Rock 'n' Roll of all types
including Blues and Country
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If you didn't already know, I'm the drummer for Epoch, SongQuest, The Hits, The Directors Cut, The Ones and various side projects that come along. I'm always looking for new musical ventures.
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This is a great place to stay up to date with my musical side and the latest news, music, videos and show announcements. Drumming is my passion and helps keep me sane in this crazy world we live in. ROCK ON!!!
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Artistic drummer with my own style
I was Introduced to drumming at a very young age not only from watching my Dads band play but also from practicing rudiments on the kitchen table with my grandpa, Carl Red Franks a legendary big band jazz drummer. Along the road, there have been many sources of inspiration including great musicians that I have played with over the years and drummers that I aspired to. There are so many great drummers, but my favorite current drummers are, Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini, Terry Bozzio and the drummers that inspired them, Niel Peart, John Bonham, Kieth Moon, and the incredible drummers that inspired them, like Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, and Gene Krupa. Too many to list here. A wise freind of mine told me dont try so hard to sound like other drummers and just be yourself and create your own sound and ever since then that's what I did.
I've been playing professionally since high school and further developed my skills performing with the Gilroy High Drum Corps and the undefeated Central Coast Drum Drum Busters. In 1988, he was the recipient of Gavilan College “Outstanding Instrumentalist Award” for excellent live performances on the drums. I play both acoustic and electronic percussion depending on the use case, and I write, record and perform with bands that have many different styles |
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