Hello. My name is Corey Wheeler. I was born on July 5, and yes, I am a Cancer for those of you interested in astrology. I was born in Concord, CA and lived in Pittsburg, CA for a time before my parents relocated to Redding, CA when my sister was born. Redding was a nice place to grow up. It was a small town, but not so far removed that we couldn't drive back to the Bay Area to visit my grandparents. My friends and I played in the creek, skipped rocks, climbed trees (and fell out of them from time to time). We rode our bikes to the bus stop and played basketball in each other's driveways. I was a good student, regularly being named to the Honor Roll. My parents also insisted that I had a well-rounded extracurricular career. I started by playing soccer and baseball at age 6, but also started piano lessons at age 7. I also picked up the drums for the first time in the 5th grade.
Music has been my passion for quite some time. I moved to Denver, CO and formed a band called Ashfield. We were active in the local scene for nearly 10 years. The band ended as most things do, but in my time with Ashfield I was able to see the inner workings of several recording studios up close. I was always interested in recording arts, but it was always something I thought I would start doing as a musician and figure out as I went along. I never realized that it was something I could go to school for. So, I decided to return to Redding to finish the music degree I had started before I moved, and then go on to study recording arts at Chico State.
Today I enjoy playing the piano (I'm actually working on the 1st movement of Moon Light Sonata as we speak). I've recently started recording these performances and posting them on my YouTube channel. I currently don't have a place to set up my drums, so that's kind of sad. I'm also active on Facebook, Instagram, and I am a brand new Twitter user. I've even got a Snapchat for kicks and giggles. I'm an avid baseball fan, in fact you may notice that a majority of my previous blogs are covering the San Francisco Giants (I miss baseball). I am a certified scuba diver since 2012, though I sadly have not been in the water in 5 years. I enjoy biking, more trail than mountain, and participated in the Bigfoot Mountain Bike Challenge for 3 years beginning in 2017. I'm also an avid concert-goer though that has obviously taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last concert I was supposed to see was Atreyu at the Senator Theatre in Chico, CA in November, 2019, but I ended up not attending because I couldn't get anyone to go with me. That's me in a nutshell I suppose. Thanks for reading.
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