Biography
Shane Mills is a percussionist living in Daytona Beach, Florida. He began percussion studies in his hometown of Apopka, Florida at the age of thirteen. He attended the University of Central Florida on a music scholarship until transferring to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. After receiving his Bachelors degree in Music in 1996, he continued his education at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. There he received a Performers Certificate in Percussion as well as a Masters of Music in Music Education. He then joined the Continental Army Band in Hampton, Virginia, where he served in the Army from 2003 until 2006. He currently performs with several music groups in the Central Florida area.