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About Me

I am the Director of Bands at Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida. I have just completed a 4 year term as Assistant Band Director and Coordinator of Percussion Studies at Lakewood Ranch HS (2004-2008). I also served a 6 year tenure as the caption head for percussion and Director of the Show Band at the University of South Florida (2000-2005).I grew up playing gospel music and made my living for years in the clubs, concert halls, studios and on the stages of Chicago's best venues. I toured the country as a member of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, the University of Illinois Marching Illini, and various pop, rock, jazz, blues, gospel and R&B bands. I endorse Yamaha Percussion, Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets, Remo drumheads and Zildjian cymbals. I am currently the drummer for Wish Factor, a band from Tampa, and for Tim Walker, an up and coming artist from the Tampa area. Check his 365 songs in 365 days effort on myspace/timwalkersingsandplays and at http://www.trymungous.com/. There is more of his amazing guitar playing and you can hear more us playing together.

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As a drummer, I have always been inspired by the Bass, and these are my favorites: Jimmy Haslip - THE MAN!! Me'shell, Ron Carter, Jimmy Earl, John Pattitucci, Stanley Clarke, Reggie Washington and Sting. Check out Sharay Reed, Maurice Fitzgerald, Hiroshi Eguchi, Tal Wilkenfeld and Koki Ohno. They are young cats that understand the role! MY FAVORITE DRUMMER IS WILL KENNEDY....no one has a better pocket or a bigger heart. he is on FIRE every time he sits behind the kit and his chops are unparalleled. The best compliment I have ever received was that my playing sounds like his. He IS music, and the body of work he created in the Yellowjackets changed my life. I am forever shaped by the art of Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, John Bonham, Neil Peart and Peter Erskine, and to the Music of Chick Corea and Dave Weckl.

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