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Drumming has always come very naturally to me. I'm always going back and forth about which I prefer - drums or keyboards. I think playing keyboards is more musically satisfying, but drumming is by far the most cathartic. I need to drum!

Christmas 1978

I gravitated towards percussion in the 6th grade school band, probably because the first instrument was a set of bells, which are obviously laid out like a keyboard, with which I was already familiar.

I'm no great percussionist, but two historical facts I will list that I think speak for themselves:

1 ) I was always First Chair in the percussion section, except for my Freshman and Sophomore years, when the two Line Captains held the First and Second Chair spots. During that time, I was relegated to Third Chair, but in my Junior year, I became the Line Captain, and First Chair by default. Click here for more about my Drumline days.

2 ) I never owned a drum set until I was in college, and I had never sat down at a real drum set until the day I tried out to be the drummer for the School Chorus, and I got the part over a guy who had owned and played a drum set all his life. He played Fire by Jimi Hendrix, and I played Hold On by Yes. I like to think it was my steady-as-a-rock playing and aherence to tempo that beat out his technical flash. That philosophy still governs my playing to this day.

I've played drums in numerous performing and recording scenarios over the past two decades with a variety of rock bands and ensembles. I'm always looking for new opportunities to do session drumming. If you need a drummer for a project, and my style and approach suits you, contact me!