About Me

Greg Whitt, Drum Circle Facilitator

I combine a passion for percussion, formal studies in communication, and a background in leadership and service to offer rhythm-based team-building, health & wellness programs, cultural education for schools, and unique special events.

I founded the Raleigh Drum Circle in 2002 as a not-for-profit rhythmic outreach.  RDC closed as a non-profit in 2009, but remains active as a community group that routinely gathers to drum at Lake Johnson Park and  in support of the weekly Hula Hoop Jam at Pullen Park. 

Oak City Drums launched in 2004 as a consignment effort to get unused and unloved drums out of people's closets and into the hands of aspiring hand drummers.  It then evolved to offer rhythm events, percussive performance, and drumming education.  OCD has evolved even further to become something fresh, new, and exciting!

Drum For Change launched in 2009.  My hope is to use drumming for vibrational healing for the people and for the planet.  I'm a firm believer that good vibes make for good lives!  As a specialist in Recreational Music-Making, my goal is to lead fun, interactive, inclusive, and accessible events that foster community and well-being.

My resume is available on the media page of this site. I am a professional member and board member of the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild.  I am a trained HealthRhythms facilitator

Rocking Rhythmic Clients Include:

• All Arts & Sciences Camp - UNC-G
  
• Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolinas
• American Hebrew Academy
  
• Center for Conscious Living
• Duke Integrative Medicine
• Drums for Cures
• First Night Raleigh
• FloydFest
  
• KinderMusik Educators
• Latin American Resource Center
• Learning Arbor Homeschool Cooperative
• Meredith College
• North Carolina Center for Non-Profits
• North Carolina State University
• Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
• Raleigh Parks & Recreation
• SAS Institute Wellness Center
• Ten Thousand Villages
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• UNC-Hospitals
  
• Veteran's Affairs Medical Center - Durham
• Wake County Schools
• Walnut Creek Amphitheater
• Whole Foods Grocery
• YWCA of the Greater Triangle

All of these have found rhythm to be a powerful tool for joy, bonding, stress relief, and communication.