Tyrone Steele is based in the Atlanta area. He proudly endorses Bootleg Drum Company and Soultone Cymbals. Tyrone maintains memberships with BMI and Atlanta chapter of the Grammy Recording Academy.

Tyrone recorded with Vitali Tkachenka on his 2016 album, Season of Rains.

He is the author of the Ultimate Drum Kit Learning Method (http://udklm.com) published in May of  2015.

He has opened for Joe Diffie, Red Dragon Cartel and Mother’s Finest, and others; he performs as an independent drummer in the Atlanta area. Tyrone teaches on occasion at the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media, and from his home studio in GA as well as at various music stores around the northern Atlanta, GA area. He is trained in fusion, Latin, be-bop, rock, and metal. Tyrone is a staple in the Atlanta drumming community and comes highly recommended by many artists, instructors and peers for his attention to detail, timeliness, meter, creativity and ability to drive any band or music style. Tyrone is a multi-instrumental composer and lyricist and founder of the Ty Steele Band, as well as various other local bands in the Atlanta area.

He began drumming in 1983. He served in the Marine Corps from 1989-1995. In 2011, upon completing a Master of Divinity and M.A.R. program at Liberty Theological Seminary, he began his musical education at the Atlanta Institute of Music, and received the Merit Scholarship for outstanding performance. He was personally trained by Tom Knight and Creig Harber, and instructed by Dave Weckl.

His drumming influences are: Benny Greb, Bernard Purdie, Carter Beauford, Chris Coleman, Dave Weckl, Dom Famularo, Gary Novak, Horacio Hernandez, John Blackwell, Marco Minnemann, JoJo Mayer, Steve Gadd, Steve Smith, Tom Knight, Vinnie Colaiuta.