BORN IN: Scott City, KS

LIVES IN: Raymore, MO

PLAYING SINCE: 2000

BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Mike Portnoy, Tomas Haake, Neil Peart, Dave Garibaldi Sandbox Percussion, Nick Petrella

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU PLAYED IN: Performing John Cage’s “Third Construction” with the UMKC Percussion Ensemble

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU DIDN’T PLAY IN: Sandbox Percussion’s “7 Pillars”

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Playing the bass drum part to Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” at the Kauffman Center in downtown Kansas City

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 18” Artisan Symphonic Medium Light Cymbals