Rick Drumm

Founder and President of Traction Business Coaching; Music Industry Executive

  • Rick Drumm is a Business Improvement Adviser with Peak Leadership Teams, who is dedicated to helping business owners achieve success
  • Former Chairman of the Board for The Sessions and core panelist
  • As a 35+year veteran of the music products industry, his outstanding career accomplishments include:
  • President of D’Addario & Company
  • President of Vic Firth Inc.
  • CEO of Midco International
  • Director of sales and marketing for Remo, Inc.

Throughout his extensive music business career, as well as being a senior manager, Rick has been involved in product development, artist relations and music education.  He studied drums with Ed Shaughnessy, (drummer for the Tonight Show) and Sonny Igoe, CBS staff musician for the Ed Sullivan and Jackie Gleason shows.

Rick served in the U.S. Air Force NORAD band and performed with Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, and numerous shows and jazz musicians globally.  In 2011, he released his first album, Rick Drumm & Fatty Necroses to international critical acclaim.

Rick now lives in the Greater Atlanta area