Turner Brandt of Fredericton knew exactly how he wanted to celebrate his seventh birthday when he saw his drum teacher’s band, Too Bad Jim, perform a rock show in August.
“We walked out of the venue and Turner said: Mom, it was the best day of my life, do you think they’ll play at my birthday party?” his mother, Erin Brandt Filiter, said Saturday.
Brandt Filiter figured there was no harm in asking.
“I don’t think they do a lot of kids’ birthday parties, but he asked her and she said yes,” she said.
They rented an auditorium at the Charlotte Street Arts Center for the occasion, and about 120 people RSVP’d.
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Turner’s favorite bands include AC/DC and Metallica, as does his drum teacher, Ryan Barry.
Barry has been teaching Turner drumming for over a year.
Like Turner, he became interested in drumming at a very young age.
“I remember that feeling, and it’s nice to be the one to provide it,” he said of mentoring Turner.
Barry is a veteran of Fredericton’s local music scene, playing in the band Wicked Vice as a backing musician for singer Kylie Fox, and half of the self-described “dirt rock” duo Too Bad Jim with friend Matt Carr. is as.
“I’ve never played a kid’s birthday party, but I thought this would be a really good opportunity,” he laughed.
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While Turner can be a bit shy, he lights up when he’s behind the drum kit.
She performed “Ride the Birthday Thunder” with Barry and Carr in front of a crowd of their school-age peers.
Barry states that Turner is as much his friend as he is his student.
“It started like this, I’m his drum teacher, but when I’m going to teach him drums, it’s like we’re just hanging out, so it’s neat.”
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