My Dom Famularo Story
I met Dom at a NAMM show in Chicago in 1987. He was performing at the Tama drums booth with an electric guitar and…
My Billy Porter Story
I met Billy Porter in 2004, before he was a Grammy, Emmy, and 2x Tony Award winner. I only knew him as a singer…
My Jeff Porcaro Story
On August 5, 1992 I was working on the half time shuffle section of my Complete Modern Drum Set book at my home in Burbank,…
Rhythm Magazine Review – 1988
I sent a demo tape to Rhythm Magazine (Drum!) before I moved from Syracuse, NY in 1988. I recorded a 4 song demo of ideas…
Toyota Session
In 2001 I was hired to compose 45 minutes of music for a Toyota event at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. The music was choreographed…
Minako Honda Session
This was my very first pro recording session when I moved to Los Angeles. Many thanks to my friend Scott Sheets (Pat Benatar) who…
Swamp Thang Sessions
I recorded 2 albums with Frank Macchia’s ‘Swamp Thang’ in 2011-12. Almost all of the tracks were recorded at my studio in North Hollywood.…
Western Vacation Sessions
Recorded at Steve Vai’s studio, Hollywood California in 1995. I played Dean Castronovo’s huge set that he left there, as they were mic’ed and…
St. Clair Sessions
There was at least a 7-8 year period (maybe more) between my recordings on this album. The first 3 were recorded at Wayne Cook’s…
Chris Poland’s “Ohm” Sessions
I toured with this band for a few months in 2008. Chris Poland is the lead guitarist on a few of Megadeth’s biggest albums.…