Married to Solange
Instruments :
- Drums.
- Percussion.
- Pots 'n Pans.
Bands :
- Good Company
- Steam
- Torq (With Torq played with Alban Dunford
who played with e'Void and Peter Jeneson
who played with Factory).
- "BedRock" Oranjemund, Namibia.
Recordings :
- Recorded with Torq at NBC - Recorded 7 original
songs. These songs have been
aired on NBC Radio.
- 'La Cantina' (2000) with Bedrock
- "BedRock Bootleg" (2000) with BedRock
- "Recovery" (2001) with BedRock
- "So, Where's The Party?"
(2003) with BedRock
- "Simplicity" (2008) with Bedrock
I am currently using a
black Slingerland
drum kit consisting of :
- One 22 bass
drum driven by a Gilbraltar double pedal (the Intruder) with felt
covered wooden beaters.
- Slingerland metal
5 snare drum
- 8, 10, 13,
14 and 17 toms
- Two cowbells
- 18 Zildjian
crash cymbal
- 18 Zildjian
crash/ride cymbal
- 18 Paiste
crash/ride cymbal
- 22 Zildjian
ride cymbal
- 10 Instanbul
Splash rock cymbal
- 14 Zildjian
hi-hat cymbals
I play with Dave
Weckl signature sticks. Drum skins are Aquarian. In addition, I
use Audio-Technica drum microphones on the toms and snare, but use
the Alesis D4 with trigger to mic up the bass drum. I feel that the
Alesis gives me more options when it comes to bass drum sounds than
a microphone. I do not like to use triggers on the other drums as it
limits your dynamic range and feel when playing. Microphones are a much
better option.
My influences on the
drums are many, such as :
- Dave Weckl (how
did you guess?)
- Simon Phillips
- Jeff Porcaro
- Terry Bozzio
- Don Brewer (I
think he drummed the most melodic drum solo ever with TNUC)
- Ian Paice
- John Bonham
- Dave Holland
(Trapeze)
And many more
..
