Danny Beallo
Drums
About
Danny Beallo is a freelance drummer, session musician, and music educator based in Los Angeles. He has performed at iconic LA venues including the House of Blues, the Viper Room, Whisky a Go Go, and The Mint, and has opened for acts including A Flock of Seagulls and Knower. As a jazz sideman, Beallo has recorded on multiple albums with saxophonist Justin Chart, including "The Scarlet Jazz Room" and "The Midnight People." He is a co-founding member of the rock band Ship of the Rising Sun and performs regularly as the drummer for Azuri Moon. His recordings have been featured in the films "Stomp the Yard" and "Obsessed." Beallo is the percussion instructor at the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) at Culver City High School and teaches privately through multiple platforms.
Trivia
Danny Beallo holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cal State Long Beach, not music. He now teaches percussion at AVPA at Culver City High School, the same arts program where he received his own early musical training as a student. His Instagram handle, @thepunnydrummer, hints at a fondness for puns.
Early Life
Danny Beallo grew up in Los Angeles, California. His earliest formal musical training came through the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) at Culver City High School, where he played in jazz bands, rock bands, percussion ensembles, and musicals. The program connected him with established LA jazz musicians including Roger Neumann and Richard Simon, with whom he performed at the Central Avenue Jazz Festival and the Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival. He also opened for artists such as Daniel Glass, Jennifer Leitham, Jack Sheldon, and Buddy Collette. After high school, Beallo attended California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2013.
Danny Beallo Solos
2024
Drums solo - Lickity Split - 2024
4/4 funk in E minor at 130 BPM
Drums solo - She Absorbed Him - 2024
3/4 waltz in C minor at 189 BPM
Drums solo - Welcome to the Midst - 2024
6/8 funk in A minor at 225 BPM
Drums solo - Love On Lexington - 2024
4/4 swing in F minor at 194 BPM
Drums solo - In Turquoise Time - 2024
4/4 straight in C minor at 113 BPM
Drums solo - Scatter Good Seed in The Fields - 2024
4/4 swing in E minor at 235 BPM