John Scalici

John Scalici is an internationally recognized drum circle facilitator, speaker, musician, clinician, and master teaching artist. He has brought his dynamic, uplifting programs to Asia as well as the United States. His powerful message of Unity Through Rhythm has been featured at college campuses, churches, corporate events, festivals, and K-College school classrooms.

In 2000, John merged his passion for Drumming with his Communications degree to create Get Rhythm!®. His company has presented dynamic rhythm-based programs for Brassfield and Gorrie, Healthsouth, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Children’s Health Services, Knowledge Learning Corporation, University of Alabama, Allstate Insurance and many others.
Get Rhythm!®, and it’s mission of empowering people through rhythm, was nominated in 2007 for Small Business of the Year.

John is an artist/endorser and product developer for Remo drum company and Vic Firth drumstick company.
John still performs and records with many local and national musicians and has released two independently produced CDs: RhythmMusic and Rhythms for Drumming and Movement.
He is the recipient of the 2005 Fellowship Grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the 2008 Pauline Ireland Award granted to Individual Artists, and was presented with the 2010 Making a Difference” award by the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education.

His work with special needs groups has been featured nationally on the Hallmark Channel. He has initiated rhythm-based programs at the Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind, Children’s Health Services, Glenwood, Inc., and United Cerebral Palsy.
John is a member of the Society for Arts in Healthcare and the Percussive Arts Society Recreational Music Making committee.

Print and television media featuring John Scalici’s work include: Making Music Magazine, DRUM! Magazine, Executive Traveler Magazine, The Hallmark Channel, Southeastern Performer Magazine, Society for Arts in Healthcare.