BORN IN: New Orleans, LA

LIVES IN: New Orleans, LA

DRUMMING SINCE (year): 1981

BIGGEST INFLUENCE(S): Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett, Idris Muhammed, Bernard Purdie, Mark Carney, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Jordan, Dave Weckl, and Brian Frasier Moore.

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU PLAYED ON: “Red Mud” by Chris Thomas King; “Wetlands”, “Sea Saint Sessions” and “Fever for the Bayou” all by Tab Benoit.

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU DIDN’T PLAY ON: “Brother to Brother” by Gino Vannelli; “Human Being” by Seal and too many others to mention…

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Having my drumming featured in both Master P’s movie “I’m Bout It” and the documentary “Hurricane on the Bayou”, touring Japan and Africa with Grammy Award winner Chris Thomas King and sharing the stage with John Rich of Big and Rich.

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 21″ Hand Hammered Raw Bell Dry Ride and 18″ HHX Evolution Ozone.