Education
Studied Under:
- Remo Belli, Remo Inc. Drums
- Freddie Gruber Drums
- Earl Hatch Mallots Percussion
Technical Skills
Drum Teacher (25 years experience)- private lessons (including Karen Carpenter)
Drum/Percussion Clinics: elementary - adult level
- local elementary schools
- visual/performing arts schools
- NAM (music museum)
"Wellness in Drumming"
- Mesa College
- Frog's Gym, Solana Beach
- YMCA, Encinitas (Breast Cancer fundraiser)
- Retirement Homes
- Yoga Centers (Lifestyle Wellness Training)
Interactive Drum Circles
- Moonlight Beach, Encinitas
- Local Parks
- Earth Day, Encinitas
- Treeplanting, Leucadia Park
- Art Festival, Leucadia
- Fallbrook Avocado Festival
- Art & Soul (Local Art Open House), Encinitas
- Encinitas Street Fair
- Carlsbad Health Fair
- Mesa College
- La Paloma Theater, Encinitas
Professional Drummer
- Performed in movies and television
- Recorded with many contemporary artists (jazz, rock, etc.)
- Performed in live shows with jazz and rock artists such as the Mamas and Papas, Nancy Sinatra, etc.
- Performed in several night clubs in Hollywood and around the San Fernando Valley
- Performed with bands in special events such as weddings, private parties, baptisms, etc.
Movie/Television Work:
- Tony Bennett
- Sinatra TV Special
- Dinah Shore Show
- Ozzie & Harriet Show
- Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicelli/Fabian Movies
- Rickie Nelson Show
- Partridge Family Show
- Mickey Mouse Show
- Mitzie Gainer TV Show - NBC
- Mexican Olympics - ABC
- Raquel Welch TV Special
- Tony Martin
Recording Artist/Studio Player:
- Neil Young
- Randy Newman
- Righteous Brothers
- Rickie Nelson
- Buffalo Springfield
- Ronnettes
- Sol of Loving Spoonful
- Peggy Lee
- LOVE
- Bobby Darin
- Petula Clark
- Joe Byrd
- Ry Cooder
- Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Gospel Recording/Performances:
- John Michael Talbot, Terry Talbot, Jeff Fenholt
Live Shows/Performances:
- Mammas & the Papas Show
- Nancy Sinatra
- Peter Pupping
- Dionne Warwick
- Dinah Shore
- Bobbie Darren
- Lainie Kazan
- Della Reese
- Milton Berle
- Buddy Rich Quintet
- Strawberry Alarm Clock
- Airforce, Marine and Army Base performances
- Johnny Rivers
Jazz - Live & Recordings:
- Buddy Rich Quintet
- Gabor Szabo
- Victor Feldman
- Harold Land
- Jack Sheldon
- Gerry Mulligan
- Frank Stazeri
- Don Randi
- Tommy Flanagan
- Barney Kessel
- Frank Rosolino
- Teddy Edwards
- Dextor Gordon
- Elmo Hope
- Richie Kamuka