About

Alberto Netto was born and raised in Santos, Brazil, where he started playing percussion at age 12 and the drumset at age 14. He studied drumset for a year at Conservatório Beethoven in Santos, then studied privately with Brazilian masters Duda Neves, Realcino “Nene” Lima, and Zé Eduardo Nazário. In 1989 Alberto moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music.

Alberto has collaborated with many talented musicians such as David Costa pianista, Chico Gomes, Aaron Scott, Claudio Roditi, Deborah Franciose Trio, Skip Haden, and Filó Machado among others. 

In 2000, he joined the percussion faculty at Berklee College of Music in Boston where he teaches private lessons and drum set classes. Alberto is a highly sought after clinician and educator, travelling around the world to hold drum and percussion clinics for Yamaha Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, and Vic Firth Sticks – all of the biggest names in the industry. Videos of his lessons and clinics have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube and drum educational websites.

Alberto’s instructional book and CD Brazilian Rhythms for Drum Set and Percussion, published by Berklee Press/Hal Leonard has been a top seller in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and praised as a “gem of a book” by Modern Drummer magazine, the world’s number one drum magazine: “Alberto Netto has created a wonderful sourcebook for understanding the history of Brazilian drumming. Each rhythm is explained in detail as it relates to a specific dance and/or religious celebration…. The extensive CD tracks show how much variety exists in the world of Brazilian percussion. Netto’s fluid drum set playing and clearly stated text results in a gem of a book.” David Licht, Modern Drummer Magazine

He is the owner, producer and engineer of Artdrums Recording Studios and the founder of Brazilian Drum Academy, an instructional website.

Alberto Netto endorses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, and Evans drum heads