Bio

Jules Drucker is a guitarist, drummer, producer, educator and performer.  ​
 

Born and raised in New Jersey, Jules has been immersed in music from an early age. He went on to study performing arts with a focus on music production at FPAC before attending Berklee College of Music as a scholarship recipient. During his time at Berklee, he studied with renowned musicians including Mike Mangini, Ralph Peterson Jr., Mark Walker, and Walter Beasley, and was mentored by legendary drum educator Sam Ulano. While in Boston, he also developed his guitar voice through extensive performance in the gospel music community.
 

Since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Business, Jules has built a reputation in the R&B, pop, and gospel scenes, performing and recording with artists such as Ms. Lauryn Hill, Joss Stone, French Montana, Mack Wilds, Vivian Green and Caroline Vreeland, among others.
 

For over a decade Jules has been the lead guitarist of the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, an institution with a rich musical legacy and home church of Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, and Cissy Houston, where he performs under the musical direction of gospel icon James Hall.
 

In addition to his performance career, Jules is dedicated to music education, developing curriculum and teaching in New York City public schools through New York Edge, the city’s leading provider of after-school arts programming.​​