was raised in a musical household and has been playing drums for nearly 20 years. His earliest memories are of sitting with his father, Jesse, at the piano learning scales and simple songs. Phil's Dad was a trumpet player so having access to the many trumpets that were in the house, he started playing trumpet in the first grade. Phil participated in the marching band through Elementary and Middle School marching in many of the Armed Forces Day parades.
By age 15 Phil had discovered his love for drumming. He spent 3 years taking weekly private lessons with John Fuentes and after graduating from Torrance High he attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood where he studied with Rob Carson, Gary Hess, Gary Garbartini, Jeff Bowders, and Ray Luzier. Now enrolled at LA Harbor College, Phil is playing with the Jazz ensemble and Big Band while also studying music theory and piano.
Phil has spent the past 12 years performing all over the Greater Los Angeles area and he is excited and passionate about sharing his love of drumming with new people interested in learning to play the drums!