patrick1039243 + Musician in Staten Island, NY

SEEKING

ABOUT

Experienced and diverse drummer seeking like-minded musicians.
Pat comes from a musical family, having first played live with his brothers in Greenwich Village at the age of 5 in 1969. At age 8 he took private lessons from Vanilla Fudge's Carmine Appice. From his early teens through today, Pat has been in several bands playing everything from jazz fusion, progressive rock, classic rock, blues and pop. During lockdown Pat collaborated with the award winning Tom Gambale on 30+ 'Under the Covers' releases (see You Tube video samples). Most recently he held the drum throne for the Brooklyn based band, Decades, as well as holding down the backbeat with Vintage Property.

Screen name:

patrick1039243

Member since:

Dec 03 2014

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Moderately Committed

Years playing music:

50

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Drummers: Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Carmine Appice, John Bonham, Ian Paice, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Omar Hakim, Gavin Harrison, Mike Portnoy and Benny Greb.
Musically: Mix of 50's Bebop (Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, Monk, etc.), Jazz Fusion (Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith/Vital Information, Mike Stern, etc.), Classic Rock (Zeppelin, Hendrix, Deep Purple, etc.) Pop/Rock (Coldplay, Squeeze, Crowded House, Police, Joe Jackson, Toad the Wet Sprocket, R.E.M., Radiohead, Toto, Alice in Chains) and Prog Rock (Big Big Train, Dream Theater, Flying Colors, It Bites, Marillion, Neal Morse, Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, Pineapple Thief, Spocks Beard, Steven Wilson, etc.)

Instrument experience:

Drums:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

7 piece Pearl Masters birch set - circa 2001; various Zildjian cymbals; Vic Firth sticks

MUSIC