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Owner and founder of Professional Music Studios for over 25 years, Tony Racciatti is a professional drummer and percussionist, who has been in the business of music and music education since he was a young child. Tony won the Gene Krupa Youth Drum Competition at age 10; getting to meet with and speak to Krupa, his childhood hero, in addition to cementing his commitment to music. Tony attended Berklee College of Music out of high school, and went on to teach at Berklee as well as Boston Conservatory, soon afterward. Having built up a professional reputation as both a player and a teacher, Tony moved to New York to further pursue his career as a pro drummer and percussionist, playing in all manner of bands, groups and ensembles, including Jazz and Latin. Working as a studio and gigging musician in New York and New Jersey, Tony opened Professional Music Studios in Ramsey, NJ, to better continue to offer instruction to percussion students and students of any other discipline of Instrumentation alike. Tony has been sponsored by Sonar, MRP, Sabian cymbals and Stingray drums, and continues to work as a drummer today, while continuing to offer top quality music instruction, both personally and as the owner of Professional Music Studios. We have many instruments for sale. Call Tony today