Relaxing At the Blue Saloon

Over 20 Years Of Experience

I was 12 years old when I first listened to the album, "Led Zeppelin II," and was absolutely fascinated by the drumming of John Bonham. I knew at that time that I wanted to be a drummer. I went to my parents and begged them to let me take drum lessons. They replied, "Only if you get straight A's in school." Well, that was the best semester in school I ever had. My parents bought me my first drum set and I started taking lessons. The first thing I learned was to play the classical snare drum. All the while I was trying to teach myself how to play the set like John Bonham by listening to Led Zeppelin albums. I used to practice 2 hours everyday. It was 4 years of classical snare and 2 years of the drum set while I played in a variety of original and cover bands through high school. After high school I supported myself with odd jobs during the day while playing weddings and parties in the evenings.

 I applied and was accepted to the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. After graduating, I received my certificate as a professional percussionist and went on to earn Associates of Arts degree in Music at Los Angeles City College and recently graduated from Cal State University Northridge, and recieved a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music.  After finishing my schooling I began teaching. My students ranged from beginners to intermediate, and I taught the snare drum and drum set including the Djembe drum, which I added in the last few years. During this time I collaborated and recorded with a variety of different bands and songwriters while we played the circuit touring the clubs in LA.

I'm currently performing with different song writers and bands in and around the Los Angeles area.

Jazzin it up at Mr B's    

Bands/Songwriters:

As Is

Signs of Life

Cosmic Trigger

Rebel Souls/The Zoomers

Stone Blue

Force Ten

Roxane/Randy Simer/James lugo

Tom Marvich

Pure Blind

Marc Laham

 Deputy Zero

 Lissette Christine

Clubs/Venues:
14 Below
Al's Bar
Anastasia's Asylum
Anti Club
Bourbon Square
Brennan's Pub
Cafe Cobalt
Canter's Kibiz Room
Club Gabah
Coconut Teaser
Crooked Bar
Fais Do Do
FM Station Live
Genghis Cohen
Haunted Cabaret
Hallenbeck's
Hell's Gate
Highland Grounds
Lu Lu's Beehive
Mancinis
Martini Lounge
Mr Bi's
Natural Fudge Company
Paladinos
Red Cave
River Bottom
Rusty Surf
Scruffy O'Sheas
The Aligator Lounge
The Blue Saloon
The Central
The Country Club
The Garage
The Gig
The Hard Rock Cafe(L.A) The Hard Rock Cafe(universal city walk)
The Joint
The Knitting Factory
The Mint
The Rock
The Roxbury
The Roxy
The Troubadour
The Whiskey
The Zen
The Wild
Union Bar & Grill
Universal Bar & Grill
Westchester Bar & Grill  

     On The Djembe At the Studio   

Music Connection Review

Vol. xxvI, No 10