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. Wheatley 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 master classes 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 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 (8)

Directed Study – Pop Performance Studies Ensemble

ENDS-400

Rhythm Section Ensemble

ENMX-100

R&B Jam Band

ENRB-200

Private Instruction 1

PIMM-550

Private Instruction 2

PIMM-600

Private Instruction 3

PIMM-650

Private Instruction - Percussion: All Levels

PIPC-XXX

Recital Preparation: Percussion - All Levels

RPPC-XXX

Career Highlights

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)
Performances with John McLaughlin, Berklee Valencia (2017)
Released the album Crisis (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

"I believe a jazz foundation provides the student with the skills needed to understand and execute other genres. In my private instruction classes, the student develops a foundation on the drum set from the American Jazz traditions of 1945–1960, and the progression of the European Jazz style of 1969 onward."

"I believe all students should be able to write a lead sheet so that they develop their musicianship and arranging skills regardless of their instrument. In the R&B Ensemble, we focus on learning classic and contemporary R&B repertoire, knowing the role of the instruments, and providing the opportunity for students to write arrangements for the ensemble."

"I believe the live arrangement sound has become an integral part of today's live music scene and is therefore a profitable area that students should gain understanding. The Live Arrangement Ensemble focuses on contemporary arrangements of classic and modern Pop/R&B repertoire. Students are assigned in pairs or groups to write arrangements for the ensemble."