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Doug Hinrichs is currently playing percussion in the Broadway show IN THE HEIGHTS. In addition to his position in this highly successful show, Doug gigs and records in and around New York city with countless artists. He also composes, and has invented percussion instruments for Toca and LP, which will be manufactured and released in 2009. After studying at Berklee College of Music, Doug moved to the New York area in 1997. He immediately became ubiquitous in R&B circles and the house/dance scene, recording and performing with Dennis Ferrer, Kerry Chandler, Jerome Sydenham, and Roger Sanchez, whose U.K. #1 hit "Another Chance" included Doug's percussion tracks. His grooves were also on Jennifer Delgado's "What Is It (about you)," which charted on Billboard's top 100 dance songs. Jingle work followed, with commercial sessions for ESPN, Miller Lite Beer, and The New York Knicks, among others. Doug has toured with Interscope artists Burlap to Cashmere, composed music for various television shows, and worked continuously with R&B, Brazilian, flamenco, Latin, and singer/songwriter acts in the New York area.
Doug has subbed in the Broadway shows THE LION KING, BROOKLYN, and TARZAN. He studied gwoka music on the island of Guadeloupe in 2007, and will study shango drumming in Trinidad in fall of 2008.
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