Mark RobergeFounder, Artist Strategy, Make Our Music · Your A&R. Without the Gatekeepers.

From Basement Drums to New Friend: My Journey #shorts

23 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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A drum set in the basement led the speaker to pick up drums instead of guitar. In seventh grade, a new classmate named Derek sat next to them, and that's how their friendship started.

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