Rhythm Pan Band

Fun, educational, and entertaining.

Joseph Peck provides music entertainment, education and recording studio services. As a steel drummer and percussionist, Peck has created the Caribbean Drum Circle and Feel Breathe Move interactive music enrichment programs. Pan Central Studios and Panhead Music Publishing provide in-house services. His Rhythm Pan Band is for hire to engage and entertain audiences at public and private events throughout the United States.

What others are saying...

“Remarkable! Beautiful sounds that create an island atmosphere.”
~ The Wichita Eagle
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“Peck played his instrument as though it was an extension of himself…”
~ Jedd Beaudoin – F5 Wichita
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“Mr. Peck’s performance enriched the evening…the audience thrilled to the steel drum sound.”
~ Tonya Huber, Ph.D., Multicultural Consultant and Author

“I’ve known Joseph Peck for over 15 years. We’ve collaborated on many music projects throughout the years, and I can honestly say he’s one of the most talented individuals I’ve ever worked with. His sense of musicality, rhythm, and dynamics is world class. He’s patient, yet firm, articulate, yet open-minded, and most of all, easy to work with. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with the likes of Elton John, Diane Warren, Slash, and many others, and Joseph Peck is right up there with the best of them. He remains humble in his journey of development, but when the spotlight is upon him, he shines like no other.”
- Rocco Guarino -songwriter/producer

“Panhead (Joseph Peck), by your energy and skill on the steels, that you became a welcome focus during the show. You lay those sticks to the steel and its like your soul begins to sing! I am forever changed by your music.”
- Lori Pewsey – Pure Rock Fury Radio, Southern Oregon

“Joseph Peck’s sensitive touch coupled with his ability to listen creates music from beyond time and space. The overtones stimulate energy flow, penetrate and resonate throughout every cell in the human body. They are deeply healing and bring listeners back into harmony and their most natural state of being. I use his exquisite music to take people into deep meditation and fluid movement because it’s so effective and magical!”
- Mariane Karou-founder of Dance Alive®, Inc. in response to Free-Flow Steelpan Meditations, Vol. 1

“Joseph Peck, Musician and Educator: In terms of his ability to share his artistry with students and to engage them in music making, Joseph is exceptional. He combines great musical talent with a calm and respectful manner towards students that brings out the best in them. Joseph has successfully collaborated with students of all ages and ability levels, from lower elementary school to high school students, from students in special education to students in the gifted program.”
- Elizabeth D. Kennedy with Arts Partners, a division of Young Audiences, Inc.

Detail Biography:
Joseph Peck is a professional steel drum musician with a degree in music education and a focus on world music. He has a unique set of skills, and a drive to inspire young, creative minds. Joseph received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Wichita State University. He performed with Potential Symphony, an award-winning steel band in Trinidad, for the Panorama National Steel Band Competition. He was a founding member of Babylon Saints – a venerable LA-based pop/rock/reggae band, and has performed and recorded throughout the US in genres such Caribbean, reggae, acoustic rock, jazz, and fusion. His career has taken him around the world, working with Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, Cyndi Lauper, and Ryan Gosling, among others. His work has aired on VH1, CBS, and NBC, including Parks and Recreation. He was also a contributor in Teaching in the Diverse Classroom: Learner-Centered Activities That Work, a book for educators by Tanya Huber-Bowen. Joseph’s current project – The Joseph Peck's Group, The Rhythm Pan Band – is a Caribbean Jazz ensemble that explores traditional rhythms commingled with contemporary interpretations. His latest album as a solo artist is a relaxing and transcendental journey called Free-Flow Steel Pan Meditation. While directing the Steel Pan Orchestra at Wichita State University, he founded the Adopt-a-Drum Program. In Los Angeles, CA he worked as a program facilitator at Drumming for Your Life Institute, and a teaching artist at The Music Center, LA Arts Group, and the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center K-12 Arts Education Outreach Program. Over Twenty-five years of experience as a professional percussionist and music educator have informed his development of the Joseph Peck World Music Program - an innovative, performance-based class which exposes students to the important cultural and historical contributions of music. Students learn the building blocks of music (melody, harmony, and rhythm) in a supportive, creative, and interactive environment using percussion instruments such as steel drums (pans), hand drums, shakers, cowbells, and tamboo-bamboo. Students go on to read, write, practice, play, and perform music from around the world, both on an individual level, as well as with an ensemble. His Caribbean Drum Circle Program is a music enrichment program that he conducts at Libraries and in schools, teaching students to build community and relate with one another in a drum circle format. In both of Joseph’s programs, students discover the connection between music and math, science, the language arts, and the natural world. Each program culminates in a concert performance. Currently Peck is working as a professional musical and program facilitator in and between Los Angeles, CA and Wichita, KS.

Please inquire with artist. However, steel drums are sensitive to direct sunlight. If outdoors, shade/covering is required to prevent direct sunlight from damaging the magnificent steel drum instruments.

Other possible requirements: 120v AC Electric. (Battery powered PA available upon request)