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Anthony Marck Amirkhan · Drummer and teacher

I'm Anthony.
What would you love to play?

I've taught drums in Aalsmeer since 2011. I also spent eight years touring the world as Sevdaliza's drummer. That experience comes into my lessons: listening closely, playing in time and understanding what a song needs.

One of my favourite teaching moments is much closer to home. You put on a song, we work out the groove together, and then you find yourself playing along.

Anthony behind the drums during a Sevdaliza show at Sonar Festival in Barcelona, bathed in red stage lightSónar Festival · BarcelonaWith Sevdaliza · Photo: Dan Medhurst
Top 10 Rock/Funk drummer in the Benelux, Slagwerkkrant readers’ poll 2018

In short

Since
2011
drum lessons in Aalsmeer
Per week
± 40
students, from age 5
With Sevdaliza
300+
shows, 2017 to 2025
Across
5
continents
View from the stage: Anthony behind the drums in front of a full house
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Anthony Marck Amirkhan, drum teacher at dedrum.studio

Anthony Marck Amirkhan

Drum teacher · Aalsmeer

since 2011Aalsmeer · N201
dedrum.studio · Aalsmeer
A little about meEst. 2011
Grew up in
Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Started drumming
Around age six
Teaching drums in Aalsmeer
Since 2011
Students
Around 40 a week, from age 5
Lessons in
Dutch and English
Toured with Sevdaliza
From 2017 to 2025
dedrum.studio · Aalsmeer
Experience

How I got here

  • Amsterdam-Zuidoost

    My first pair of sticks

    Henry and Roberto taught me my first rudiments. They also showed me how much fun you can have behind a drum kit. I've kept playing ever since.



  • Aalsmeer

    Silver Note Studios

    At 21, I started a place for recording, rehearsing and music lessons with my brother Jonathan. Silver Note Studios is still my home base for making music.



  • dedrum.studio

    Teaching drums

    A student plays me a song on their phone. We listen to the drums, try the first few bars and work out what needs practice. That's how I like to teach: figure something out together, then learn to play it yourself. Since 2025, I've taught at N201, with Wednesday lessons at note.studio.



  • Shed Sessions

    Drum clinics with Fabian

    Fabian and I ran drum clinics across the Netherlands and once in New York. Drummers in one room, sharing ideas, listening and learning from one another.



  • On tour

    On tour with Sevdaliza

    One audition led to eight years of touring. More than 300 shows, five continents and over 45 cities. From the Wanderess Tour to NPR Tiny Desk and ARTE Concert. These days, you'll mostly find me back in Aalsmeer.

My first release

Nova: recorded in the attic in 2009

I recorded three songs for my audition at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Nova was one of them. My brother played everything except the drums; my kit was in the attic at our parents' house.

I got in. Later, the computer crashed and only this mix survived. It's now online, just as we recorded it.

Listen to Nova and read the story on fuzzyears.com
FE001 · Fuzzy EarsRecorded in 2009
Mural of a band at Silver Note Studios: a guitarist, Anthony behind the drums and a singer behind the keyboards, on floating green islands
Artwork by Vonik A large print hangs in the studio
Where I've played
The gear I play
PearlSabianRemoRolandNative Instruments

I work with Pearl, Sabian, Remo, Roland and Native Instruments. In lessons, you'll play acoustic drums and explore how your playing shapes the sound.

See the drums in the studio

Come and meet me

A free trial gives you a feel for how I teach and what it's like to play here. 20 minutes to settle in and give it a go.