1. 1. What is your favorite band/album?

Frank Zappa/One Size Fits All

1. 2. What is the first song you learned?

Honky Tonk Woman

1. 3. What is your favorite performance memory? 

On tour for the USO with "Hello Dave" playing for the troops in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt at an outdoor theatre on the shores of the Red Sea in the shadow of Mt. Sinai.

1. 4. What lyric/song title describes you best?

"Information is not knowledge
Knowledge is not wisdom
Wisdom is not truth
Truth is not beauty
Beauty is not love
Love is not music
Music is THE BEST . . ."

2. 5. Credits ( top 5 notable albums, bands, schools, contributions, etc.)

Certificate program at Drummers Collective in Manhattan, N.Y.

Jelleye Drum Theatre choreographed dance and drumming troupe

Hello Dave original rock band that toured across the country, recorded an album with producer Don Gehman (John Cougar Mellencamp,REM,Blues Traveler), also the band had the privelege of entertaining troops with the USO all over the world from 2002-2004

The Opposition Party 10 piece world music band performing around chicago (Summerdance in Grant Park, World Music Festival at Navy Pier)

Session work as a drummer for producer Rich Rankin at Mosaic Music for commercials and independant music projects

1. 6. What instruments do you know how to play?

Drums

Piano

1. What is your favorite band/album?

       Voice, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Trombone, Euphonium, melodica, mallet percussion, cowbell, tambourine

1. What is your favorite band/album?

Led Zeppelin II
2. What is the first song you learned?

Wild Thing
3. What is your favorite performace memory?

Winning my High School Battle of the Bands when I was 15
4. What lyric/song title best describes you?

"My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama" - Frank Zappa
5.  Credits

Teaches After-School Music Program at Chicago Public School, performed music at many known chicago music venues, formal instruction in every standard rock instrument (guitar, vox, drums, bass, keys), Graduated With Honors From Columbia College Music Program,
6. What instruments do you know how to play?

Guitar, Keys, Bass, Vox, Drums

Jared Rabin is a guitarist, violinist, mandolinist, singer,
songwriter, composer and teacher from Chicago. Born into a musical
family, he started violin when he was 5 years old and played all over
the world with a youth performance group. He has been performing and
writing music professionally since graduating from DePaul University
with a degree in Jazz Studies in 2007.

After two years of school at the Thornton School of Music at USC in
LA, Jared returned home to Chicago to finish school and begin playing
professionally. From 2006-2008, Jared was a member of the violin
section in the Chicago Civic Orchestra. Around the same time, he was
performing with his college rock band Nebulous, as well as performing
as a sideman with Safe Haven, The Frank Catalano Band, and many
others.

Jared became part of The HUE in 2007 for a regular weekly stint at the
once legendary Wise Fools Pub in Chicago. The band has since gained
serious notoriety in the progressive rock world, having released two
critically acclaimed records and performed at major music festivals
and venues across the Midwest. Jared’s compositions from their Beyond
Words album have been featured on WXRT in Chicago as well as college
radio stations nationwide.

Jared’s newest original group is a band called Falldown, comprised of
some of Chicago’s best singer/songwriters and most in demand rock
musicians doing their own unique brand of alt/country music. Their
first studio release is set to drop in Fall of 2012.

Currently, Jared can also be seen performing rock, jazz, bluegrass,
and much more music with many different artists. He is the lead
guitarist in Chicago’s hippest new event band, The Gold Coast
Allstars, which features some of the city’s top young talented
players. He is the regular guitarist with “L’Amourchestra” every
Sunday at The Everleigh Social Club in Chicago. He can also be seen
playing with bands and artists including Safe Haven, Jeffrey David,
Elisa Grace, The Dog Patch Ramblers, and Frank Catalano.

Jared has been a teacher at The School of Rock (Highwood/Evanston) for
4 years, teaching private lessons and directing shows.

1. What is your favorite band/album?

All time favorite - At The Drive-In - "Relationship of Command"

2. What is the first song you learned?

Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or Sheryl Crow - "My Favorite Mistake," can't quite pin it down.
3. What is your favorite performance memory?

It's replaced every weekend with a new one!  Probably my first show ever - 15 years old in my singers garage that opened to the backyard.  We had friends and family and played a slew of covers/originals. 
4. What lyric/song title describes you best?

"Everything In It's Right Place" - Radiohead, Kid A
5. Credits

Performed in "The Soft Parade" (Doors cover band), The Gorilla Press (Chicago indie-rock), and currently The Personnel.  Studied Music Education at NEIU. Placed 2nd, Vincent Oddo Scholarship Award (NEIU).  Aside from performing every weekend in 2012 I found the time to attend 16 drum clinics! 
6. What instruments do you know how to play?

Drum set, concert percussion (i.e. timpani, mallet instruments, aux. percussion)

2. What was the first song you learned?  

Rock'n Robin