Josh Mellinger

World Percussionist

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World Percussionist specializing in Tabla, Doumbek, Frame Drum, Riq, Tonbak, Cajon, Pandeiro, Drum Set and Steel Pan.

I am a Percussionist specializing in World, Classical and Contemporary music styles. I graduated from The California Institute of the Arts majoring in Percussion Performance. I have been studying Tabla with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri for 14 years at CalArts and the Ali Akbar College of Music. I am a performing and recording artist on the west coast based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland, OR. I have recorded and performed with many groups including Van Anh Vo, John H, Clarke, Stringquake, Teslim, GamelanX and many more.

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