ABOUT
I have been playing drums for over 30 years with some of the best musicians in the business. I was a full-time road musician until 1990 when I decided to settle down and start a family. Since then, I have played part time in a variety of bands as well as at Eastside Church of God in Anderson IN, but I recently moved to Nashville, TN to pursue new musical opportunities. I have also been in the studio doing drum tracks for several independent recording projects. Believe me, I'm not as busy as I'd like to be. In everything I do my goal is to make people feel that they are better off after having worked with me! I am ALWAYS looking for new places to play and new people to play with. I'm a side man, not a solo artist and I specialize in moving people with my drums and giving the client what they want.
- Screen name:
- Your Drum and Vocals Guy
- Member since:
- Jul 26 2011
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
Influences
Chicago, Toto, Earth Wind and Fire, Blood Sweat and Tears, Steely Dan, Petra, Whiteheart, Glad, Kirk Franklin, Switchfoot, Led Zepplin, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughn, everyone I've ever listened to.
Instrument experience:
- Drums:
- Expert
- Other Percussion:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
7-piece Pearl Master custome drumset, various Zildjian cymbals, Pearl, DW and Gibralter hardware, Pearl ICON rack system, Roland SPD-S pad controller, Sennheiser e604 tom mics, Shure SM57 snare mic, AKG D112 kick mic, internally mounted on May miking system, Boehringer 6/2 mixer for onstage monitoring, Ultimate Ear in-ear monitors, Crown CM311 headphone mic, Assorted MK X condenser mics for use as overhead or HH mic as needed. Assorted sticks, brushes, blastics, mallets and a variety of latin and hand percussion, 14" LP Djembe, roto-toms, cowbells and tambourines.
MUSIC
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Suddenly
Suddenly Track number: 1 Year: 2007 Album: Indy Express Band Demo Genre: Cover/Tribute
This is a snip from a corporate band demo featuring me on lead vocals and drums.
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Black Velvet
Black Velvet Track number: 2 Year: 1990 Album: Live performance Genre: Cover/Tribute
This is from a live performance of By Desire, a top-40 band I played with in the late 80's into 1990. This recording featured drum sounds triggered on an Alesis HR16-B drum machine from a Roland Octapad and a trigger in my kick.
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Back in Love
Back in Love Track number: 3 Year: 2007 Album: Indy Express Band Demo Genre: Cover/Tribute
This another demo clip from the Indy ExpressBand demo featuring me on drums and lead vocals.
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Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Man, I Feel Like a Woman Track number: 4 Year: 2007 Album: Indy Express Band Demo Genre: Cover/Tribute
This is another snip from the Indy Express Band demo.
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Roll the Dice (Video)
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