mirak41

About

Born in NY City, I grew up in a musical family and began playing drums at age 10. I toured widely in the west and midwest in the late 80's and early 90's with Shivaree and Indebt, both country rock cover bands. During this time as a member of Professional Musician Referral I sat in on a two week engagement with The Four Tops at the MGM Grande in Las Vegas. In the late 90's I moved to North Carolina and jammed with Falcon's Son and The Andrew Lewis Project, both original alternative rock bands. We went on to release a cd that went nationwide on college radio stations. Next I joined Mandatory Overtime, an all original blues and jazz band, and helped produce the cd "Weathering the Storm" which was released oversees. In the mid 2000's I played with Floydz Circle Band which was a cover and original blues and rock band. In 2009 I was asked to sit in with The Charlie Ward Band, an all original blues band , at the Triad Blues Competition and we won. We went on to represent the Triad Blues Society at the National competition in Memphis TN. Lately I have been playing with local band and now am looking to go back on the road and find a band to call home.

Influences

Neil Peart, from Rush and Omar Hakim from Weather Report
I love all genres of music and can play anything.

Equipment List

Tama Rock Star 5 piece kit (bass, 3 toms, snare)
5 cymbals ( Zildjian Kjazz Ride, Zildjian CHina Boy, Zildjian Crash, Zildjian High Hats, Sabien Splash
2 Peavy mics, 1 mic stand, 1 Shure 57 mic
Gibralter Double Pedal
Peavy floor monitor
Yamaha TMX Drum trigger module system