My blog section has been a bit quiet since 2012. This ends now!
Here is a quick update from 2013 to now:
I have been keeping busy playing locally and nationally with different groups. I’ve been freelancing, doing sub work for bands like the Super Soul Bros or the Family Crest, playing Italian Opera, jazz, funk, R&B, taking lessons with wonderful teachers, practicing, and the occasional recording session.
Pasquale Esposito
From late 2013-2016 I played with an Italian Opera singer named Pasquale Esposito. We played all around the Bay Area and did a national tour in support for his PBS Special Caruso: The Voice of a Legend in 2015-2016. His music even brought us down to Peru for the Vida Peru Benefit concert in 2016!
The Bad Ones
In 2016 I got to record with my friends the Bad Ones at 25th Street Recording in Oakland. We successfully ran a Indie-Go-Go campaign to raise a little bit above 10K to record, produce, and release a full length album. The album was released by First Orbit Sounds Music in 2016.
http://the-bad-ones.com/
http://www.firstorbitsounds.com/home.php
http://25thstreetrecording.com/
The band continues to play around the Bay Area, primarily in the the South Bay.
The Family Crest
I filled in for a headlining tour with The Family Crest summer of 2017. This band is wonderful to play with and full of very talented musicians. We were out for about 5 weeks (24 shows) touring the southern , eastern, mid-western, and western parts United States with Family and Friends from Athens, Georgia and Trevor Sensor from Chicago, Illinois. You can find more information about all of these bands at their website:
http://www.thefamilycrestfamily.com/
http://familyandfriendsband.com/
http://www.trevorsensor.com/
Here is a link to a feature we had on the Paste Magazine website. This is an show that we did a Paste headquarters in NYC and a photo feature when we were in Portland.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/photos-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-family-crest.html
Still learning!
I also took lessons with Tommy Igoe for about a year and a half. Definitely taught me a lot about drumming and life. We discussed linear drumming, jazz drumming, rudiments, hand technique, and much more. If anyone is looking a world class teacher that will challenge every piece of you existence send an email to this guy!
http://www.tommyigoe.com/
Be on the look out for more dates!