KEVIN O’CONNOR

DRums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass, Winds, Music Theory

Kevin O'Connor is a multi-instrumental K-12 certified educator and performer. He was born and educated in St. Louis, where he attended Webster University for his bachelor's degree in instrumental music education.

Kevin has performed nationally and internationally with many notable bands primarily in rock, jazz, country, R&B, and blues genres. Also, he works as a composer, orchestrator, and arranger at Blue Lotus Recording Studios.

For 26+ years, he has been either performing on stage, recording in the studio, or teaching music education in the classroom or private lesson setting. Kevin's primary instrument is drums & percussion, and his secondary instrument is guitar. He also teaches bass, brass, woodwinds, piano, strings, composition, and music theory. He joined Shock City School of Music in 2026.