Sal Mazzotta

Music

Production

Instruction

Sal Mazzotta

Music

Production

Instruction

mastery takes a lifetime

About

I'm a multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer freelancing in both NYC and Philadelphia. I studied percussion instruments under Dean Witten and currently play professionally as an in demand pit orchestra percussionist.

 

Most Notably, I originated the drum book for the new West End-bound Dolly Parton musical, Here You Come Again, and was the percussionist for the 2024 National Tour of Little Women: The Musical.

 

I also have a decade's worth of experience spanning other performances, composition, instruction, studio recording, live sound engineering, touring, and music business.

 

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Experience

Music

2019 - Present
Pit Orchestra Musician
Drums & Percussion

National Tour Credits

  • Big League Productions - New York, NY
    • Little Women: The Musical (2024)

Professional Theatre Credits (LORT)

  • People's Light - Malvern, PA
    • A Christmas Carol* (2023)
  • Arden Theatre Company - Philadelphia, PA
    • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2023)
  • Philadelphia Theatre Company - Philadelphia, PA
    • The Tattooed Lady* (2022)
  • Delaware Theatre Company - Wilmington, DE
    • Here You Come Again* (2022)

Festivals

  • CreateTheater New Works Fest - New York, NY
    • Little Things* (2024)
  • Polyphone Festival - Philadelphia, PA
    • Norton I* (2023)

Local Theatre Credits

  • Broadway Theatre of Pitman - Pitman, NJ
    • Grease (2023)
    • In the Heights (2023)
    • Billy Elliot (2023)
    • Into the Woods (2023) 
    • A Christmas Story (2022)
    • Beauty And The Beast (2022)
    • She Loves Me (2020)
    • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2019)
    • Motherhood the Musical (2019)
    • The Pajama Game (2019)

* Originating Drummer / Percussionist

Dec 2013 - Aug 2014
Concert Musician
Percussionist
  • Princeton Brass Band - Princeton, NJ
    • North American Brass Band Association (NABBA) 2014 Championship – Grand Rapids, MI
    • Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) 2014 – Danville, KY

Production

Jan 2023 - Present
Freelance Audio Engineer
Chelsea Factory - New York, NY
Aug 2022 - Present
Freelance Audio Engineer
New World Stages - New York, NY
Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
Audio Technician
Groove National Dance Competition - Ocean, NJ
  • Touring Audio Engineer
  • FOH & Stage Monitors
  • Loaded in & out all tour equipment
  • Set up and maintained PA, monitors, mics, & mixer
  • Cued all lighting transitions
  • Coordinated with production team through Slack
  • Provided an excellent customer experience
Nov 2019 - March 2020
Live Sound Engineer
Freedom Church Philadelphia - Cherry Hill, NJ
  • Dante Integrated System
  • Yamaha TF5 Console
  • Front of House
  • Contracted through Turtle Studios – Philadelphia, PA

Instruction

Oct 2018 - June 2019
Band Coach, Instructor, & Program Staff
Rock to the Future - Philadelphia, PA
  • Practiced Trauma-Informed Teaching
  • Mentored underserved Philadelphia youth
  • Instructed rehearsal, creative workshop, & lessons
  • Prepared students for their upcoming performances
  • Developed curriculum for courses
  • Assisted with administrative and marketing tasks
May 2012 - Sep 2014
Percussion Instructor
NJ High School Marching Arts
  • Hamilton High School West – Trenton, NJ
  • Cumberland Regional High School – Seabrook, NJ
  • Eastern Regional High School – Voorhees, NJ
    • 2013 Tournament of Bands Chapter I Champions
    • 2013 Tournament of Bands All Chapter Champions
  • Kingsway Regional High School - Woolwich, NJ

Internships

2019
Audio Production Intern
Ropeadope Records - Philadelphia, PA
2018 - 2019
Graduate Intern
Theodore Presser Company - King of Prussia, PA
2017 - 2018
Recording Studio Intern
Studio Crash - Philadelphia, PA
2017
Audio-Visual Intern
East Coast Recording - Warminster, PA

Education

Music

2013 - 2018
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music: Percussion
Rowan University - Glassboro, NJ
2011 - 2012 (Incomplete)
Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Composition
The University of The Arts - Philadelphia, PA
 

Production

2016 - 2018
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Music Industry: Music Technology
Rowan University - Glassboro, NJ

Certificates

2019 - 2020
NYU Music Industry Essentials
New York University & Billboard
2019
Dante Level 2 Certification
Audinate
2019
Dante Level 1 Certification
Audinate

Contact

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