Ben Satterlee also known as the “Nashville Drum Coach” is a professional drummer/educator based in the Nashville area. He tours internationally with Grammy award-winning Blues duo Larkin Poe as well as with various others artists when he’s not recording or teaching from his home studio.  He’s also very active on Instagram and posts educational and light-hearted drum content.

He began playing drums in middle school and it quickly became his passion and what he wanted to pursue for the rest of his life. Out of high school, he dove head first into gigging. After getting married, he and his wife moved to Nashville in 2012. They have 3 little boys with another on the way. 

Performed/Recorded with various artists including: Larkin Poe, Phillip Phillips, Little Big Town, Willie Jones, Kristian Bush, Morgan Evans, Locash, Zach Top, A Thousand Horses, Preservation Hall Band, Kaleo, Sam Palladio, Kingfish, Adam Hambrick, Griogair Labruidh, Runaway June, Ruthie Foster, Aaron Tippin, Neal McCoy, Cochren and Co, Jon Reddick, Swon Brothers, Apple TV, Alyssa Bonagura, Striking Matches, and others. 

Performed on various tv/award shows including:

• Jimmie Kimmel
• Today Show
• Nashville
• Live with Kelly and Mark
• CMT Awards
• Americana Awards
• Ascap Awards

Performed as an opener for artists including: Blink-182, Post Malone, Sheryl Crow, The Black Crowes, Rascal Flatts, Keb Mo, Slash, Pearl Jam, Marty Stuart, Hosier, Lenny Kravitz, Aurora, Shinedown, Jason Aldean, St Paul and the Broken Bones, Toby Mac, Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs, Brantley Gilbert, Vince Gill, Noah Kahan, Tyler Childers, Train, Beach Boys, Third Day, Natasha Befingfield, Hanson, Living Colour, Newsboys, Guns and Roses, The Darkness, Lucinda Williams, Trace Atkins, Eric Gales, Randy Houser, Judah and The Lion, Lee Brice, Grace Potter, Charley Crockett, The Flaming Lips, Brothers Osborne, Chris Isaak, O.A.R, Rebelution, Sublime, Blackberrry Smoke, Wynona Judd, Dave Matthews Band, Tim Mcgraw, 311, POD, Lauren Alaina, Turnpike Troubadours, Mac Powell, Danny Gokey, Joe Diffie, Billy Idol, Indigo Girls, Toby Keith, Little Big Town, Morgan Wade, Rival Sons, Eli Young Band, For King and Country, Faith Hill, Kelsea Ballerini, Clint Black, Kaleo, Allman Betts Band and many more…

Drum instructor at The New School in NYC and Camp Electric.