Drummer · Live · Studio · Video

A drummer for bands, artists and sessions

Rock, pop, reggae, ska, ’80s, darkwave and synthwave. Live shows, recordings, music videos and fill-in dates in New York, the Hamptons and beyond.

Watch her play ↓Booking

The Cherry BombsKygo · Palm Tree Music FestivalNitty Scott · “BBYGRL”Played with Chad SmithBakithi KumaloOuternational

Watch

Hear the drums

A drum solo finale.
With The Cherry Bombs at The Clubhouse, East Hampton.
“Girls on Film,” with The Cherry Bombs.
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” with The Cherry Bombs.
With The Cherry Bombs, Halloween 2026.

Selected credits

Behind the kit

Mila Tina at a clear drum kit with The Cherry Bombs logo on the screen behind her

Band · Drums

The Cherry Bombs

Drummer for The Cherry Bombs, the ’80s band founded by bassist Yuka, with sold-out shows at The Stephen Talkhouse.

The Cherry Bombs →
Marching drums backstage at Palm Tree Music Festival2023 · 2024

Festival · Drum team

Kygo at Palm Tree Music Festival

Played drums in Kygo’s show in the Hamptons two years in a row, in a drum team with a string quartet.

The story →
Mila Tina’s drum kit with a heart on the kick drum on the BBYGRL music video set2018

Music video · Drums

Nitty Scott, “BBYGRL”

Drumming through the full song on a Brooklyn set, dir. Francisco Outon.

On camera →
Mila Tina smiling behind a drum kit in a recording studio

Studio · New Jersey

In the studio

Played with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who asked her to teach him the arrangements of a few songs for a recording at a New Jersey studio, and played her drums there.

Has also played with Bakithi Kumalo (bassist for Paul Simon), Grammy winner Chris Berry and the New York rock band Outernational. She was also music director for Abracadabra Field Trip, the band that plays aboard a bus around New York City.

Mila Tina mid-hit behind the drums, stick raised

On the kit

Groove, stage and show

RockPopReggaeSka’80sDarkwaveSynthwave
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    A performer behind the kit

    Movement shaped by dance and martial arts, so the drums are part of the show.

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    Her own kit

    Acoustic drums plus a drum pad for samples and loops.

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    Tech rider

    A full drum tech rider is available for venues and sound teams.

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    English and Spanish

    Rehearsals, sessions and shows in either language.

Photo: Phil Merritt, LTV, 2024.

Formats

Live, studio and on screen

Live showsBand fill-in datesStudio sessionsMusic videosFestivals & toursPrivate events

Based in New York and the Hamptons. Available to travel.

Booking

For bands, artists and productions

Share the date, the music and the venue or studio. Expect a reply within 1–2 days.

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