About Me
Now first things first i'm a proud father who was blessed having 3 children who i luv very much more than anything in the world,1st my eldest son Codie Cowan 15yrs old who is an excellent footballer has a good sidestep & tackles hard but has no ears all good,next my beautiful daughter Tanishea Cowan 13yrs old shes plays great basket ball & net ball shes a bit towy & shes bossy never mind & last but not least my youngest son Riva 5yrs old he likes Samurai,Batman,Spiderman all that kind of stuff he's been singing to me lately which is pretty cool,well i started playing trumpet in my school band everytime i hopped on the drums my band teacher would say get off we've already got a drummer, well as soon as i left school straight on the drums.My mother wanted me to play drums in our family polynesian show, we had a contract at guam hilton for six mnths which lasted 5yrs.I was 10yrs old at the time i was playing trumpet,drums,knife & fire dance after that i played at beachcomber island for 3yrs, my friends and i formed a reggae band, Mataqali Music, with them for 10yrs, in 1983 we won Star Search channel 10 Australian tv,after that i joined the Riva Band formed exsclusively for the Sheraton on the Park Riva nite club in sydney where i was so fortunate to play with some of the worlds finest musicans such as
Janet Jackson Band;Little John drummer, funky as
Mariah Carey Band;
Harry Connick Jnr;Raymond Webber, solid hard hitter
Bryan Ferry Band;Alvino bennett, kicked my drums so hard he broke my china, next day i was endorsed with Paiste cymbals not one cymbal but a whole new set damm
Gladys Knight Band no pips
Barry White;met him across the road Hilton Hotel 1996 sound check. very deep soft spoken man i was the noisy one, his band came & jammed after their gig and kicked it
Diana Ross Band;Grand opening nite of Star City Casino
Madonna Band;Omar Hakim came to check us out my keyboard player introduced him to me he said you got pocket bro, i said thanks & rushed off to get a drink cause we just came off stage i didnt know who he was,the next i was at Billy Hyde Drumcraft & they were playing his video,i was like hey i met that guy last nite not knowing he was a kick ass drummer.anyway he came again so that was cool
Boyz II Men Band;they jammed next nite we were in the front at their concert
Thelma Houston;she sung with us her & our lead singer kicked together she likes that champagne
Michael Jackson Band;Jonathen Moffat now i know why they call him Sugar Foot
Michael Bolton Band;yeah
UB40;known them for the last 20yrs jammed at the Horden Pavillion toured Australia with them great guys,always bump into them all around the world,the volcano
Peter Tosh;played support with him Civic Theatre Newcastle
Toots & The Maytals;very nice man played with him at the Musos Club Surry hills Sydny
Ronnie Jordan;nice jam with him at Riva Sheraton on the Park
Mark Morrison;walked in while we were playing Return of the Mack so he got up & sung it Riva Sheraton on the Park
Meatloaf;very funky white boys
Kenny Gee;we just came off stage & his brother carrying a sax came in the room saying ok you guys kenny wants to jam,so we let him being kenny gee, his guitar and keys were excellent.
Jodeci KC & Jojo;it was my birthday and i ended up playing with KC&JOJO man what a birthday me &JOJO party hardyKaylen;awsome singers Bazza & Dennis may Bazz R.I.P love u guys
Renee Geyer
Marcia Hines
Disco Montego
Lisa Maxwell
Chrissy Amphlett
Michelle Rounds
James Reyne
Emma Donovan
Marlene CumminsBilly Thorpe - Sun Studios
Neil Brooks Sports Show
Riva Band
Mataqali Music
Kenny GSupport Band for
Spearhead - Byron Bay Roots and Blues Festival
Jimmy Cliff - Selinas, Kicks (Parramatta Leagues)
Peter Tosh - Capitol Theatre
UB40 - Australian Tour
Midnight Oil - Musicians Against Apartheid - Selinas1st Australia Day Bi-Centennial
Janet Jackson (private party at her request)
Waitangi Day - Bondi Pavillion
Hibiscus Festival - SuvaMancini's - Sydney
Sheraton-On-The-Park - Sydney
Park Regis - Sydney
Hard Rock Café - Singapore
Live On 5 - Singapore TV
Byron Bay Beach Hotel
Dalton House - Darling Harbour
Ritz Carlton - Double Bay
Shark Island
Sydney Opera House
Fort Denison
Luna Park
South Sydney Juniors
Seagulls - Gold Coast
The Embassy - Double Bay
The Fijian Hotel - Fiji
Mocambo Hotel - Fiji
Singapore Hilton
Hong Kong Hilton
Jakarta Hilton
Kuala Lumpur Hilton
Macau Casino
