I am a drummer who has a background playing many styles of music from rhythm & blues, country, classical & pop/rock with artists including Freedy Johnston (Rolling Stone Songwriter of the Year), Brenda Lee (Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame), Carmen Bradford (Count Basie Orchestra) & Lorrie Morgan (Country Music Hall of Fame) on shows such as The Grand Ole Opry, David Letterman Show, and the BBC & have toured much of the USA, Ireland, Great Britain and Italy. I earned a degree in percussion from the University of North Texas which included a study in Ghana, West Africa.
My drumming influences and inspirations include Baby Dodds, Vernel Fournier, Specs Wright, Louie Bellson, Jim Keltner, Zigaboo, Steve Gadd, Earl Palmer, Levon Helm, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Jeff Hamilton, Bill Stewart, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts & Brian Blade.