Check out my pictures from NAMM 2007
WOW! I guess the drums in the Train of Thought video below sound really good. I've been getting e-mails asking about my equipment. Well I put together the little "Tool Kit" chart below for those who are interested. And thank you for the nice compliments in the e-mails guys, I really appreciate it!
Member Since: 4/27/2006
Band Members: I'm currently playing for a Dream Theater tribute band in SoCal. Members include Tony Burnett on Guitar, Jim Morrissey on Vocals, Jeremy Meeks playing the role of John Myung, and Me attempting to play Mike Portnoy's part.
Influences: I've picked up a thing or two from so many drummers that it's almost impossible to list them all. But the drummers that have influenced my drumming the most include the legendary Steve Smith, David Garibaldi, John Blackwell, the progressive prowess of Nick D'Virgilio, Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, and very recently playing for Steve Vai, Jeremy Colson. Also a few drummers that might have not gotten the recognition they disserve but have also influenced my drumming include Gerson Reyes, instructor and master of Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Nick Amoroso, a powerhouse of a drummer and the person whose shoes I tried to fill while playing for Soulbelly.
Sounds Like: Striving to sound like me, picking up things here and there and making them my own. That's what drumming and music are all about, creating your own sound and your own groove!
Below is a video clip of me recording Dream Theaters The Mirror.
Who said you can't Jam at church?
Once in a blue moon a movie comes along that is so good I want to recommend it to all my friends.
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