| Influences | Composers:
Edgard Varese, Steve Reich, Darius Milhaud, John Cage, Earle Brown, Karlhienz Stockhausen, Terry Riley, Iannis Xenakis, Joseph Scwantner, LaMonte Young, Frank Zappa, David Lang, Mauricio Kagel, Dave Hollinden, Henry Cowell
Drummers/Percussionist:
Matt Wilson, Billy Higgins, Evelyn Glennie, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Jo Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Tim Alexander, Brain, Stanton Moore, Brian Blade, Brady Blade, Bob Becker, William Cahn, ?uestlove, George Hamilton Green, George Stone, Steve Jordan, Saul Goodman, Danny Carey, Dave Samuels, Dave Friedman, Steve Schick, Keiko Abe, Percussion Group Cincinnati, Jeff "Tain" Watts
Others:
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Thelonius Monk, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Ornette Coleman, Darrel Abbot, Jordan Rudess, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, Jeff Coffin, Joshua Redman, Sean Malone, Ken Andrews, Stanley Kubrick |
