Mathew Weisensel is drum teacher at The Drum Lab, located in the Wisconsin Center for Music Education building in Waunakee. Previously he had worked for several years as a music instructor at Ward-Brodt in Madison.
Mathew started playing drums after he received a drum set as a Christmas gift from his parents when he was thirteen years old. In highschool, he was part of the school symphony, performing in quarterly concerts. He loved it, and says that band was what kept him waking up and going to school. His two band teachers at Sun Prairie High School, Steve Sveum and Bernie Powers, were strong influences upon him.
After graduating from Sun Prairie High School, he attended the Berklee College of Music in downtown Boston for a year. He chose the drum set as his principal instrument. He did well, landing on the Dean’s List, and said that he learned so much that year, not only from his professors, but also from the other students.