Paul (born and raised in Chicago , IL) began his drumming career at the age of eleven by performing around Chicago with numerous groups. He has performed/recorded in all types of musical settings including jazz, latin, blues, rock, progressive rock, metal, fusion, dance, punk, ska, musical theatre, and electronica. Paul Wandtke currently resides in Boston Massachusetts where he is furthering his musical studies at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. In between school and other events Paul can be found on the waters. For instance, Paul just returned from being the showband drummer for Carnival Cruise line's "Carnival Conquest Orchestra". The Orchestra performed a total of six nights a week in the Toulouse Lautrec theatre. The shows included three Production Shows, two Big Band Sets and one excellent Motown set.

The Toulouse Lautrec theatre holds over 1100 people, and the Conquest Orchestra performed two sets every night and that's a total of 2200 people that would watch the group and Paul perform. Paul has studied percussion at the Joliet Junior College (an accredited school of NASM) and received his Associate in Arts from JJC. During percussion ensemble performances, Paul would often times be featured as a soloist artist on various percussion instruments including the xylophone, marimba, and timpani. Paul understands that both drum set and percussion can go hand in hand, that’s why he has studied both art forms. Paul’s ultimate goal is to help push the art of drumming forward by continuing to learn, perform, and teach.

Accomplishments:   2008 • April: Paul is inducted onto sickdrummer.com • February: Paul becomes an official Vic Firth    drumstick artist. • January: Paul received an endorsement from    Evans drum heads www.evansdrumheads.com • Jan-March: Paul performed drums six nights a    week aboard Carnival Cruises.    2007 • December: Paul received an Associate in Arts    degree from the Joliet Junior College which is    an accredited school of NASM. • October: Drum Magazine wrote a review of    Paul's drumming in their New Blood section. • September: Paul became officially accepted to    attend the Berklee College of Music. • July: Paul became an official Trick Drum    Artist. • Late June: Paul takes first place at the annual    Heat Strokes Drum contest. • June: Paul performed drums on Chicagoland's    group "The BackSeat Pandas" in support of    their five-song EP entitled "Black and White." • May: Release of the 2007 Paul Wandtke Drum    Performance DVD. • Jan: Paul received the 2006 JJC Music Talent    Scholarship from Joliet Junior College based    on jury examination, academic performance,    and over all participation in the fine arts    department.

2006 • October: studio work for "A Texas Funeral" in    support of their self-titled five-song EP. • Auditioned/performed on drum set for the    "Bye-Bye Birdie" musical at JJC. • Auditioned/performed on the marimba for the    JJC student Honors recital.   2005 • Competed in Guitar Center's Drum Off and    made it to the district final. • Auditioned and became enrolled as a    percussion major at Joliet Junior College and    ever since I have academically remained a    GPA of 3.60.   2004 • East-coast tour with the Chicago land group   "Numb" in support of their five-song EP    entitled "High School Sweetheart".    2003 • August: Modern Drummer magazine included    Paul in their "On the Move" department. • Studio work for the Chicago land group "Else"    in support of their five-song EP entitled    "When Sun Sets Morning Fire".    2002 • Studio work for the Chicagoland group    Tremulous, in support of their album    "Unbound Aggression". They have since    landed a record deal with Statue Records and    received rave reviews in magazine    publications such as "PIT Magazine" a    publication which is located in Colorado    Springs, CO.