Then: I was the drummer of Dirty Looks, Lillian Axe, Doctor Butcher, Mad As Hell, Suisonic, Straight @ Ya, Imperial Thrust, Shimmer, Soulcage and so far back as Strong Arm, Stainless Steel, Jack Hammer for my Baltimore homies.
Sorry about neglecting my whereabouts good buddy Dom!I'm currently on the Taste of Chaos Tour assisting a friend who is a vendor on the tour. Go here to see if I'm near you: www.rockstartasteofchaos.comI have limited access to the internets during this tour, so call me in addition to emailing me if I'm near you.
Now: Still drumming live and recording with some varied projects, but I'm primarily touring as a Drum Technician, Stage Manager and Production Manager. I've been working with a lot of Japanese bands. I just did OniCon in Houston with Rentrer En Soi. Before that I was out with Dir En Grey as SM/DT on THE DEFTONES 'So Ronery' tour this summer. Read my "Where Am I Now?" blog to see where I'm at and come visit me. Check out the band here: http://www.myspace.com/officialdirengrey Yes, I spend months living with them in a bus and NO, I won't tell you a single sordid detail of their existence.
I also work with 12012 as my Jrock list keeps growing.
My main gig has me out with Matt from Mudvayne as his Drum Technician. I just got back from playing with his new Pearl Reference/Masterworks kit. My first show with them was the Saw II Movie Premier at The Palms-Rain in Vegas. Then we did the MASTERS OF HORROR TOUR with SEVENDUST, 10 years and Bobaflex. Then we hit all of Australia's BIG DAY OUT FESTIVALS and then came home to do KORN'S See You On The Other Side Tour. When Mudvayne completed the Lost and Found cycle, I moved over to the band 10 Years (you know who they are, think Wasteland), who opened for us and will be Drum Tech / Stage Manager on their headlining tour and on THE FAMILY VALUES 2006 Tour with Korn, Deftones, Stone Sour, Flyleaf, Dir En Grey, Deadsy, Bury Your Dead & Bullets And Octane... I've also been helping out the band Dir En Grey with their drum tones on FV and will join them as DT/SM when they return to America in Feb 2007 on the Inward Scream Tour.In June, 2006 I was at most of the big festival shows in Europe and Japan that Metallica, Tool, Alice In Chains, MUSE, Guns N Roses, Deftones, Flyleaf and a bunch of others are playing. My ongoing solo/band project of cheesy, punky, poppy stuff is called Egobox. Please bear with my MySpace progress, as I just (reluctantly, but I'm getting into it) started doing this, so more to come soon.
While I'm not on tour, I have a recording studio in my house where I also teach drums and guitar. I also work with bands on a consultant level. Bands approach me to manage them and I take them in a direction to where they can become more self sufficient, in a do it yourself, grass roots kind of operational setting. Building a band, and getting it somewhere is hard work, but is much easier than you think. Most people overlook the simple basics and don't ever get close to where they'd like to go. I like self reliance over having someone make decisions for you and I will put your band on that path. When a band is ready for a manager, they'll know it (why give someone 20% of whatever you make before you need to?). I've been a drummer in four major label bands fore and aft of signing, so I know the work that needs to be done. I will make you aware of what you need to be doing and the steps you must take, to get yourself seen and heard. Also as stated above, I currently tour the globe with various bands, so I'm always around people that are huge in the industry. Anyone interested in a Group Therapy session for yourself, or your band should message me and I'll fill you in on the details.
Watch this real quick while you're here...
