About Me.
My passion is making music.
Drawing early influence from rock icons like Peart, Bonham and Baker, growing up with fusion-era pioneers like Weckl, Gadd, Vinnie & DC, to today's genre-bending artists like Questlove, Mark Guiliana, Ash Soan and Chris Dave: my playing style is a hybrid of these years of studying drummers and applying pieces to my own playing.
As a certified ProTools 110 level operator and graduate of The College of Saint Rose’s Music Production program, in addition to working on dozens of sessions, I am
qualified and proficient with engineering and producing your session. I currently produce out of Modern Day Studios, where I also teach private lessons Mon-Wed.
I currently live and work out of downtown Albany, New York and available for hire for gigs, sessions and remote sessions. If you'd like to know more about me, check out my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Quick Bio
Age: 27
Location: Upstate New York
What I Do: Produce, Drum, Teacher
Owner of: Enstrumental.co
Plays For: The Sea The Sea, Rob Boss, Thump Gospel & Mr. Cheeks of the Lost Boyz. Previously with MIRK.
Highlight Gigs: SXSW, Vans Warped Tour, Rockstar Monster Energy Tour, multiple national tours.
Gear.
My gear selection matches my diverse playing style -- with gear ranging from vintage, warm sound of walnut drums to that punchy sound of today, made by brand new high-end Maple and mixed wood hybrid shells.
Pair this with a versatile cymbal collection, diverse snare collection, sampled electronics and countless percussion options, I can get any sound you or the song calls for.
22x18 Kick - Evans EMADII Clear / Custom Resonate Head
(w/ internal Shure Beta 52 on a Kelly Shu internal Kick Mount, MAY Air Vent Adapter)
20x14 Kick - Evans EMAD II Clear / DW Reso
(w/ internal Shure Beta 52 on a Kelly Shu internal Kick Mount, MAY Air Vent Adapter)
10x7 Rack Tom -Evans G2 Coated / Evans G1 Reso
12x8 Rack Tom - Evans G2 Coated / Evans G1 Reso
14x14 Floor Tom - Evans G2 Coated / Evans G1 Reso
16x14 Floor Tom - Evans G2 Coated / Evans G1 Reso
All toms equipped with DW Diecast Hoops
14x6.5 Ludwig Black Beauty
14x6.5 Ludwig LM402
13x6 DW EDGE Brass + Maple
14x6 Trick Custom Snare - Aluminum Shell
14" Hand Hammered Manhattan Jazz Groove Hats
21" HHX Groove Ride (Used as a Crash)
22" Hand Hammered Jazz Ride
20" Hand Hammered Jazz Ride (Used as a Crash)
21" HHX Evolution Ride (Used as a Crash)
Porter & Davies BC-2 Tactile Drum Monitor
Shure SCL-4 In-Ears + Wireless Transmitter
DW 9000 Pedals and Hardware
Evans Drumheads
SKB Roto-X Molded Tour Cases
Vic Firth 2B Drumsticks, Natural Tip
Puresound Snare Drum Wires
20x16 Kick - Evans EMADII Clear / Pearl Reference Reso
(w/ Kickport)
8x7 Rack Tom - Evans G2 / Evans G1 Reso
10x8 Rack Tom - Evans G2 / Evans G1 Reso
12x9 Rack Tom - Evans G2 / Evans G1 Reso
14x14 Floor Tom - Evans G2 / Evans G1 Reso
16x16 Floor Tom - Evans G2 / Evans G1 Reso)
13x6.5 Matching Reference Snare - 20 Ply Maple + Birch - Evans HD Dry / Evans Hazy Reso
Sabian 13” HHXevoution Dave Weckl Hi-Hats
Sabian 14” AAX Stage Hats
Sabian 21” Hand Hammered Raw Bell Dry Ride
Sabian 16” Hand Hammered Sound Control Crash
Sabian 16” HHXevoution Dave Weckl Crash
Sabian 16” HHXevoution Dave Weckl O-Zone Crash
Sabian 16” AAX Stage Crash
Sabian 17” AAXplosion Crash
Sabian 18” AAXplosion Crash (X2)
Sabian 20” AAXplosion Crash
Sabian 19” AA Metal-X Crash
Sabian 06” AAX Splash
Sabian 07” HHXevoution Dave Weckl Splash
Sabian 08” AAX Splash
Sabian 10” Hand Hammered Splash
Sabian 10” AAX Splash
Sabian 10” HHX Splash
Sabian 13” AA El Sabor Salsa Splash
Sabian 18” Signature John Blackwell Jr. Jia China
Sabian 14” AA Clock-tagon
Porter & Davies BC-2 Tactile Drum Monitor
Shure SCL-4 In-Ears + Wireless Transmitter
DW 9000 Pedals (not pictured)
Pearl ICON Series 4-sided Drum Rack
SKB Roto-X Molded Tour Cases
Vic Firth 2B Drumsticks, Natural Tip
Puresound Snare Drum Wires
24x14 Kick - Evans EMAD II Coated / Custom DrumArt Reso
13x9 Rack Tom - Evans Calftone / Evans G1 Clear
16x16 Floor Tom - Evans Calftone / Evans G1 Clear
14x6.5 Ludwig Black Beauty w/ Tube Lugs - Evans HD Dry / Evans Reso Snare
Need a Drummer? Lets chat.