Francisco Lima - Freelance Drummer Francisco Lima is a freelance drummer with great professional experience!

Francisco Lima was born in Porto in 1981. He currently works as a freelance drummer and teacher.

In 2007, he completed his degree in Human Resources and dedicated himself to the study and development of pedagogical practices in the musical area based on coaching.

He has studied drums since he was 15 years old and has developed his knowledge of the instrument since then. Since that same age, he attended several music schools, including Valentim de Carvalho, and the Atelier de Percussion do Porto.

He had private lessons with Claus Hessler and attended several workshops and masterclasses with Steve Gadd, Michael Lauren, Dom Famularo, Steve Gadd, Vicky Marques, Salvador Niebla, Jost Nickel, Florian Alexandru-Zorn, Carlos Miguel Antunes, Billy Cobham, Gergo Borlai, Simon Phillips, Craig Blundell among others.

In 2007 he was one of the five finalists of the national competition – Musicland Drummer Festival and started teaching drums at the Escola de Música de Lavra.

In 2009 he participated in the 1st edition of the Festival of Percussion and Drums of Lavra (Porto) and coordinated the remaining editions until today. It is currently an international festival and one of the most relevant nationally in the area of drums and percussion.

In 2010 he developed and teaches the drum workshop – “rhythmic conversations with Francisco Lima”. That same year, he finished the 5th Course of Musical Animators at Casa da Música, where he worked with Carlos Malta, Sam Mason, Tim Steiner, Paul Griffiths, among others.

From 2011 until 2014 he became a teacher and trainer at the Atelier de Percussion do Porto, where he was the trainer of the curricular project “Tem Tom ?!”.

That same year, he made a tour of 10 workshops throughout the country, entitled: Expression of Rhythm (Inside of Us?). In 2013 he developed and teaches a new formation for drummers and percussionists entitled: Expressão do Ritmo Vol.2 – “Words and Rudiments”.

In 2017, he was invited to give a workshop on the prestigious OnlineLessons.tv

Francisco participated in several drumming festivals, such as Festival de Percussão e Bateria de Lavra, Viana Stroke Roll and Dia do Ritmo, giving workshops and masterclasses.

He works / ed with several bands and artists, such as Nuno Ribeiro, Tony Carreira, Shanna Waterstown, Sara Carreira, Souls of Fire, João Paulo Rodrigues, Ricardo Carriço, Zebra, Cupido, Humus, Impulso Nativo, Bruno Ferreira Trio, The Bigger Banger Theory, Giovanni Goulart Trio, Cooking Drums Project, Apostrophe, Aretha Franklin Tribute, Cassette, Bombs and Bullets, Bruce Brothers, EntreParedes, etc…

He is an endorser of the brands Sonor Drums, Sabian Cymbals and Alesis.