Joe Esposito – Drums/Percussion (Faculty Member Since 2025): Joe holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in music from UNC Asheville, graduating in 2018. While at UNC-Asheville, Joe studied a variety of styles including jazz, orchestral, Latin, funk, and rock with Matthew Richmond and Justin Watt, with a focus on drum set and vibraphone. Joe found his passion for music at an early age and has been teaching private lessons since 2021. He has performed in a wide variety of groups and settings in WNC for the last ten years.