Sam Wheeler is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in percussion and electronics base out of Austin, Texas. Sam is an active performer in Austin’s vibrant live music scene playing with acts such as the indie-orchestral rock band Maru Haru, the Austin Percussion Collective, and Ensemble Soundmap. Sam also performs as a solo artist playing electroacoustic percussion music by himself and other Austin-based musicians such as Sophie Mathieu and Sebastian Zhang. He maintains a robust private lesson studio in the Leander School district where he has been teaching since 2020. Music education has been a passion of Sam’s since he began teaching percussion in his home state of Oregon in 2014.