I started out playing Trombone in 5th grade...The person doing the music testing said I had long arms.
After truly annoying my parents with constant glissandos, they let me cancel the rental on the trombone.
Started playing drums in 8th grade... First drum set my senior year in HS. I got way into marching percussion (drumline) and did that non-stop through my sophomore year in college. Decided I was to be a band director. I studied concert and ethnic percussion for 5 years at St. Cloud state University. Graduated with music education degree that I never officially used. I've taught privately for many years and have ultimately decided performing is more for me. I've been a part of the MN music scene since '97 when I played with a local band, Fade 2 Shade. Since then I have worked with Mike Terrio, Honey Wagon, Don Douglas, Dear Jupiter, Jesse Lang, Beautiful Trigger and many others. I have now found a home with G. B. Leighton. I still keep my days busy with studio work, percussion clinics and some public school music education programs. I am to the core, a percussion dork.
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