Aaron McCoullough

Aaron McCoullough born in 1986 of Australian & Italian heritage is a drummer/composer based in Melbourne, Australia. Aaron is a sought after drummer who holds a Bachelor Of Music with Honours from The Victorian College Of The Arts, Melbourne, Australia. During his time at University, Aaron received the Dr Phillip Law award for ‘Excellence and Innovation’ and was a finalist for James Morrison’s Generations In Jazz Scholarship. Whilst at VCA his study included time with some of Australia’s finest improvisers and educators namely: Simon Barker, Graham Morgan, Scott Tinkler, Sam Keevers, Ben Robertson and Alex Pertout. Outside of University Aaron has studied with many leading Australian drummers and educators who include: Milan Troha, Danny Fisher, Craig Simon, Jim Piesse and John Morrison. In 2008 Aaron was awarded a mentorship grant from the Australian Council for the Arts in which he emba