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01 · Musician

Drummer / Percussionist

Jared Shaw performing on drums
Jared Shaw portrait

Jared Shaw is a versatile drummer and percussionist who has performed on Broadway and held the drum chair for recent national tours, including Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and The Book of Mormon.

His Broadway subbing work includes Tommy, The Book of Mormon, and Operation Mincemeat, among other shows. He also plays Off-Broadway, in workshops, and in concert and studio settings.

Alongside performing, Jared teaches private lessons and leads masterclasses and clinics, drawing on his experience touring and subbing in theater orchestras.

Skills
  • Drum Set
  • Groove Percussion
  • Mallet Percussion
  • Classical / Orchestral
  • African / Latin
  • Electronic Drumming
  • Drum Programming
  • Musical Theater Rep
  • Transcription
  • Film Scoring
  • Logic Pro X
  • Adobe Creative Suite

National Tours

  • 2022–24The Book of Mormon
  • 2021–22Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Broadway · Substitute

  • 2026Operation Mincemeat
  • 2026Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
  • 2026Beaches
  • 2025The Book of Mormon
  • 2025Boop! The Musical
  • 2024Tommy

Development Workshops

  • 2026The Ten · Drums · Ken Davenport

Off-Broadway

  • 2026Copperfield! The New Musical · Substitute Musician
  • 2025Saturday Church · Substitute Musician
  • 2018God Save Queen Pam · The Players Theater

Concert & Orchestral

  • 2026Arts for Autism · Broadway Benefit Concert
  • 2026Sydnie Christmas · Summer Tour
  • 2019National Symphony of Ghana · African percussion guest · Accra
  • 2017Little Orchestra Society · Guest percussion · Bernstein (Kaye Playhouse)
  • 2016–20Billy Mira & The Hitmen · Drummer (Howard Stern Show)
  • NYC40+ theatrical productions; cabarets at 54 Below & Green Room 42

Education

  • 2020NYU Steinhardt · BM, Percussion Performance (University Honors Scholar)
  • MinorsBusiness of Entertainment, Media & Tech (Stern) · Producing (Tisch)
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03 · Lessons

Private Lessons

Study one-on-one with a working Broadway and national-tour drummer. Lessons are built around where you want to go, with real repertoire and professional context at the center of every session.

Ideal for players looking to sharpen their craft and grow within real musical situations, from groove and reading to the skills that get you the gig.

  • Broadway & pit experience reading books, clicks, and subbing
  • Career advising & industry prep auditions, networking, and the music business. Hear more on the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast
  • Groove, feel & time across jazz, funk, rock, and Latin styles
  • Percussion & mallets orchestral, hand, and electronic

Masterclasses & Clinics

Jared is also available for masterclasses, guest talks, and clinics, having previously led sessions at NYU and other institutions.

04 · Content Creator

Behind the Kit & the Screen

Off the stage, Jared creates and edits video and audio content end to end. From performance videos and multi-cam edits to general video editing, audio production, scoring, and transcriptions, it’s all built in-house with Logic Pro X, the Adobe Creative Suite, and Final Cut Pro.

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Video Editing

Multi-cam, color & post in Adobe CC and Final Cut Pro.

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Music Production

Recording, mixing & scoring in Logic Pro X.

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Transcriptions

Detailed drum, percussion & full charts.

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Content & Social

Performance videos, covers & play-alongs.