Artist description Drummer for pop rock band 10 Heads High, and modern rock cover band Nothing Human.

Music Style Rock Drumming

Musical Influences Beatles, Ben Folds Five, Stone Temple Pilots, Rush, Sloan, Kiss, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Queens Of The Stone Age, Def Leppard

Similar Artists Ringo Starr, NeilPeart, Keith Moon, Lars Ulrich, Peter Criss, Dave Grohl

Artist History My passion for the drum kit began at the age of five. Peter Criss of KISS was my initial inspiration before discovering the BEATLES. Where Criss sparked my passion for drumming, hearing John, Paul, George and Ringo made me a fan of song. METALLICA was still an underground buzz when I became a fan of Lars Ulrich, their founding member and bombastic drummer. His combination of John Bonham-like heavy hitting style and odd drum patterns intrigued me and quickly became a dominant influence. To this day I emulate how Lars accents with a cymbal crash on odd measures rather than on the beginning of the measure the way most drummers typically do. Around that same age, as much as I resisted, I finally gave in to the progressive Canadians - RUSH. Neil Peart became the most influential of my drumming style for many years. It was the percussive infrastructure within Rush's music that I openly understood, not only Peart's amazing skills. Ear-trained, I learned how his drum patterns built through-out a song just as the melodic and instrumental content did. This school of thought still guides me even when contributing my drum part to the simplest pop song. After years of demonstrating a deliberate Peart influence, I intentionally simplified my drumming patterns for a more solid feel. Previously with THE ANDERSON COUNCIL, to emulate an aloof 60’s drumming style, I revisited some of my Peart and Ringo influences. Ironically, as we took our show on the road, the comparisons of me and the late Keith Moon of the WHO began to circulate. When in reality, the complexity and aloofness of my playing is a Peart/Ringo combo! Eventually I picked up THE WHO's "Live at Leeds" album, so then came the Moon influence. Yes, folks, I've just realized Keith Moon's brilliance after 20 years of playing the drums! Currently, with the band 10 Heads High, I am finnally able to merge all of my druming influences in to a stlye which compliments our hard rock/pop songs.

Albums October 2002, 10 Heads High - "From Here To Tupelo"

Additional Info www.10headshigh.com

Location Little Falls, New Jersey - USA

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