“Celene is the best drum teacher I've ever had. She takes the time to explain and examine techniques, and I've felt both challenged and encouraged under her instruction.”  - Sandy Lam

"All of the musicianship I have today I can trace back to Celene." - Mike Young, drummer for Marc Perri and the Dirty Sleeves

“Celene is the ‘lettuce chopping’ queen of country music. Her train shuffles are the best I’ve ever played with” - Tim Pearson, guitarist Rooster in a Henhouse

Celene Yohemas is a freelance percussionist, drummer, composer and educator. Diverse, unique and charismatic, Celene captures the audience with her unexpected power.  She has performed in many genres including classical, rock, blues, pop, jazz, country and world. She currently performs with bluessmyth,  and continues to take on new projects.

Celene won a 2006 Betty Mitchell award for "Best Composition and Sound Design" with the Green  Fools Theatre collaborative "Dancing on Water", and was composer, sound  designer and musician on stage for ATP’s PlayRites production of "Picking Up Chekhov" (2006). Other theatre credits include Green Fools Theatre's "Crossing the Mediterranian", and David Rhymer's "Why Freud Fainted".

Celene is part of the music education teams at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School, Centennial High School and St. Francis High School, and has taught as a sessional at the University of Calgary in Music Education. She has taught for several summers at Rachelle Van Zanten’s Rockergirl Camp inspiring young women to create music. Celene teaches private lessons, is a sought after percussion clinician, and accompanies dance classes.

Celene is available for hire as a drum set player, sessional, percussionist, as a clinician, and for private lessons. Click Here to contact Celene.

DISCOGRAPHY

2009 - Sola Gratia - bluessmyth
2008 - Tabitha (EP) - Tabitha
2007 - When I Get Through With You -  Lovebullies
2006 - Theresa Wasden (e-book)
2002 - La Jolla Symphony, Live, In Concert
2001 - Shades of Blue - Deliria
2000 - On the March - University of Calgary Wind Ensemble
1999 - Child’s Garden of Dreams - University of Calgary Wind Ensemble