Originally from Detroit, I played in High school marching & concert bands…garage bands, top 40 bands before moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music…
After graduating with a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree, I did 3 US tours with Kilimanjaro, Toured the US & Europe with Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Played drums/percussion on Bob Fosse’s Broadway show, was the drummer in Tiger Okoshi’s Baku band, Randy Roos band, Rachel Z.’s band & Randy Brecker…I also was on faculty at Berklee teaching Drums & Electronic Percussion for 2 years…
From there I moved to Los Angeles…
I’ve played, toured, recorded with: Richard Elliott, Melissa Manchester, Peabo Bryson, Bobby Caldwell, Frank Gambale, Eric Marienthal, Lee Oskar, Adam Cohen, Bette Midler, Ann Margaret, Steve Perry, Brian Bromberg, Tim Weisberg, Jack Sheldon, Mitch Forman, John Patitucci, Max Bennett. Glenn Hughes, Sally Kellerman, David Foster ,Lee Sklar….
Played drums on jingles for Yessian Music, The Jingle Hut, Ashe-Spencer for Radio Shack, Chevy Tahoe, GM, Ford, Ocenspray, Chevy Winter Olympics-Utah…etc…
Currently residing in the Nashville area I do sessions/gigs with artists such as Jonell Mosser, John Cowan(Doobie Bros.),Michael Mishaw(Natalie Cole), Jason Eskridge, The 1971 Show, Keys Music Studio, Ric Web Productions, Denny Jiosa Music, Dan Hagen Music.
I’m an artist signed to Gretsch Drums, DW Hardware & Pedals, RegalTip Sticks & Brushes, AudioTechnica Microphones & Remo Drumheads…
I also played on one of the first FlowMax commercials (the old guys in a boat).
"Remo is the industry standard for drum heads...they are played on countless recordings... I wouldn't want to use any other heads on my drums..." -Bob Harsen
