MUSIC DIRECTOR :: PRODUCER:: DRUMMER :: PERCUSSIONIST :: SONGWRITER :: CLINICIAN :: TEACHER ::
A U.S. Marine from rural Crystal Hill, Virginia, Stacey Lamont Sydnor appeared to be fascinated by rhythm from the time he could use his hands to beat on his mother’s pots and pans. At the age of eleven, his grandmother bought him his first "gold sparkle" snare drum and he’s never stopped playing since.
Early on, he was influenced by the sounds of Traditional (Quartet) Gospel and his father’s love of old school soul and R&B (Johnny Taylor, James Brown, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes). While in elementary school, he joined the band, became classically trained, and learned to appreciate Big Band Jazz.
Under the tutelage of mentor, Damon Brown (www.batclefmusic.com), he went on to win multiple awards around the state of Virginia and became well known, becoming exceptionally popular with local Gospel Quartet groups in Southern Virginia and North Carolina. He also excelled in his new found love of Jazz, Theatre and Southern Rock.
He started touring professionally at the age of fifteen with Gospel artists, the Heavenly Five and the Pilgrim Jubilees of Chicago. He also performed as a drummer/percussionist for a variety of musicals to include: Anything Goes, Cowboys and Westside Story. From their he went on to perform in the US Marine Corps Band, attaining the position of Principal Percussionist in a little under two years. While in the Marine Corps, he teamed up with fellow marine, Mike Corrado to form The Mike Corrado Band (www.mikecorrado.com). The band has been touring for eleven years now and has sold over 70,000 albums independently.
His resume runs like a Who’s Who of, well, every possible genre of music. He’s performed with hip hop artists Flo Rida, Busta Rhymes and P. Diddy (“Press Play”); Smooth Jazz artists, Jonathan Butler, Keiko Matsui, and Wayman Tisdale; R&B and Soul artists Gladys Knight and The Neville Brothers; Pop stars Hillary Duff, John Mayer, and Daniel Powter; Motown legends The Temptations; Funk Legends Heatwave, the S.O.S. Band and Mandrill and Gospel recording artists Deitrick Haddon, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, and Yolanda Adams while serving in the music ministry of Bishop Noel Jones.
His television credits include College Hill, The Black Stars of Poker, The NBA Channell, and the upcoming episodes of Dr. Phill.
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.” Cecil B. DeMille