Musician. Most renown as percussionist for Trillian Green, Hanuman, Taarka (founding member), Devachan, The California Guitar Trio, Dan Bern, David Jacobs-Strain, The Tony Kaltenberg Trio, and many others.
Recently completed a 15 month stint as Percussionist & "Skeleton Dance Soloist" in Cirque du Soleil's latest touring show, KOOZA (Jan. 2007 - March 2008).
Propogator of The Acoustic Revolution, instigator of MTV "Unplugged", founder of Omnivine Records... Many years spent as workahallic booking agent, publicist, record label tycoon & road dog.
History as child actor with featured roles as "Philip Spaulding" on The Guiding Light (CBS) Soap Opera (1976-1981), "David" (lead role) in Learning Corporation of America's Academy Award nominated after-school special "Split Cherry Tree" (1982), "A Gorey Halloween" (HBO 1979), and appearances in over 100 nationally-aired television commercials...
Thirsts for travel in foreign lands, unique music (often without words), potent & enlightening conversation, great epic movies, Thai food, riding anywhere & everywhere on motorcycles, swimming in the clear blue sea, skiing the highest peaks, & channeling rhythm.
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Geographical History: Raised until 13 in Spring Valley, NY, 2 years in Fort Lee, NJ, 7 years in Greensboro, NC, 4 years in Syracuse NY (at Syracuse University), 11 years in Seattle, WA, 1 year in Portland, OR, now grounded as a proud resident of Eugene, OR.
Mainstream Learning Facilities: Elementary: Summit Park School (Spring Valley, NY) Junior High: Fort Lee High Middle School (Fort Lee, NJ) High School: Fort Lee High School (Fort Lee, NJ), Page High (Greensboro, NC), & New Garden Friends School (Greensboro, NC) Colleges: University of NC (Greensboro, NC), NYU Film School (NYC NY), Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University (Syracuse NY)
DEGREE: Bachelor of Science Production for Electronic Media (TV, Radio, Film) Major: Film & Video Production, w/ concentration in Screenwriting, & Clay Animation Minor: English w/ concentration in Short Story Fiction & Medieval Literature
Musical Studies: Music/Percussion Major (1 semester) UNC-G, Private Drum & Percussion Studies with Frank Worrell (NC), Sam Ulano (NYC), Rob Blumenthal (NYC), Michael Beech: Dumbek & Egyptian Tambourine (Seattle), Glen Velez: Frame Drums (Seattle), Misha Masaud: Tabla (NYC), Zakir Hussain: Tabla (Seattle). At Drummer's Collective (NYC): Franke Malabe, Mike Clark, Frank Katz, Jim Payne, & Jeff Andrews.
Musical Performance Experience:
Guest performed, shared stages and/or Recorded with: Tony Levin (Bass Legend), Trey Gunn (King Crimson: Warr Guitar), Tony Kaltenberg, Michael Manring (Bass Legend), Kai Eckhardt (Bassist: John McLaughlin Trio, Garage Mahal), Angelique Kidjo (African Diva), Trilok Gurtu, Fareed Haque (Garage Mahal), Joe Craven (David Grisman Band), Bela Fleck, Paul Hanson (Flecktone Bassonist), Zenith Patrol, The CA Guitar Trio, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, David Jacobs-Strain (Prodigy Blues Guitarist), Ben Folds (Pop Star), Skerik (Sax Freak), Mike McCredy (Pearl Jam), Scott Mercado (Candlebox), Jenny Foster (Princess Pang), Tony Furtado, Paul McCandless, String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Zen Tricksters, ALO (The Animal Liberation Orchestra), Leslie Helpert, Bari Koral (songwriter), Tchkung (Seattle Industrial Legend), Victoria Williams (songwriter), Sunny Day Real Estate (Seattle), Green Apple Quick Step (Seattle), Blind Tribe (Seattle), Jon Fishman (Phish), The Everyone Orchestra, Jamie Janover, Woodland, Sasha Butterfly, Tina Malia, Sweet Honey & The Rock, Moussu Kanoute (African Kora), Magical Strings, William & Felicia Dale, Scott Law (Guitar), Paul Benoit (Guitar), Dan Bern (Singer/Songwriter), Shannon Moore (Singer/Songwriter), Baby Gramps (Legend), Artis the Spoonman (Legend), Jim Page (Legendary Wordsmith) Chris Chandler (Poet/Performer extraordinaire), Eric Apoe (Poet/Songwriter), Shelly Doty (Guitarist/Songwriter), Leftover Salmon, Running With Scissors (Seattle/L.A.), Kathy Zavada (New Age Artist) Scott Cossou (New Age Artist), Scott Huckabay (Guitarist), Rafe Pearlman (Vocalist), Steve Gaucci (Sax), Alasdair Frasier (Scottish Violinist), Billy Oskay (Violin), Carolyn Cruso & Robert Almblade (Acoustic Duet), John Doan (Harp Guitarist), Tracy Thornton (Steel Pan), The Sugarbeets (Eugene, OR), Lost at Last (Maui, Hawaii), Family Soul (Santa Cruz, CA), Hamsa Lila (San Francisco, CA), Joe Bean: Rock Opera (Seattle), Phoenix Rising (Live Music for Fire Performance), Trance Zen Dance (Santa Cruz, CA), Gaia Consort (Seattle, WA), Solas (Ireland),
Founding Band-member of: Trillian Green, Hanuman, Devachan, Taarka, Earwax, King Meadows, Yosemite Quick, Milk & Money... Cirque du Soleil's Kooza Creation.
Bands I've Toured with: Yosemite Quick (NY), Milk & Money (NW USA), Kilgore Trout (NW USA), Trillian Green (NW/West Coast USA), Dan Bern (US National), Hanuman (US National), Devachan (West Coast USA), Earwax (West Coast USA), Manah (West Coast USA), Crosseyed (West Coast USA), Trance Zen Dance (Maui, HI), Lost at Last (Seattle/Burningman), The CA Guitar Trio (US National), Taarka (Western USA), KOOZA: Cirque du Soleil (Eastern Canada & Northern CA USA)...
Festival Events Most Memorably Performed at:: The Oregon Country Fair (Veneta, OR), Willamette Valley Folk Festival (Eugene, OR), Earthdance (Laytonville, CA), High Sierra Music Festival (Angel's Camp & Quincy, CA), Bumbershoot (Seattle), NW Folklife (Seattle), Fremont Fair (Seattle), Berkshire Mountain Music Festival (NY), FaerieWorlds (Portland & Veneta, OR), The Whole Earth Festival (Davis, CA), NW String Summit, String Cheese Full Moon Dream Dance, Health & Harmony Festival (Santa Rosa, CA), Trinity Tribal Stomp (Trinity, CA), Benbow Arts Fest (Benbow, CA), Earthday (Bellingham, WA), Burning Man (Black Rock City, NV), Sleeping Bear Dunes Festival (Michigan), Detroit World Music Festival (Michigan).
Iconic Drummers I've had the pleasure of meeting &/or knowing: Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Terry Bozzio, Mike Clark, Frank Katz, Franke Malabe, Sam Ulano, Future Man, Jeff Sipe, Micky Hart, Zakir Hussain, Glen Velez, Trilok Gurtu, Mapate Diop, Thiom Diop, Tom Armstrong, Misha Masaud, Glen Velez, Arthur Hull, Amadou Sisse, Dave Abbruzzese, Mike Petersen, Matt Chamberlin, Matt Cameron, Scott Mercado, Michael Travis, Andrew Barr, Stanton Moore, Matt Butler, Jon Fishman,
Playing Percussion with Kai Eckhardt, Jon Fishman & Friends
The REAL Taarka.
Here are a few Clips of My Guiding Light Soap Opera Years:
Some things to think about...
ZEITGEIST... Question everything you've been taught to believe
ZEITGEIST ADDENDUM... Part 2 of the Harsh & Absurd TRUTH!..
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U.S. MILITARY NOW PATROLLING in The U.S. ONLY answerable to the President!! TEXTBOOK Steps to Closing an Open Society!!!
A Stroke of Enlightenment...
John F. Kennedy's warning foreshadows our times...
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