Kayleigh Moyer gives
the phrase “hit like a girl” a new meaning when she is behind a drum kit.
“I’ve always loved to break down barriers of the stereotype that only boys can
play drums and seeing the surprised look on peoples’ faces when I jump onstage
and get behind a drum set.”
Kayleigh played with Keith Urban on
the 2014 CMT Artists of the Year show. This performance was nominated for CMT
Performance of the Year 2015. You can find the video of her performing the James Brown classic
“It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” with Keith and his all girl band live at the
Schermerhorn Symphony Center on CMT.com or this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-bsW3etaa8&list=RDm-bsW3etaa8
Kayleigh is currently on her
second world tour with Barrage 8, putting on an exciting production with 8
string players and a wide range of genres covered each performance. She
recorded drums and percussion on their album at Escarpment Sound Studio in
Ontario, Canada in December of 2015, and on their upcoming album at Florida
Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. Kayleigh also gives drum kit and
percussion clinics at Middle and High schools all over the country. Recently
moving into the collegiate world, Kayleigh was courtesy faculty and artist in
residence at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida this Spring
Semester and gave a masterclass at Nashville State in 2016.
Kayleigh performs and records
for artists in pop, country, rock, christian rock, latin, fusion, and jazz
genres and has recorded at Ocean Way, Blackbird, RCA Studio B, Quonset
Hut, Benchmark Sound, Addiction, Sound Emporium, and onstage at the Grand Ole Opry.
She has also performed at the Grand Ole Opry three times with up-and-coming
country artist Ashley Clark.
Kayleigh was a featured
performer at the 2014 Nashville Drum Show. On that performance she played
with her duet, The Khromatiks, playing their original arrangements
featuring Kyle Pudenz on electric violin and phrase looper and her on drums.
The Khromatiks have a YouTube page where they post original and cover videos to
this day.
Originally from Syracuse, NY,
Kayleigh has a strong jazz drumming background that included her attending the
competitive Skidmore Jazz Institute in the summer of 2010. She was also named
the #1 high school jazz drum set player in New York State by auditioning and
being selected to play in the New York Conference All-State Instrumental Jazz
Ensemble her senior year of high school.
Kayleigh made the move to
Nashville in 2011 to study commercial music at Belmont University. She was
nominated for and was awarded the Freshman of the Year Award, Sophomore of the
Year, and Junior of the Year/ Presser Scholar for the School of Music by the
faculty. She was also awarded the Percussive Arts Society scholarship dedicated
to iconic Nashville drummer Larrie Londin. She graduated with a Bachelors in
Commercial Music Percussion with an emphasis in Performance in May of 2015.
Kayleigh endorses Sleishman
Drums, Mothertone, Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion, Humes & Berg Drum
Cases, Drumtacs, Sonall Percussion, and Prentice Practice Pads.
Website: www.kayleighmoyer.com
Facebook Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/kayleighmoyer.drums
Instagram: kayleighmoyer
Twitter: @DrummerKayleigh
