Penny Larson is a versatile drummer and percussionist who has combined
a keen musical awareness with robust technical facility to become a highly
desired musician in the northeastern US. Her past experience includes performances
with classical, jazz, fusion, rock, heavy metal, pop, drum and bugle corps,
Christian, and folk groups on a multitude of instruments including drum set,
djembe, marimba, frame drum, and udu.
Penny is an alumna of Berklee of Music where she earned a
Youth Concerts at Symphony Hall Award while majoring in Traditional
Composition. She has been teaching private drum set lessons for over
twenty years and is currently a staff instructor at South Shore Music / DiCenso's Drum shop
in Weymouth, MA.
Penny is currently performing with
Hypaspace, a progressive
instrumental trio. She is a member of the Music and Leadership
Teams at The Crossing, an Emergent Worship Community. She is
the first-call session drummer at Indecent Music Recording Studio.
She is also in the formative stages of Henny Penny, a funky dance band;
as well as Sisters of Symmetry, with bassist Jodi Stevens, a drum/bass duo which will be a creative
outlet as well as an educational tool. Penny also performs with
rock singer/songwriter Leslie-Anne Rios.
Penny is a sponsored educator with Vater Percussion.
September 9, 2010 at the Middle East Upstairs, 472 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA
October 8, 2010 at Perks, 685 Washington St, Norwood, MA
October 13, 2010 at Dick and Jane's, 944 Main St, Walpole, MA
October 23, 2010 - details tba, Philadelphia, PA
September 11, 2010 at the New England Trans United Rally, Armory Parking Lot, Northampton, MA
Every Thursday at The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 138 Tremont St, Boston, MA (worship is 6:00PM)
Albums featuring performances by Penny (click to buy)
Penny has performed / recorded with many artists including Hypaspace, Leslie-Anne Rios, Henny Penny, Sisters of Symmetry, Benji Garzon, Crail, Joya, Bryan McPherson, Jon Finn, Joe Feloni, Scott Tarulli, PLP, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Ben Blanchard, Valerie Sneade, Hollowpoint, Humungusfungusamungus, Sex and Witchcraft, and many others.
