Phillipdrummond
Phillipdrummond is a doctor of clinical psychology, producer, DJ, arts educator, event organizer, and community activist. Born in San Francisco and raised in NYC, he is the Founder, Executive Director, and Lead Instructor at Today’s Future Sound (TFS), an Oakland-based non-profit organization (with a Los Angeles chapter) that uses Hip Hop music production to empower youth as artists and community members.
With his roots in the West Coast battle rap and beat battle scenes, Phillipdrummond has built a reputation in both worlds as being an archivist with rare footage of battles, putting on hundreds of battles, and organizing the longest-running monthly live beat battle.
Growing up in NYC in the Golden Era of Hip Hop, he is informed by the East Coast 90’s sound with touches of G-Funk and West Coast flavor, as he now resides in Oakland, CA. Currently working on a concept album with DJ Ammbush (Oakland Faders/Drums and Anmo) entitled “Drums and Ammo,” “Philthy,” as many know him, fuses obscure samples lifted from dusty vinyl dug from across the globe with retrofuturistic synths and garbage-can snares and rhinoceros charlie horse kick drums, laced with hi-hats drenched in kisses of the Gods of Rome. He has a steady output of beats and artistic works, including live beat performances. Dr. Gann has been working with TFS in Bay Area schools and community settings, and across the globe using Hip Hop beat making and culture as mental health, educational, social justice, and cross-cultural intervention. He has worked with more than 75,000 youth on six continents in the past six years through TFS and is currently developing the Therapeutic Beat Making (TBM) Model.
Phillipdrummond was on Next Level Team Senegal and Team Poland.
