BORN IN: Niederbipp, Switzerland

LIVES IN: Pasadena CA and Brooklyn NY

DRUMMING SINCE: 1987

BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Elvin Jones, John Bonham, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Nana Vasconcelos, Carlton Barrett, Ringo Starr, Jamey Haddad, Jim Black, Jim Keltner, Tom Waits, Oumou Sangare, Stevie Wonder…

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU PLAYED ON: We’ll Be Alright by Nina Violet

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU DIDN’T PLAY ON: Abbey Road 

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: opening up for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on a Stadium Tour, World Tour with Regina Spektor (Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House, etc.), various performances with Yo-Yo Ma

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 22” Artisan Ride