IM A BROOKLYN "ITALIAN" NEW YORK BORN ( NOW A HARD CORE AUSTINITE ) DRUMMER PLAYING ROOTS, AMERICANA, BLUE GRASS, GYPSY JAZZ, OLD SCHOOL JAZZ, TEXAS SWING, FUNK, COUNTRY, BLUES, ROCK & ALT ??? THE DRUMMERS WHO HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE ON ME IN THE DAY WERE JOHN BONHAM, DINO DANELLI. & NIGEL OLSON ( AND DONT FORGET RINGO & CARMINE APPICE ANOTHER NEW YORK ITALIAN ) WHEN I WAS CUTTING MY DRUM TEETH. AND SOME IN THE 80's LIKE STEVE JORDAN, STEVE GADD & TONY THOMPSON, I PLAY STICKS AND BRUSHES (I LOVE USING BRUSHES) I GOT MY FIRST RECORD DEAL IN 1967 AND RECORDED AND TOURED IN THE LATE 60's ,IN 1985 MY BAND "CHINATOWN" WON THE FIRST K-ROCK RUMBLE RADIO CONTEST OUT OF 5OOO BANDS IN THE TRI-STATE NEW YORK CITY AREA. I moved from NYC TO AUSTIN 2 MONTHS AFTER 9-11 where I owned BOO STUDIOS recording & rehersal studio for over 10 years. IN AUSTIN I PLAY MOSTLY WITH "SICKS PACK" "KING OSTER & THE BOANSHAKERS" wt. CASEY GILL, MAN CARTER, PHIL WISEMAN AND MY OWN BAND CALLED "THE JAZZ SPYDERS" I was born in BROOKLYN and raised in QUEENS (but not by QUEENS) I OWNED BOO STUDIOS RECORDING & REHERSAL STUDIOS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY FROM 1984 TILL 1994. I AM IN AND PRODUCED MUSIC FOR THE CULT 1986 FILM "MONDO NEW YORK" SOUND TRACK ON ISLAND RECORDS. AND MY ANTIQUE SHOP "DOWN THE ROAD ANTIQUES" IN BROOKLYN IN THE EARLY 80's. I HAD MY PHOTO STUDIO IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 90's AND INTO 2001 SHOOTING FASHION AND BOOK PROJECTS. I have been lucky to have played with some of the best musicians & bands in NEW YORK CITY & AUSTIN TEXAS. I HAVE PLAYED IN MOST CLUBS IN AUSTIN FROM THE SMALLEST TO THE BIGGEST AND ALSO 4 SHOWS AT THE 2007 ACL FEAST AND 2 SHOWS AT THE 2007 BIG STATE FEAST IN COLLAGE STATION. DONT FORGET. if you need a DRUMMER. im your guy. REMEMBER "YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR DRUMMER" IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL ME MP3's USE MY EMAIL ADDRESS
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