As a full-time member of the percussion group, Hip Pickles, Chris Scherer's talents helped the group to win the Drum Corps Associates Ensemble Championships 6 years in a row. He also was instrumental in coordinating Hip Pickles' role in performing for the opening of the UN Peace Summit. Hip Pickles earned endorsements from Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Pro-Mark Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads & Gibraltar Hardware.

Articles

Tiger Bill's Coverage of Modern Drummer Festival
New York Times
Columbus Pro Percussion Drum Daze

Videos Featuring Hip Pickles

Website

hippickles.com

Modern Drummer Festival 2003


Percussive Arts Society 2002

TV & RADIO
Live with Regis
The Charles Perez Show
Oddville MTV
Scott & Todd Radio Show (WPLJ - NY)
Cleveland Christmas TV Special 1999 (NBC)
Breakfast Television, Nova Scotia
Dragons Arena Football Promo - News 12 Long Island

CORPORATE
American Express - Las Vegas, NV
Fed Ex - Nashville, TN
Pharmacia & Up-John - Dallas, TX
IBM - San Juan, Puerto Rico
TV Guide - Brandywine, PA
Bell South - West Palm Beach, FL
Glaxo Wellcome - Toronto, Canada
Golden Corral, NYC
Astra Zenica - San Francisco, CA
Hughes Lumber Supply - Orlando, FL
American Leisure Corp. - NY
LensCrafters - Cincinnatti, OH
LensCrafters - Dallas, TX
Astra Zeneca - Keystone, CO
American Museum of Natural History - NYC
Scan Source, Atlantic City, NJ
Sun Guard - Las Vegas
Shire Pharmacia - San Antonio, TX
Pfizer - Atlanta, GA
Vistacon, Las Vegas

SPORTING
NY Yankees @ Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
NY Islanders @ Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
New Jersey Nets @ Continental Arena - Meadowlands, NJ
San Antonio Spurs - San Antonio, TX
Philadelphia Sixers - Philly, PA
Chicago Bulls - Chicago, IL
Milwaukee Bucks Play-Off - Milwaukee, WI
Toronto Raptors Game
Official Band for NY Dragons Arena Football
US Open Tennis Championships 2000- Flushing, NY
Goodwill Games, NYC

DRUM INDUSTRY
Modern Drummer Festival 1993 - Montclair, NJ
Modern Drummer Festival 1995
Modern Drummer Festival 2003
Montreal Drum Fest 1995
Montreal Drum Fest 1999
Puerto Rico Drum Festival 1999 - San Juan
Puerto Rico Drum Festival 2001
Vancouver Drum Festival 2000
Percussive Arts Society International Convention 1992 - New Orleans
Percussive Arts Society International Convention 1993 - Columbus
Percussive Arts Society International Convention 1996 - Nashville
Percussive Arts Society International Convention 1998 - Orlando
Rhythm Sticks Festival 1994 - Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Drum Expo 1995 - NYC
Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert 1995 - NYC
Columbus Percussion Drum Daze 2000 - Columbus OH
Larrie Londin Memorial Concert 1999 - Fort Worth, TX
Mozingo Music Drum Festival - 2000 - St. Louis, MO
Manny's Drum Day 1996 - SIR Studios, NYC
California Drum Shop Drum 1997 - Bethlehem, PA
California Drum Shop Drum 1998
California Drum Shop Drum 1999
Bloomfield Drum Festival 1999 - CT
Bloomfield Drum Festival 2000 - CT
Sam Ash Clinic - Carle Place, NY
Sam Ash Clinic - Miami, FL
Sam Ash Clinic - Forest Hills, NY
Sam Ash Clinic - Edison, NJ
Long Island Drum Center Grand Opening - Long Island, NY
Music Stop Music Expo 2001 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Concert for Sabian Cymbal Factory 2001 - Meductic, Canada

THEME PARKS
Disney World, FL
Mountain Creek Water Park - Vernon Valley, NJ
Six Flags Great Adventure - NJ
South Street Seaport Performers 1991-1997 - NYC

CONCERTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Opening of United Nations Peace Summit 2000
American Museum of Natural History 2000 - NYC
Norfork Theater at Old Westbury Summer Concert - NY
American Visionary Art Museum Mardi Gras Celebration- Baltimore, MD
Bumbershoot Arts Festival - Seattle, WA
Disney Hercules Premier - NYC
Strathmore Museum - Bethesda, MD
Harbor Festival 1999 - Balitmore, MD
First Night 1999 - Mystic, CT
First Night 2001 - Doylestown, PA
4th of July Parade 1986-2001 - Southampton
Musik Fest - Bethlehem, PA
Brass Serenade at the Forum 1992 - Harrisburg PA
Brass Serenade at the Forum 1994-2000
Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Festival 2000 - Harrisburg, PA
Hip Pickles in Concert - Williamsburg, VA
Pride in Port Parade - Port Washington, NY
Paramount Theater Concert 1998 - Orange City, NY
Incredible Universe Store Grand Opening - Westbury, NY
Waterfront Recapture Festival - West Haven, CT
Sailfest - New London, CT
Democratic National Convention 1992 - NYC
Doylestown Music Festival 1999 - Doylestown, PA
Doylestown Music Festival 2000 - Doylestown, PA
Brooklyn Children's Museum Concert 1998
Parish Art Museum Family Concert 2001 - Southampton, NY
Brentwood Family Concert 2001 - Brentwood, NY
Underground Concert Series 2001 - Maplewood, NJ
Featured with the Kalamazoo Community Concert Band 2001 - Kalamazoo, MI
Arrowhead Elementary School Family Day 2001 - Setauket, NY
Stamford Theatre Works Family Concert 2001 - Stamford, CT
Bay Shore Arts Festival 2001 - Bay Shore, NY
Buckingham Family Night Concert 2001 - Buckingham, PA
Darien Youth Commision Family Concert 2001 - Darien, CT
Huntington Arts Council Summer Concert Series 2001 - Huntington, NY
North Hempstead Summer Young People Concerts - New Hyde Park, NY
NYC Parks Dept. Forest Park Family Concert - Forest Hills, NY
City of Long Beach Christmas Celebration 2000 - Long Beach, NY
NYC Parks Dept. Marine Park Family Concert 2000 - Brooklyn, NY
Stamford Theater Works Children's Concert 2001 - Stamford, CT
NY Rallies for WTC Relief Effort at Webster Hall - NYC
First Night - Montclair, NJ
Hip Pickles Benefit Concert for the American Cancer Society

MUSIC EDUCATORS
SCMEA Day of Percussion 1996 - Sayville, NY
SCMEA Day of Percussion 1997
SCMEA Day of Percussion 1999
PAS Percussion Festival 1996 - Ridgewood, NJ
PAS Percussion Festival 1998 - Ridgewood, NJ
NYS Day of Percussion 2000 - Queens College, Flushing, NY
PAS Day of Percussion 1998 - Hart School of Music, Hartford, CT
PAS Day of Percussion 2001 - Hart School of Music, Hartford, CT
PAS Day of Percussion - Oakton High School, Vienna, VA
Day of Percussion - Towson University, MD
Day of Percussion - Marshall University, Huntington, WV
NYSSMA Convention 1993 - Concord, NY
NJMEA Convention 1999 - East Brunswick, NJ
East Coast Percussion Conference 1994 - Queens, NY
East Coast Percussion Conference 1995 - Queens, NY
East Coast Percussion Conference 1998 - Queens, NY
Night of Percussion - Cheshire High School - CT
Night of Percussion 2000 - Southern Regional High School, NJ
PAS Percussion Festival 1998 - JP Stevens High School, NJ
International Percussion Festival 1998 - Puerto Pico Conservatory of Music
International Percussion Festival 2001 - Puerto Pico Conservatory of Music
Concert at Penncrest High School 2000 - Media, PA
East Meadow Summer Music Program 2001 - East Meadow, NY '01

DRUM CORPS
Brass Serenade at the Forum 1992-2002 - Harrisburg, PA
DCA Senior Drum Corps Championship Finals 1992 - Scranton, PA
DCA Senior Drum Corps Championship Finals 1993 - Scranton, PA
Memorial Brass Concert 1999 - Harms Center, Englewood NJ
Mighty St. Joe's Classic - Kodak on the Ridge Theater, Rochester, NY
Brass Reunion (Archer Epler Musketeers) - Haverford High School
A Little Night Music (The Crossmen), Pennsauken, NJ
DCI Southern Spectacular - Southern, CT
Grand Prix (Hawthorne Caballeros) - West Essex, NJ

ARTS IN EDUCATION
250+ school assemblies and summer camps per year

In collaboration with Chuck D., DJ Johnny Juice and My World, Chris co-wrote and performed on Public Enemy's albums, New Whirl Odor and Beats and Places.

Album Credits

Websites

• publicenemy.com
• myspace.com/djjohnnyjuice

Articles & Links

• Don't Believe the Hype...Believe The Results
• Free Music Downloads

Chuck D. & DJ Johnny Juice


In session with Chuck D.

Chris performed in a commercial for Target Stores written and directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the creators of Stomp.

Target-Stomp

In addition to being the drummer, Chris sang back-up vocals, co-wrote some of the group's material, ran the website and designed gig flyers.

Albums

Short Venue List

• Woodstock Festival '94 - Bethel, NY
• BB King's
• CBGB
• CBGB Gallery
• The Lions's Den
• Cafe Agogo
• The Coral Room
• Rock & Roll Cafe
• Rare
• Sixes & Eights
• Le Bar Bat

Gig Shots

Sixes & Eights (Bowery)


Rare (Meat Packing District)

BB King's

Flyer Designs

Select a flyer:

Bands & Ensembles

• Brian Patanjo & Shades of Blue (blues)
• Bennet Harris (blues)
• Southern Exposure (southern rock)
• Lou Saxon (rock, funk, soul, r&b and more...)
• My Favorite Mistake (rock of the '60s - '90s)
• Hard Times (classic rock)
• The Inside (acoustic guitar group)
• Bay Shore Community Band
• Rey Burns String Quartet

Producers

• Joanne Gullo - Inside Connection
• DJ Johnny Juice - Public Enemy, Swagger (hip hop)

Pit Orchestras

• Oklahoma
• Leader of the Pack
• No, No, Nanette
• West Side Story
• Music Man
• Shenandoah
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Barnum
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Hair