Drum Set Clinician – 2027
Drum Set
Classical Percussion
Electronic Percussion
Session, Touring, Video Shoots
Education:
-Bachelor’s in Commercial Music Percussion with an Emphasis in Performance from Belmont University (Nashville, TN) 2011-2015 (Spring Graduation)
-Classical Percussion and Drum Set
-Electives in Audio, Recording Tech, Music Tech, PR in the Music Industry, Songwriting, and Voice
-Private full-time study with drummers Chester Thompson, Zoro, Derico Watson and classical percussion with Dr. Christopher Norton.
-Simultaneous mixture of commercial drum set ensembles and jazz bands, alongside classical percussion ensemble, symphony, and pit for the Operas
-Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior of the Year award winner for the School of Music.
Resume Highlights:
-(2014) Percussionist with the Nashville Philharmonic
-(2014) Drum Set for Keith Urban on CMT Artists of the Year Performance live On-Air -this performance was later nominated for CMT’s Performance of the Year in 2015
(2017-2023) Marching Snare feature on ESPN College Gameday Intro alongside country legends Big & Rich, aired weekly (Saturdays) on ESPN and ESPNU.
(2015-2018) Drum Set – Rhythm Section leader for a 2-year World Tour with Barrage 8, a commercial strings group. During which time, was also a Courtesy Faculty member and Artist in Residence at Florida Gulf Coast University teaching drum set and percussion.
(2017) Percussionist for the Hollywood Film Music Orchestra in China. (shows consisted of 2 hours of film music with a 45-piece orchestra under the direction of Erik Ochsner, and moved between drum kit and the classical percussion section from piece to piece)
(2016-18) Drum Set in several videos for Post Modern Jukebox
(2022-2023) Lead Percussionist and Band Leader for the Vienna Light Orchestra. North American tour performing music from The Greatest Showman. (Mix of drum set and electronic percussion)
(2018-2023) Drum Set performing, touring and recording with artists including Keith Urban, Thompson Square, Mickey Guyton, Ashley Clark, Mackenzie Porter, Ian Flanigan, Reyna Roberts, Leanna Crawford, Larry Mitchell, Post Modern Jukebox, Honey County, Cowboy Troy, Whitney Woerz and many others. (band leader on many)
(2023-2024) Composed and recorded a commercial jingle for Wilson County Motors Chevy & GMC, and then starred as drummer and singer in multiple commercial spots airing on TV
(2023) Christmas with the Celts Tour – Drum Set and Bodhran, along with recording on 2 of their albums.
-Multiple drum set performances on the Grand Ole Opry with artists Ashley Clark and RaeLynn
(2023-2024) Drum set for Reyna Roberts on tapings of America’s Got Talent and the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Texas.
(2023) Drum Set video taping with Cowboy Troy for Nashville Soccer Club (played at the games) and Mapco commercials.
(2022) Performer and Teacher/Counselor for Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp’s Nashville All Women’s Camp
(2026) Rush Residency in Nashville (3) Shows playing through 2 full albums during each show plus encores
Drumming credit on the last track “I Still Do” of the new Mickey Guyton album
(2024-2026) Drum Set for country artist RaeLynn on her tours, Opry performances, and when she was opening on the Kane Brown tour in 2024 and the Jason Aldean Full Throttle Tour in 2025.
Current
-(2026) Currently touring with country/rock artist KC Johns as drummer and Band Leader/Musical Director.
-When home in Nashville, recording drum sessions out of her own Nashville studio and filming malletSTATION tutorial content for Pearl Drums.
-Extensive studio drumming work in many of Nashville’s largest studios and my own home studio. Here is just one testimony from one of the producers I work with regularly:
David Kalmusky (Record Producer / Engineer / Musician
Journey, Shawn Mendes, Keith Urban,
Mötley Crüe, Joe Bonamassa) -“I am very fortunate to have recorded, and continue to use a call list of some of the most recorded, and accoladed drummers on the planet.
In the last few years, I’ve added Kayleigh Moyer to that call list. Her musicality, adaptability, and professionalism is on par with the best drummer’s I’ve worked with, and a part of some of the best work I have done, to date. I have no doubt that Kayleigh is quickly becoming a known commodity in the session world!”
Endorsed by:
Pearl Drums
Sabian Cymbals
Innovative Percussion
Genelec
MikTek
Auralex
Porter & Davies
Humes & Berg
InEarz
Earasers
Drum Baffles
Presonus