Salina is a recent graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she obtained a Bachelor of Music Performance in Percussion. She has engaged in various orchestral programs outside of the conservatorium such as Sydney Youth Orchestras and Australian Youth Orchestra. She has also been a contributor to Cut Common magazine for casual review work and enjoys writing in her spare time.

Peta is one of Australia’s leading Tap dancers, and is taking the world by storm by combining her knowledge in both Irish and Tap dance styles to create unique rhythms found within her love of both percussive forms of dance. Peta started dancing at the age of 3 in Sydney, where she attended the Mcdonald college of the arts . After finishing high school she went on to complete a diploma in performing arts at “Dance world studios” Melbourne.

Peta went on to tour with “The Rhythms of Ireland” around Australia and New Zealand straight after finishing her diploma which lead her to performing with “Dance of Desire” in China. Peta then appeared on Ireland’s “RTE” TV program “Dance off” where she was chosen to perform as principal dancer and played the part of “Aisling” in the show “Noctu”, which then went on to perform in New York on Broadway, gaining 2 drama desk award nominations.

Niki Johnson is a contemporary percussionist and interdisciplinary artist. Some of her recent projects involve creating new percussion instruments, work with contemporary dancers, and freelancing as a contemporary percussionist.

Niki Johnson is a contemporary percussionist and interdisciplinary artist, who seeks out experimental performance practices and presentation models. Her interest in collaborative form works, where percussion is not the primary artform, has led to her development of prototype ceramic instruments, development of a unique instrumentarium of repurposed discarded objects,and collaboration with artists from non-musical disciplines.

Nerida (Ned) Wu is a rock drummer who has played live and performed in the recording studio with numerous original and cover bands over the years. As a member of various independent rock bands from 2006-2018, Ned has been fortunate to tour internationally, playing multiple festivals and shows across Europe, the UK, USA, Canada, Japan and Australia. She has played at national festivals such as Big Day Out, Homebake, Woodford Folk Festival, and Tamworth Country Music festival.

In 2015 Ned performed in the musical “Tap Dogs”, touring China, Hong Kong and Macau. She has been a member of all-female percussion group DrummerQueens since 2013, directed by Joe Accaria and Nigel Turner-Carroll, performing as part of the group in various gigs from Australian Ultimate Drummer’s Weekend 2015, to Singapore for Lunar New Year 2020.

Internationally celebrated drummer and percussionist in Reggae, Afro-Funk, Soul, Blues, Roots, Soca, Soul, R&B, Dancehall, Funk, and Calypso music. Lisa Purmodh began nurturing her musical talents at the young age of 6 when she picked up her first pair of sticks and started learning from her father, James Purmodh, the legendary pioneer of Australian reggae since the 1970s, a time when Afro-Caribbean music was unknown in the country.

Lisa launched her professional career at 19, performing with the esteemed African Diaspora in a sold-out show at The Basement, the premier Blues and Jazz venue in Sydney, Australia. In recent years, Lisa has performed throughout Europe, North America, and South America, with celebrated Australian artist Xavier Rudd.

Georgia’s a dynamic, triple-threat performer/creative who’s passionate about dance & rhythm. She loves experimenting with many, varying skills and is excited to work with the incredible team at Drummer Queens!. Georgia is a passionate, triple-threat performer & creative. She is well-known for her versatility, athleticism, dynamic energy & rhythm. Georgia moved to Sydney on a scholarship to study at The Next Step Performing Arts and completed her Cert. IV at Brent Street in The Performing Arts.

She has had the incredible opportunity to work for many independent, Australian companies including Phly Crew, Tap For All, The Forge Tap Company & Dance Editorial. Georgia is an enthusiastic member of Girls On Tap, who continuously push her as a tap dancer/choreographer, is a founding member and assistant-director of the Blackguard and has performed internationally on P&O Cruise lines with Junkyard Beats, where her journey of rhythm transformed from tap-dancing into drumming and all sorts of unconventional-recycled percussion.

“Claudia Wherry is an Australian percussionist, currently undertaking her Honours degree in Music at UNSW, majoring in performance. Claudia has a deep passion for drums and performance, with a particular specialty in taiko, the contemporary art of Japanese drumming. Since becoming a member of award-winning Sydney based taiko ensemble Taikoz in 2018, Claudia has had the privilege of studying under taiko greats including Chieko Kojima, Hiroo Asanuma, and Hiro Hayashida. Throughout her percussion career, Claudia has toured across Australia and performed internationally, with career highlights including performing alongside the legendary Yoshikazu and Yoko Fujimoto of ensemble KODO, Australian jazz saxophonist Sandy Evans, Shakuhachi grand master Riley Lee, and collaborative works with dance company Lingalayam.”

With over 10 years experience in the music industry, Stef has made a successful career out of doing what she loves most, playing drums! After completing a Bachelor of Music from the Australian Institute of Music followed by a Graduates Diploma in Education at ACU, Stef’s career took off with gigs in the Australian & International music scene. Stef has played drums on TV for Australia’s X-Factor, the Australian of the Year Awards and a number of commercials.

She is a cast member of Girls on Tap and played at a number of NRL Finals and Grand Finals with the Drummer Queens alongside the likes of Sarah McLeod, Ricky Martin and Jessica Mauboy. Stef currently tours and plays percussion for Australia’s Disco Queen, Marcia Hines.

Sasha’s passion for the arts began at age 3 with her first lesson at the Janice Breen Performance Studio in Sydney. In 2015 Sasha attained her Certificate IV in performing arts at Brent Street Studios.

Upon completing her training, she explored many avenues of show business including performing at sea for Norwegian Cruise Lines, corporate events for Toyota, Mazda and Optus and appearing on Channel 7’s Carols by Candlelight.

Sasha has also represented Australia at the World Championships of Performing Arts in L.A. and is a rhythmic gymnastics National Champion, representing Australia in New Zealand and the USA. She also has her own active wear label called “Sashed”.

Astrid is a drummer, vocalist, songwriter, sound engineer and music producer. Since competing a bachelor in Music at UNSW and an Advanced Diploma in Sound Production at JMC Academy, she has been heavily involved in the Australian music scene. She has engineered or performed with multiple artists during her career, including Hayley Mary, Annie Hamilton, Blackstreet, RACKETT and Le Pie.

While she regularly drums live with bands, Astrid also runs a recording studio (Caramel Sounds) located in Marrickville with her partner Kat Ayala. There they produce music with other singer/songwriters, as well as create their own records under the name Forces & Fury.