10/09/2026
🥁 CAN-DO MUSOS GLOBAL FAMILY SPOTLIGHT: PRATYUSH CHETTY 🇮🇳
Meet Pratyush Chetty (Drum Classes with Pratyush RockariZma), a worship drummer from Jeypore, India, whose love for rhythm started long before he ever imagined himself playing a drum set.
Pratyush says his mother remembers him constantly “hitting on utensils, boxes, tins, cans,” and he believes that through God’s grace, he was an inborn musician. 🎶
As a child, Pratyush spent eight years playing percussion instruments such as bongos and congas. Because of his physical disability, he never dreamed he would one day become a drummer. But life took an amazing turn, and he has now been playing drums for 10 years.
Today, Pratyush is primarily a worship drummer, serving as a church drummer and taking on the responsibility of providing music during worship. His musical influences span contemporary Christian, gospel, worship, rock, and metal.
One of Pratyush's biggest challenges has been access to equipment. He has never owned his own drum set because of financial limitations. Instead, he practices and performs on the drums available at his church — including an old, broken, off-brand kit that has already passed through several owners.
Despite these obstacles, Pratyush continues pushing himself forward. He teaches children, works on strengthening his fingers, hands, wrists, and feet, and continues learning every day. He is especially focused on improving his left-hand and left-foot techniques.
For Pratyush, getting behind the drums is where limitations seem to disappear. ❤️🥁
He says that audiences often don't realize he is physically challenged until after they hear him play. Their reaction and appreciation mean a great deal to him. When he performs, he says he lets his emotions out through the music — and on stage, it never feels like he is physically challenged.
His musical influences are wide-ranging, from Green Day and Lamb of God to legendary drummers such as Tre Cool and Chris Adler, as well as Indian drummers including Darshan Doshi, Ranjit Barot, Gino Banks, Shivamani, and many others.
He has also drawn inspiration from countless worship and gospel artists and drummers, including Hillsong United, Bethel Music, Jesus Culture, Chris Tomlin, Don Moen, Simon Kobler, and Duncan Phillips.
But above all, Pratyush's greatest inspiration is his faith. 🙏
He says, “I love to praise & worship through my drumming.”
Pratyush knows there are still goals he wants to achieve. He is working toward becoming faster and stronger, improving his technique, and one day being able to play the complex techniques that currently challenge him.
Most importantly, he refuses to stop learning.
“I've been pushing myself against all odds and trying to accomplish my drumming goals the way I want to play.”
At Can-Do Musos, we're proud to have Pratyush as part of our Global Family. His story reminds us that talent can begin with something as simple as finding rhythm wherever you can — and that determination, passion, faith, and perseverance can keep that rhythm moving forward. 🌎🎶
🥁 Help us celebrate Pratyush and musicians around the world who prove that music has no limits!
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