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Parenting and Mentoring

Pete, Meg, Josie, Pat, Carol and Matthew Drummond, Circa 1999

Pat Drummond and his wife, Carol, have raised four of their own children. All four were introduced to computers, music and art by their parents at a very early age. Three have gone on, in their adult lives, to foster formidable careers in the Arts.

Matthew Drummond of Hive Studios International has developed as a leading Graphic Design, Computer Animation and Movie specialist who, on October 2, 2014, won the Emmy Award in New York for "Outstanding Artistic Achievement and Graphic Design" for his work with the The History Channel ( The History Of The World in Two Hours). He had been previously nominated on two occasions for his work on Documentries and Motion Pictures including 'The Red Planet' and 'The Matrix'. His first solo Feature film, 'Dinosaur Island' (Written, Directed, Produced, Filmed and all Special effects by Matt Drummond) is being released world wide in December 2014.

Pete Drummond is one of Australia's most sought after drummers having begun his drumming career at 3. He played on his father's albums from 1993 onwards and teamed up with Kasey Chambers and her family as 'The Dead Ringer Band' when they were both 15. He was subsequently endorsed by Yamaha and became the drummer for The Bushwackers for 10 years. He currently plays with the Australian Band, Dragon, with whom he has written and produced two albums. He has written numerous scores for film and television programs including 'The Voyage of The Planets" and is much sought after a session drummer.

Meghan Drummond grew up studying dance and vocal performance. For a number of years, as an adult, she ran TM Dance, one of the Blue Mountains most successful Dance schools. She left in 2006 and has since developed an international career as a performer under the stage name Muma Megs. She has since graced the stage at The Big Day Out and worked with multiple acclaimed DJs and Hip Hop acts including Sneaky Sound System, Carl Cox, The Potbellez,The Groove Academy and a long stint with Martini Club, one of Australia's top DJ/Dance acts.

Josie Drummond has only just graduated from school and begun studying Psychology at the University of Western Sydney. She is Animal Rights activist and a horse enthusiast.

Pat has also worked extensively as a Children's Entertainer over the years.He has trained his grandchildren in microphone techique and harmony singing and, recently, they joined him to record a popular Children's CD. The Shark In The Bath and Other Stories.

His children's songs, "Black Patch Ted" and "The Bunyip of Hoologhans Creek", have been recorded by Don Spencer and The Bullamakankas respectively.

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