I’ve been hitting things since I can remember, desktops, pillows, you name it. When I was about 9 my dad brought his old kit to the house and my brother Paul and I started playing. Although listening to all different kinds of music, I always wanted to play in a rock band. I’m the classic example of a “rock drummer.”

Never having been formally trained, I simply learned by listening. From an early age I could always keep a beat, basically counting to four and knowing where the bass and snare hits were. My playing grew from there. While growing up I would play air drums along to the radio and tapes of my favorite bands and would eventually learn the songs. From there I continued to expand to the point that I started playing in bands.

My past band history is all of local variety. I’ve played everything from original thrash metal to percussion in a jam band. From 1994-1998, and again from 2001-2004, I did extensive gigging within the DC/Baltimore region in bands such as The Nut Squad, Junk Nugget, Black Bean Soup, Backspin, Full Steam, and Witzend.

My influences include Neil Peart of Rush, John Bonham of Zeppelin, Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band, Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers, and Danny Carey of Tool. I draw from all of these in my playing to create a style that has groove, power, finesse, and a little swing.

Hail to the Redskins!