Joshua Wheatley

Instructor

Affiliated Departments

Berklee Valencia Summer Programs

Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)

First Year Abroad

Study Abroad

Valencia, Spain Campus

jwheatley1@berklee.edu

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Joshua Wheatley is a drummer and educator from England, currently based in Spain. He performs with SongAh Chae Trio while teaching at Berklee Valencia and ESMAR. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston and completed his master's degree at the Berklee Valencia campus in Spain. In 2017, he transitioned to faculty at the campus and released his debut album, Crisis. Wheatley released his second album, Joshua Wheatley 5tet Live at Jimmy Glass, a few years later.

As drummer for SongAh Chae Trio, he has collaborated in masterclasses at Conservatorio Julián Orbón Avilés, Asturias and Berklee Valencia. Wheatley performed with the trio at the London Jazz Festival in 2023 and recorded the album In the Beginning. Following the album's release in January 2024, the trio toured Spain, performing at Circulo Bellas Artes de Madrid, Bilbao, Malaga, Sevilla, and Valencia. In 2025, the trio released the album Calling in the Wilderness. Wheatley continues to perform with the trio throughout Europe.

Courses Taught (7)

Directed Study – Pop Performance Studies Ensemble

ENDS-400

R&B Jam Band

ENRB-200

R&B Jam Band

ENRB-200

Private Instruction 1

PIMM-550

Private Instruction 2

PIMM-600

Private Instruction - Percussion: All Levels

PIPC-XXX

Recital Preparation: Percussion - All Levels

RPPC-XXX

Career Highlights

Joshua Wheatley 5tet performances at Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar, Valencia (2025)

SongAh Chae Trio at Jazz Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid (2024)

SongAh Chae Trio at London Jazz Festival (2023)

John McLaughlin, Berklee Valencia (2017)

Crisis, Joshua Wheatley (2017)

Mentored by Ralph Peterson

Education

School Name

Berklee Valencia

Country

Spain

Degree

Master of Music (MM)

Field of Study

Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)

Date Degree Received

2017
School Name

Berklee College of Music

State or Province

Massachusetts

Degree

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Field of Study

Performance

Date Degree Received

2016

In Their Own Words

Private Instruction classes focus on developing a foundation on the drum set from the American Jazz traditions of 1945 - 1960, and the progression of the European Jazz style of 1960 onwards. In addition to having a jazz foundation, I teach a pop/gospel approach that evolved from churches in America and contemporary live pop shows.

R&B Ensemble focuses on learning classic and contemporary R&B repertoire, knowing the role of the instruments, and the opportunity to write arrangements for the ensemble.

Pop Ensemble focuses on contemporary arrangements of classic and current repertoire that include complex harmony and rhythm based on the modern live arrangement style. Students have the opportunity to write arrangements for the ensemble.