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Boston native, Dov Michael Schiller began his journey and passion for all things percussive at the age of five after being gifted a hand drum on the streets of Jerusalem in 1977. Now a  professional freelance percussionist, drummer & tympanist, Dov continues to  strike things that create a plethora of sounds & rhythms to enhance the overall tapestry of musical color needed for any project at hand.  Schiller is a proud graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music having attended during the hotbed of the 1980's where he studied and worked with a number all the fine jazz, third stream & klezmer  luminaries. Being inspired by such incredible performers such as Fred Buda,  Rakalam Bob Moses,  Stan Strickland, Miroslav Vitous,  Gunther Schuller, Dave Holland, Ran Blake, George Russell,  Hankus Netsky, Jimmy Giuffre, Clark Terry, John Medeski, Stephen Drury and Rob Scheps to name just a few.  In addition, Dov enjoyed studying with many of the Boston Symphony Orchestra personnel  such as Arthur Press, Frank Epstein and Vic Firth. While attending the Eastern Music Festival Dov had the pleasure to study with Jonathan Haas, Percussionist & John Fedderson, Timpani. 
After touring in Europe for 10 years with various Broadway Musical Theater tours as both percussionist and drummer, Dov is now based in the Green Mountains of Vermont but maintains a busy touring schedule with an incredible array of musical projects both Nationally & abroad. Schiller has had the pleasure of working with an incredibly diverse plethora of artists over the years. Sir Michael Tippet, Ben Schwendener,  Joel Grey, Wes Wirth,  Arlo Guthrie, Peter, Paul & Mary, John Adams, Mr Ho's Orchestrotica, Featuring the music of Juan Esquivel, Liz Swados, Amanda Palmer, Stuttgart Ballet, Shyamdas, mOss circle Fantasy Rock Band, www.mosscircle.com, Clay Aiken, David Friedman, Rachel Bissex, Carl Roskott and Leonard Bernstein among others. Schiller is a JG Percussion Artist and also a member of the Boston chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon.
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Dov's freelance career currently includes: Lost Nation Theater, Orchestra of New Hampshire, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Clearlakes Chorale, Stephen Callahan Quintet, 4RHYTHM, Schiller Chobot & Friends, Julie Silver. In addition to the wide array of performance opportunities Schiller enjoys traveling to various recording engagements in both New York City and  California. Dov also is a member of NO WALLS~SANSMUR,www.nowalls.biz described as a complete brain bypass, free jazz theatrical and magical experience that taps into all your emotions. Touring and performing with the Tradewinds Improv Ensemble is a lifelong dream come to fruition for which Schiller extends his gratitude for the friendships with gifted artists along the way.  
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