Guy Pek is a 28 year old drummer, songwriter, teacher and producer from The Netherlands. He discovered the drumkit before he could walk, as he grew up in a musical family. At sixteen, Guy got accepted at the Pop Department of the Conservatory of Amsterdam, being the youngest student ever attending. After graduating, he developed himself as a versatile player and songwriter, touring Europe with American group Orkesta Mendoza, led by Calexico’s keys player Sergio Mendoza. After that he toured the Netherlands extensively with old school rock outfit Nachtschade. On the side, he had his own rockband: Grenadeers. For this band he wrote and produced three studio albums and a live album, did collaborations with Alain Johannes (former Queens of the Stone Age) and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw and did support shows for bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Karma To Burn. Later, Guy worked on a record by Canadian’s national rockstar Kim Mitchell, of which the single ‘Wishes’ breaks records in Canada. During his short residence in Toronto, Guy worked as a studio drummer and songwriter with producers Russ Mackay (Rush, Alanis Morissette), Roy Hamilton III (Michael Jackson, Britney Spears) and Greg Wells (Katy Perry, Dua Lipa). He later joined forces with Kevin Stunnenberg (former Birth of Joy) and Peter van Elderen (former Peter Pan Speedrock) for a new rock outfit. Guy also tours the world with dutch theatre group Close Act, playing big outdoor shows in China, Russia and the whole of Europe, and he is a frequently asked sub drummer, in which capacity he played with dutch artists Sven Ratzke, Pieter Derks, Lucas Hamming, Gallowstreet Brassband, Midas and many others.
Guy is also a passionate teacher, coach and researcher, in which capacity he works on a drum methodology for people with autism and similar neurodivergents.