Instrument:     Drums / Percussion (The Green Machine)

Equipment:     7 pc. marina green Yamaha Stage Custom Drum set mounted on a Gibraltar GRS-350C Road Series rack system.  Zildjian A and K Custom, Paiste 502, and Meinl Meteor cymbals, DW Delta 5000 double bass pedal, Latin Percussion cowbell, high / low pitch Jam Blocks, and percussion rack.  Pearl Hi-Hat stand and percussion mount.  Pro-Mark 5A Nylon-tip American Hickory or Japanese Oak drumsticks and Remo and Evans drumheads.  AKG D-112 bass drum mic and Sennheiser E604 drum mics.  And of course, my trusty, paper-thin Airwalks from high school.

Influences (personal):     George Buck, Rich Mylanarski, Robert Kuhnz

Influences (professional):     Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band), Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses,  Velvet Revolver), Joey Kramer (Aerosmith), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Brendan Hill (Blues Traveler), Jon Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Tommy Lee (Motley Crüe), Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Max Weinberg (E Street Band, Max Weinberg 7(Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien)), . . .

Favorite Music:     Classic rock, blues, oldies, Motown, R & B, rock, country (non-twangy), Rap/hip-hop (barely)

Favorite Bands:     Dave Matthews Band, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Blues Traveler, Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Blues Brothers, Metallica, Beatles, Black Crows, Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, and many, many more.

Occupation:     hmmm...I'll get back to that one

Preferred Occupation:     Lottery winner

Words of Wisdom:     "What lies behind us and what lies before us are

                                        tiny matters compared to what lies within us."  -- Emerson

                                      "The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the

                                        cheese."

                                        "I reject your reality and substitute my own."

                                        "What If the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?"

                       "What was the best thing before sliced bread?"

                                         "I'm against picketing but I don't know how to show it"

Hard at Work

What I Play

1. 22" Bass Drum
2. 14" Wood Snare Drum
3. 10" Mounted Tom
4. 12" Mounted Tom
5. 13" Mounted Tom
6. 14" Mounted Tom
7. 16" Floor Tom
8. 14" Zildjian New Beat A Hi-Hats
9. 22" Zildjian A Custom Ride
10. 15" Zildjian A Custom Crash
11. 16" Paiste 502 Crash
12. 18" Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash
13. 18" Meinl Meteor Rock Crash
14. 8" Zildjian A Custom Splash
15. 10" Zildjian A Custom Splash
16. 18" Zildjian China Boy Cymbal
17. LP Small Cowbell
18. LP High Jam Block
19. LP Low Jam Block
20. Gibraltar GRS-350C Rack
21. DW Delta 5000 Double Bass Pedal

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  Nov. 18, 2002                Nov. 11, 2004