1 - "Baptized In Muddy Water" Rough Studio Mix w/ Ayron Jones and The Way"
2 - "Make My Getaway" - Studio
3 - Thinking Of You" Studio W/ Jen Youngs
Influences
Motown, Funk, Jazz, Fusion, Rock especially classic rock , R & B, Blues, Country, Folk, Classical, (All types of music) John Bonham, Michael Walden, Tony Williams, Carmine Appice, Ringo Starr, Danny Seraphine, Billy Cobham, Dave Weckl, Ian Paice, Charlie Morgan, Funk Music, Ginger Baker, Joe Vitale, Steve Gadd, Joe Morello, Hal Blaine, Carter Beauford, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Miles, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Thomas Lang, Jim Keltner
Beatles / Led Zeppelin / Parliament Funkadelic / The Who / Rush / B.B. King / Muddy Waters / Freddy King /Rolling Stones / John Lennon / Simon & Garfunkel / Janis Joplin / Jimi Hendrix / Queen / CSN&Y / Boston / Styx / Pink Floyd / Aerosmith / The Doors / Alice Cooper / Platters / Del Fonics / David Bowie / Beach Boys / Elton John / Van Halen / Bad Company / Elvis / Chicago / Ten Years After / Byrds / Kansas / Tom Petty / Earth Wind & Fire / Bob Dylan / Jerry Lee Lewis / Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Bruce Springsteen / Deep Purple / Eagles / Cream / Steppenwolf / Moody Blues / Quicksilver Messenger Service / Santana / Pat Benetar / Steely Dan / Emerson, Lake, & Palmer / Yes / Genesis / King Crimson / Kansas / Jethro Tull / Sweetwater / Kiss / ELO / CCR / Rod Stewart / Foreigner / Cheap Trick / Eric Clapton / Temptations / Supremes / Ray Charles / Stevie Wonder / The Guess Who / Uriah Heep / Paul Mc'Cartney / George Harrison / America / Bread / Kinks / Doobie Brothers / Billy Joel / Allman Brothers / Grand Funk Railroad / Humble Pie / Peter Frampton / Savoy Brown / Lou Reed / Tom Waites / ZZ Top / AC/DC / Etc..
Nickname = "RocKit"
Equipment: Endorsement w/ Po Boy drums - The main kit I play is an A.M.Y. Custom Birch/Maple Hybrid kit.
To visit the Po Boy store Click hereTo receive a 10 percent discount on your order use the coupon code "Groovy"
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Endorsement with Silverfox Drumsticks
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Endorsement w/ Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Headphones. I use EX-29 headphones. For more info.Click here.
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Endorsement with Soultone Cymbals for more info. Click here..
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Endorsement w/ RimRiser USA. Cross stick performance enhancer. For more info.Click here
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Endorsement with Kick Port International. Featuring the KickPort bass drum insert. For more info. Click here
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I also use Yamaha Electronic Drums
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Born and raised in NYC
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, lighting and sound technician with many TV and radio appearances.
Toured and recorded throughout North America/ Canada/ Europe including playing The Fillmore Ballroom in San Francisco, / Las Vegas Jazz Festival / Bumbershoot Seattle / The Coconut Grove / and opening the
El Mcambo in Toronto Canada
Some of the people / bands I have played / toured / or recorded with:
United Soul / Parliament Funkadelic - Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield) Dewey Martin (Buffalo Springfield)- - Country artist Michael ONeill - Bobby G. Griffith (Canadian Lawrence Welk Show)- Buzzy Feiten (Paul Butterfield, Stevie Wonder, The Young Rascals, Full Moon) - Jamie Bowers (Chilliwack Canada) Click here
- Timothy Eaton (Toronto Canada/ Timothy) -Paul Schaffer (Canada / David Letterman)- Atkinson, Danko, & Dwayne Ford (Canada)- Daze Work- The Blues Magoos- Philip Jaymes Flowers (2008 American Black Music Awards Winner Male R&B singer Las Vegas) Click here - Goldy McJohn & Friendz (Steppenwolf) -
Prakash John (Funkadelic, Alice Cooper)......................
Legend Heart........Click here
Kracker.....Click here
U.S.K. ......Click here
Some of the people / bands I have shared the stage with:
Deep Purple, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Sha Na Na, Kim Waters, Chuck Loeb, Malcolm Jamal Warner & Miles Long, Goapele
---2002 Washington State Fair Karaoke competition finalist
---2004 Entertainer of The Year singing competition finalist (Las Vegas, NV)
---2005 Singsations TV show on Fox 5 singing competition semi-finalist
(Las Vegas, NV)---2005 Soundman for Beary Hobb's Drifters (Las Vegas)----
----Invited to audition for the Buck Ram "Platters"----
Former Lighting technician for Single Wing Torquiose Bird at the Shrine Auditorium L.A. for such acts as Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, Steve Miller, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, James Brown, ect……
Hey sheldon, sorry it took so long to accept your request - it was good meeting you at the show - you got some great projects going on i hear looking forward to playing with you guys again coming up!
Hey thanks man...sounding good over here too...so can you do midi tracks or run an electronic kit live for recording? I just cant get my drum tracks right, so I may need your help if you do that sort of thing...
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