Troy Griffin is a professional drummer currently residing in San Antonio, Texas who hails from Los Angeles, California. He specializes in a variety of commercial music ranging from Jazz to Rock. Troy currently plays with The Air Force Band of the West, and free-lances with various artists in the area. He also has a home studio where he regularly records for artists all over the country. Troy Griffin has performed and/or worked with Elton John, Michael Bolton, Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck, Cirque du Soleil), Page Hamilton (Helmet), Jeff Lorber, J.K. Kleutgens (Cirque du Soleil), Aaron Kusterer (Independent, Air Force Band), Trout Fishing In America, Bill Watrous, Arturo Sandoval, Philip Smith (NY Philharmonic), Chris Jaudes (Broadway), Tom Ranier, US Air Force Bands, and others. He also toured worldwide with various groups and also played the 2011 Vans Warped Tour with his band, Saturday Sleeper. He attended Hamilton High School Academy of Music and completed musical works at Fullerton College - a sister school of the Berklee College of Music. He then enrolled in the Drummers Collective to attend their 5 Day Intensive. He has studied with influential drummers & percussionists including, Will Denton (Steven Curtis Chapman, Leann Rimes, The Farm), Matt Johnson, Jerry Steinholtz, Andrew Eberhard, Rob Slack, Leroy Clouden, Sandy Gennaro, Pat Petrillo, Adriano Santos, Peter Retzlaff & Steven Bartkoski (M-Audio).