Independent drumming artist Tyrel McCoy was born in Camden NJ and raised in NY, Newark NJ, and Philadelphia. He's a professional drummer and percussion player. Tyrel McCoy has been playing the drums since he was 15 years old: "I started banging on buckets, then eventually playing at church and for different groups and community choirs. In the begining I really sucked I remember people would laugh and say you can't play! It hurt but it made me what I am today."



Now, more than 13 years later, Tyrel McCoy has worked with some of music's best, including Billy Thompson Jr, Iva Durand, Steven Ford, Stephen Hurd, Musicians of praise, John P. Kee, Eric Wortham, Curtis Chambers, Troy Chambers, Brent White, Jazmine Sullivan, Pastor Shirley Ceasar, Kim Burrell, Badiya, Black Reign and many more.



Tyrel names Brian Frasier Moore, Big Mike Clemmons, Kentric Morris, Chris Dave, Derico Watson, Gordon Campbell, Billy Thompson, Curtis Chambers, Iva Durand, Wardell Pearson Jr, Aaron spears, Eric Tribbett as inspirational sources.