I started the drums at age 6 and soon became active in bands by age 10, No lie. In Jr. High School I was fortunate enough to meet and have the famous Chuck Wackerman as my Jazz & Drum instructor. It was even more fortunate that I also got all 4 years of High School with Mr. Wackerman as my advanced Jazz director as well as my private teacher. I would soon go on to study with world renowned drummer, clinician & teacher Chuck Flores. Before High School came to a close , I would receive many outstanding soloist awards at Jazz festivals and finally The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award my senior year. I also made my first earnings as a professional player early on in high school. As soon as I got to Fullerton College on a full music scholarship I would study with Allen Carter who became another huge influence. Some other major influences on me are Richard Pryor, Jughead, Chris Partridge, Dave Goode, Esteban, James E. Keegan, Jeff Urbach, Rodney Dangerfield & Duane Nelson from the hit TV series "What's Happening".Drummers John Wackerman and Ken Hada would also be on my roster of teachers.Weather it's been sitting in, backing up or touring with artists like Lanny Morgan, Rob McConnell, Greg Walker, Bill Watros,Gordon Brisker, ToeHead, Reggie Boyd Jr., Kentucky Mark Meadows aka "The Bass Cowboy", Tim Wynn, Royal Reed, Del Paxton, Mick McCoy, Fab Four Live, Bald Bill Lanham, Frank Simes, Ricky Z., The Boxty Brothers, Phil X, Captain Kangaroo, Ted Vautrinot, Andy Webster, Jason Freese, The Zippers, Adam Zalewski, Alex Chorizo, David Lee Rodriguez, Telesis, Close Quarters, The Flying Cordovas, Scott "Tiki" Mathews, Brett Walker, Tahm Looookens!, Say When, The Love Rangers, Hoochie Coo, Steve "Gameface" Nieves, Person to Person, Dean Grouch Combo, Chris Book Sextet, Tango Nato, Sticky Dickens, Mijo Martinez, Echo Love Chamber, Michael Gabbay, Jim Nabors, Don Ho, The Angry Inch, The Antix, Stellar, Jungle Boogie, 80z Enuff, Knyght Ryder, 80's Allstars, Spamhat, The Underground Railroad, T-Bone Bagley, Voyager, The Bytes, Captain Geech and The Shrimpshack Shooters, Kelly Rae, Jailbird Jones & The Misfit Cowboys, John DelaO, Dave Robyn Band, JJ Hamel, The Green Natives, Squire Glendinning, Idiot Ulyate, Man Almighty, Beautiful Chaos, Jason Wildman Foster, Kelly Fitzgerald, Yvonne Perrea, The Jon Kubis Trio, Michael Kennedy & Sexual Chocolate, Off White, The Balloonheads, Danny Donnelly, The Reg Ashley Juggernaut, Royal Reed, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Stu Daylida, Kid Gefilte Fish , Scuba Steve Millington, Sharon Owens, "Tuba King" Stan Freese, The Hebrew Hammer, Korea Cardinal, Todd McLeod, Terrance and Phillip, Wallace, Richard "Uncle Wang" Bredice, Mark Visher, Don "The Ladies Man" French & Not So Big Jim Keegan just to name a handfull. You can bet I've done it all. Even a little acting in TV and Cinema.Some other accomplishments: I have also been a studio musician for years as well. Some credits on projects include the likes of TV shows The Young & The Restless, The Bold & The Beautiful, One Life To Live, All My Children, Dawson's Creek and Beverly Hills 90210. Educational projects like Stand Alone Tracks improvisational skill builders Volumes 1 and 2, Cable Television sound track work on Cinemax, Showtime, HBO and The Lifetime Network. You can hear me on the Marvel Comic's video game "The Punisher" & also the long awaited "Red Alert 3" video game. You can find me all over the score to the soundtrack from the 2006 motion picture "Partners". There are two tracks you can hear me playing on in the 2007 motion picture "White Air" as well. There are more records, sessions & projects I can't think of. Tell you when I remember.I also worked with the rock band TOEHEAD on Laundry Room Records and Fender Records.I like Viking Food, Pizza, Sushi and Thai Food. I also like long walks on the beach, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Simmons, show tunes, wine tasting, reading a good book in a bubble bath and you.
Forgot to tell you guys to look for me in November's issue of DRUM! I'm featured in the Drummer's Round Table.
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