PureVolume

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Personal Statement:
I am constantly amazed, that I posses the incredible opportunity to touch another human being's life with music. Music is my lifelong passion, my motivation. It is incredibly difficult to imagine my existence without it. Thank you to everyone who has believed in me, and supported my desires and wishes from the tender age of three. I am forever in your debt. To the fans, thank you so very much for your support throughout the years. To my family, my daughter, my wife - I am nothing without you, I love you. To the left, is my music. Please listen!

Year Born:
- august 1978

Year Began Playing Drums:
- 1981
- professionally, 2000

Instructors:
- Steve Smith

First Live Performance:
- august 2000, borders book store; longmont, co
- the melanie susuras band

Albums Recorded:
- 3 studio
- 2 live

Career highlights/milestones:
- live on air radio performance/interview
- headline act in front of 2300 fans
- session musician on three studio records
- recorded two live records
- recognized by tama drums
- recognized by zildjian cymbals

Professional Experience:
- full time; 2000-2003
- part time; 2004-2007
- full time; 2008-Current

Performance Highlights:
- headlining act at various theaters/festivals in colorado
- touring musician from 2000-2003

Theater Work:
- the bluebird theatre; denver, co
- the soiled dove; denver, co
- hermans hideaway; denver, co
- d note; denver, co
- red rocks; morrison, co
- lindens; ft. collins, co
- conor o'neills; denver, co

Favorite Show/Venue:
- the soiled dove; denver, co

Festivals:
- peoples fair 2001-2003; denver, co
- lilt festival 2001-2003; denver, co

Recording Engagements:
- take this (2004)
- tequila mockingbird (2003)
- evanston street (2001)
- the melanie susuras band (2001, 2002, 2003)
- orion (1997)
- jonestown punch (1996)

Awards and Honors:
- 1996 most improved amateur musician
- 1998, 2000 you go boy! music
- 2000 whos who in denver music

Influences:
- carter beauford (the dave matthews band)
- chad smith (red hot chili peppers)
- stewart copeland (the police)
- taylor hawkins (alanis morisette, foo fighters)
- rick allen (def leppard)
- terry bozzio (missing persons)
- john bonham (led zeppelin)
- keith moon (the who)
- neil peart (rush)

Endorsements:
- tama drums & hardware
- zildjian cymbals
- bear Percussion kevlar drumheads
- remo drumheads
- easton ahead sticks
- aquarian super kick 2 bass drumheads

Equipment/Setup:
- 2000 tama starclassic 4 piece, aka "y2k", midnight black lacquer finish
(12x12 tom, 16x16 tom, 18x20 bass, 5x14 bell brass snare)
- pearl masters series 12x10" backup snare drum
- zildjian z-custom rock crash cymbals (17, 18, 19")
- zildjian z-custom rock ride (20")
- zildjian k-custom hi-hats (14")
- zildjian a-custom splash (6")
- paiste novo 2002 china boy - low (18")
- tama double braced hardware
- d.w. delta II double bass pedal, chain drive
- d.w. delta II dual leg hi-hat stand, chain drive
- pearl wide boy throne
- lp percussion accessories (jam block, cowbell)
- toca congas, bongos
- remo clear double pinstripe heads (toms)
- remo powerstroke 2 heads (snare)
- aquarian super kick 2 head (bass)