Q & A

BORN IN: Bronx, New York

LIVES IN: Newburgh, NY

DRUMMING SINCE: Not sure, since a kid

CURRENT BAND/PROJECT(S): ASHES OF ARES (Nuclear Blast Records), GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS , PURE SWEET HELL, ex NEVERMORE

BIGGEST INFLUENCE(S): Neil Peart, Mickey Dee

FAVORITE ALBUM YOU PLAYED ON: NEVERMORE: Enemies of Reality, ASHES OF ARES, PURE SWEET HELL: Spitting at the Stars

FAVORITE ALBUM YOU DIDN’T PLAY ON: RUSH-2112, HAIR (the Movie Soundtrack) SKINLAB-Disembody: The New Flesh

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: WACKEN FESTIVALS 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2009, ROCKHARD FESTIVAL 2010

FAVORITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 22” HH Power Bell Ride