Electronic Drums Biography
I started playing drums when I was 16....
typical guy.... just wanted to beat on things and call it music... But,
it was different than most passing hobbies/fads, this was something
that.. well, went deeper, music therapy.... I'd say. To this day, when
I'm playing in a groove, the hair stands up on the back of my neck, and a
smile comes over my face that reaches all the way into my heart!
I played in some bands from time to time. But
life, family and practical necessity kind of pushed me in pursuit of,
for lack of better words..... Making a living.... feedin the fam.
In 1978 after driving past Disneyland in
Anaheim Ca. I had a life changer... It struck me that pretty much my
whole life was dedicated to the pursuit of happiness.... like those
people I saw at Disneyland that night... but they weren't happy... some
kids were crying, some people were fighting, some looked exhausted and
just plain miserable... That was me....! Long story short... Christ came
into my life that night..... I've never been the same since.... Peace
replaced the turmoil.
Well you'd prolly never pick me out of a line-up as one of "those" kind of people, but I am...
So my new direction led me to seek out bands
that were playing Christian music... played in some along the way, none
famous, but very fullfilling... I think just playing in the worship band
in a young church was the best I ever fealt.... since I wasn't playin
really to crowds or even to myself, but to the One who made me. End of
Sermon.... LOL
So Life goes on ..... things happen ...... down
the road I put my drums in storage and didn't play again for over 10
years. Couldn't even think about gettin that gigantic acoustic kit out
and settin it up, as I was in the S.Cal. apartment syndrome.... so I
gave it up...
In 2000, I entered a music store, sat down at a
Roland V-Drum kit, put the headphones on, WOW! All that I had been
missing came right back to me..... the hair went up on the back of my
neck..... the thought of playing almost silently without the problem of
bothering others nearby.... Yup the rest is History! April 2004 my
Monster V-Drum kit was featured as the Kit of the Month in Modern
Drummer Magazine!.....
Me and the MONSTER ..... we be jammin
Lately my life is filled with songs accompanied
by musicians I've never met in person, from all over the world......
gotta love this On-Line Collaboration ....... IT ROCKS!!
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