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Kelvin Underwood (born March 22, 1975) is an American musician specializing in the drum set and taiko, the art of Japanese drumming. After joining the Japanese taiko ensemble Ondekoza at age 19, he returned to the United States four years later to study at Berklee College of Music and pursue a career as a professional drummer. He is a member of the Los Angeles-based contemporary taiko quartet On Ensemble and collaborates with a variety of other artists and performers. Underwood resides in Ashland, Oregon with his son Blaise and daughter Ruby. ==Early life== Kelvin Underwood was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on March 22, 1975, the youngest of 6 children. A few of his older siblings were musicians and visual artists in school, but he is the only one to pursue music professionally. From a young age, his family encouraged him to perform. His father was in the United States Army, and for three years during elementary school, his family lived in Munich, where he was filmed dancing to "Billie Jean" in his school's talent show at age 9. Before he became a musician, Underwood enjoyed dancing, and he cites Michael Jackson and the popularity of breakdancing as inspirations.〔 〕 Underwood's first exposure to drumming came when his older brother gave him a Solid Gold toy drum set as a gift, though he was not serious about playing music at first. He later "caught the drumming bug" watching MTV and air drumming with a pair of drumsticks given to him by a family friend. When Underwood was 13, his brother recognized his interest in drumming and, along with his father, bought Underwood his first true drum set, which he still plays today. Throughout high school, Underwood was entirely self-taught, learning drumming techniques from watching videos and listening to music without any private instruction. During high school, he joined an alternative rock band, as well as participating in his school's jazz band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kelvin Underwood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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