BORN IN: Cape Girardeau, MO

LIVES IN: Tampa, FL

PLAYING SINCE: 1974

BIGGEST INFLUENCES: John Pyatt, Bobby Durham, Jeff Hamilton, Peter Erskine, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU PLAYED IN: My Graduate Recital with my Dad and friends.

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE YOU DIDN’T PLAY IN: Steps Ahead in St. Louis in 1984/85

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Teaching my oldest son’s high school drumline!

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 22” HHX Complex Medium Ride