Live music performances
Professional live entertainment for corporate events, weddings, cultural nights and community celebrations — booked as a tiered package and delivered by a rehearsed, dependable roster.
Live band + drumming academy · Mississauga, Ontario
Live music, on the beat. Lessons that get you on stage.
Lakhani Music Academy & Live Events brings two things together: a professional live-music band you can rely on for corporate functions, weddings and celebrations — and a drumming and percussion academy that takes students from their first lesson all the way to the stage.
Ontario Inc.OCN 1001653734 · Mississauga
Est. 2026Founder-led by a pro drummer
Band + AcademyPerform, teach, repeat
Reliable by designCore roster with backups
What we do
Great live music — and the school that keeps it alive.
Most bookers struggle with inconsistent performers and last-minute drop-outs. Most students struggle to turn lessons into real stage time. We built one business to solve both, so the music you hear and the musicians who make it grow from the same roots.
Drumming & percussion academy
Structured lessons for beginners to advanced players, led by a working professional drummer. Clear progression, real technique, and repertoire you'll actually perform.
Group classes & band lab
Ensemble sessions where students learn to lock in with other players, build a set, and feel what it's like to perform as a band before they ever hit a real stage.
Talent development & jobs
Our best students become paid assistant instructors and junior performers — a talent pipeline that creates real work for Canadian musicians and keeps our roster deep.
For event planners & couples
The band that turns up, tuned up, and ready.
Live music makes an event — but only when it's reliable. We keep a core roster of professional musicians with rehearsed substitutes, so a booking with us is a performance you can plan around. Corporate function, wedding, institutional event or cultural night: we bring the sound, the setlist and the professionalism.
- Tiered packages, from small ensemble to full band
- Custom setlists, rehearsal time and event hosting add-ons
- Backup musicians on call for every date
Why now
A booming stage — and an audience ready to listen.
$5.9Bprojected Canadian live-performance revenue in 2026
21M+expected live-music attendees in Canada by 2026
100K+full-time jobs supported by Canada's live-music sector
$1.5Bgenerated each year by music tourism in Canada
For aspiring musicians
From your first lesson to your first paid gig.
The academy teaches drumming and percussion the way a working musician actually plays — technique, timing, and the feel that makes a room move. Learn one-to-one or in a group, in person in the Greater Toronto Area or online from anywhere in Canada, and follow a clear pathway that ends where most lessons never reach: on a stage, in front of an audience.
Advanced students don't just graduate — the strongest step into paid assistant-instructor and junior-performer roles inside the business.
How it works
Whether you're booking or learning, it starts the same way.
Tell us the date
Share your event and audience, or the instrument and level you want to learn. We'll reply within one business day with clear options.
Pick your package
Choose a performance tier and any add-ons, or a lesson format — one-to-one, group, band lab, or an online plan.
We rehearse & prepare
For events, we build the setlist and confirm the roster and backups. For students, we set a plan and start you on the fundamentals.
Showtime
We deliver a performance you can rely on — or get you performing, at monthly student showcases and community events.
Founder & Director
Raheel Lakhani
"I've spent a career on stage and in front of the camera. Lakhani exists to make live music dependable again — and to hand the next generation of players a real way onto the stage."
Who's behind it
A professional drummer who runs the business, too.
Lakhani Music Academy & Live Events is founded and led by Raheel Lakhani, a professional drummer with more than a decade of live and broadcast experience, including regular performances on Pakistan Television (PTV) and collaborations with renowned artists. Alongside his musical career he trained in business through ACCA Fundamentals and led sales and operations as an executive manager.
That mix — real musical direction plus genuine operational discipline — is exactly what a hybrid band and academy needs to stay both creative and dependable.
To deliver reliable, high-quality live music across Canada — and to build a school where students can grow from their very first beat all the way to a paid seat on the stage.— Our mission
Book the band or start learning.
Planning an event in the Greater Toronto Area, or ready to pick up the sticks? Tell us the date and we'll take it from there — usually within one business day.
Get in touch