Tuomas J. Rasanen

Tuomas Joonas Rasanen is a Professional Drummer currently studying a Bachelors degree in Performance and minoring in Recording and Prodcution at Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA.

Tuomas is a drummer in a several bands: A progressive jazztronica band ”JUZT”, based in his hometown Vilnius, Lithuania. Their musical path as a band started back in early 2019 by filling out a form to a national band competition ”Garažas’19” Tamsta Club in which they managed to become finalists. In September 2019 JUZT won an International band competition ”Novus’19” Menų Fabrikas Loftas. The prize was an opportunity to record a full length debut album at the countrys one of the best recording studios ”Mama Studios”. On May 1st 2020 the band released their debut album which is now available on platforms such as: Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and YouTube. Recently the band got a nomination for the best composition at Vilnius Jazz Young Power 2020 and Won a Grand Prix.. The band is ever evolving, morphing electronic dance music with jazz harmonies. They describe their musical genre as ”Combining robotics with human nature”. The band is actively playing and making a name in Lithuanian Jazz scene.

​Additionally, has participated and is taking part in other projects like jazztronica band ”Avis Rara”, Tuomas Räsänen Quintet, modern jazz quintet ”KZK on TV”, ”Castor Stetson”, ”Neris Jazz Sextet”, ”Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė Collective”, ”Luis Sanchez Trio”, ”Kai Gibson Trio”, ”Max Holm Quartet”, ”Apokaliptinis Bardakas”. Performed at Venues and Festivals such as : Kaunas Jazz Festival, Klaipedos Pilies Jazz Fest, Elektrėnai Jazz, Novus Music Incubator, Ariogala Jazz Festival, Bliuzo Naktys, Loftas Fest, Tamsta Club, Street Musicians Day, Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival, Vilnius Jazz Young Power, New Mexico Jazz Workshop, Scandinavian Cultural Center, Saulkrasti Jazz Festival, Beantown Jazz Festival, XFactor;

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Winning the National Young Drummer Competition ”Tamsta Drum Day’19” in Vilnius, Lithuania led to participation and winning an International Drummers Contest ”Baltic Drummers League” Saulkrasti, Latvia 2019 which opened a path to perform in New Mexico Jazz Festivals Workshop in Albuquerque. These competitions were a stepping stone in Tuomas musical career. A nomination of best instrumentalist and Winning a Grand Prix with his band JUZT at Vilnius Jazz Young Power 2020 got the attention of Lithuanian artist and the word about the drummer spread.

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The knowledge and experience Tuomas is gathering while studying in the United States is showing in his playing and catching the attention of many Lithuanian artist and Festivals. Since his time at Berklee is shaping Tuomas's playing and giving the recources to find his musical voice with the help of world famous musicians and teacher such as: Billy Kilson, Neal Smith, Jon Hazilla, Marco Djordevic , Ralph Peterson Jr., Ed Tomassi. The drummer decited upon studying at Berklee after attending the Summer Performance Program in Valencia, Spain 2016, when Tuomas realised he wanted to pursue his passion for music. That was the start of long hours of studying and practicing.



Tuomas is open for projects, collaborations and bookings. Besides performing he's Teaching Private Percussion Lessons for all levels: Begginer, Intermediate and Advanced. Sharing the passion for music to his students and building a creative environment of musicians is what he is striving for.