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A Year In The Life (2010 Review)

December 29, 2010

Whew . . . what a year! (Click on links throughout for more details) At the suggestion of several friends and musical/traveling cohorts, and without knowing the slightest bit about what I was doing, I ran my first ever post on January 1st of this year. BAM! Here’s your merit badge. You are now officially [...]

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The Donating Drummer

November 10, 2010

Super excited am I! Today is exactly three weeks from the launch date of my new project, TheDonatingDrummer! The long and short of TheDonatingDrummer is simple: beginning this December, I will be donating all or part of my pay from one music gig each month to fund a personal project or goal of someone else’s! [...]

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Dressing the Part

July 14, 2010

We’ve all heard the timeless advice “dress for success.” And most of us probably agree on the importance of wearing the appropriate attire for a given job. Well, in my line of work, ‘dressing the part’ could mean just about ANYTHING! I’ve got to admit it, I’m a fan of costumes. Playing gigs in them [...]

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Got any good gig stories?

February 12, 2010

One of my drum students asked me that simple question today. I believe that my response was something along the lines of, “oh, yeah . . . most of the most fun, hilarious, weird experiences that I’ve ever had have been out playing somewhere with a band.” The truth of the matter is, many of [...]

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