Education
Donovan studied and played African rhythms with various master drummers such as Congolese master drummer Elie Kihonia, Mamady Keita and Mbemba Bangoura. He also studied African music with noted scholar Kwabena Nketia from Ghana. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of al Leadership from Saint Francis University where he is an instructor in the University"s Fine Arts Program, the director of its Arts in the Mountains Festival and the World Drumming Ensemble.
Donovan"s Civil Defense Revelation #9 was nominated for 2004 Electronica Album of the Year by Just Plain Folks Songwriters organization.
He was named winner of the 2008 Best Drum Circle Facilitator award, and was a nominee for 2008 Best Percussion Performance in Drum! Magazine.