Female drummers are often boxed off into their own class, allowing extremely cool (yet admittedly average) drummers like
Meg White take the limelight. As a stand-alone category, girl drummers seem to be
few and far between – or maybe they’re just not given the recognition they deserve. Either way,
Joburg-born Rikki Brest has developed the perfect platform for herself as a
talented musician, as well as a
skilled actress and
model. And if recognition is in need of giving, you can send it Rikki’s way.
After completing school, Rikki spent a year at
COPA (Campus of Performing Arts) studying sound engineering and music performance –
majoring in drums. Co-founder (along with Stefania Stefani and Anastasia Ferrara) of the all-girl drum and percussion ensemble,
Chix with Stix, Rikki also doubles as band manager and marketer. And as if that isn’t enough to keep her busy, Rikki also gives
private drum lessons from her home studio. Lucky students ey?
But before I start sounding like a fanboy… Let’s let the
lady herself tell us the rest.
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