About Me - JSchoenenbergerdrums

I started playing the drums at the age of 8. After taking lessons at my local music school in Steinen I had my first gig with an artist at the age of 15. During that time I also attended many workshops including masterclasses and lessons by Gerry Brown (Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder), Domenico Russo (Andy Martin), Camille Bigeault, Alain Ackermann and Rafi Woll.
While attending college I took lessons from Ramon Kündig who is a member of the philharmonic orchestra lucerne.

Find out more in the PDF "Education".

By this time I already was a member of the Youth Orchestra of the Canton of Schwyz, one of the most highly regarded youth orchestras in switzerland. With this orchestra I played gigs in Ukraine where we also played in the Philharmony in Kiew.
At the age of 18 I got a job offer giving me the opportunity to work as a drum teacher and band coach at my local music school where I started my journey as a drummer, teaching drums until summer 2025 and still working as a band coach there .
I already played with the Dixieland Jazz Band «Keep Swingin’ Five» (playing with Kari Schorno and Bruno Sifrig) and also played with singer-songwriter Lara Friedrich (Co-writing with Nickless, BRUNETTE). I’m now active as a sub drummer in different orchestras all across Switzerland and for different bands and projects.

Find out more in the PDF " Past Gigs and Projects".

Since 2025 I’m playing with Hobotrain (with Franz Arnold) (ZH), Irish Band Malin Head (SZ) and Jazz Contrast (SZ) a Jazzformation with Richard Jasinski as musical director. Next to that i'm teaching drum lessons to beginner and intermediate drummers.

Electronics

in 2025 i startet incorporating electronics in my own projects. Taking lessons with Jwan Steiner i further learned working with roland equipment and ableton. Using my laptop to run backing- and clicktracks gives me more possibilites to manage and shape live-shows. Playing with a click is an essential skill i acquired through that.

By being able to use daws such as Fl Studio i can create and shape drumsamples if necessary to suit the individual need of the song.

Find out more in the PDF "Experience and Skills".