Holiday Lesson Sale NOW LIVE!
Holiday sale pricing now in effect until 12/31/2023. Click the link for details!

Holiday sale pricing now in effect until 12/31/2023. Click the link for details!
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Playing Van Halen's "Right Now" with These Guys Live. 2 camera video with live audio recorded from my in-ear monitor feed.
With quite a few existing students changing lesson times due to new school schedules and commitments, I have a number of lesson slots currently available. Lessons are offered afternoons and evenings Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (Friday schedules subject to change based on my live performance schedule.) I also have limited times available on Saturday mornings and early afternoons. Slots are filling very quickly so I encourage you to select a lesson package and contact me now to claim one before they're all gone!
3 camera shot performing Billy Squire's “In the Dark” while subbing with the Stadium 11 band at Leon's Garage in Marysville, OH on July 20th, 2023.
I've been helping my friends in Stadium 11 by filling in on a bunch of shows this summer. Here's our entire set at the Lancaster Friday Night Bandstand condensed into 21 minutes.
Filling in on drums with the Stadium 11 band at the Lancaster Friday Night Bandstand.
With my very busy gig schedule this summer, I am opening up Monday evenings to accomodate some of those students whose lessons will be impacted by Friday and Saturday shows. There is also room for a couple of new students as well. These are filling very quickly so select a lesson package and contact me now to claim your spot!
Yes, there is evidence that learning a musical instrument can slow cognitive decline in older adults.
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Read MoreI had a little free time over the holidays so I added a "PopUp Video" style treatment to a drum cam performance of the Toto song "Rosanna" from a These Guys Live show over the summer. Check it out!
I am now offering a limited number of Saturday morning and early afternoon in-studio lesson slots. These are filling very quickly so I encourage you to select a lesson package and contact me now to claim one of these coveted Saturday slots before they're filled!
In an almost unprecedented circumstance, I currently have a limited number of prime evening lesson slots available on Wed. and Thu. evenings between 5p and 8p. These are normally the most requested times as you might imagine and usually have a wait list. But, a few students have recently had to change lesson times and the wait list is empty. Contact me now to grab one of these time slots before they're gone!
I've added a couple of new videos from some recent These Guys Live shows to the live performance video page. More live performance and free lesson videos coming soon!
This free PDF lesson is a great endurance and stick control exercise.
Read MoreSix new ideas for creating sextuplet fills and solo ideas.
Read MoreAround the release of Laura Diamond's "Adonis... and other romantic delusions" and Norway's "Arrival" CDs I was featured in both "Modern Drummer" and "DRUM!" magazines in the same month. Click to read my write-up in Modern Drummer's "On The Move" column.
Around the release of Laura Diamond's "Adonis... and other romantic delusions" and Norway's "Arrival" CDs I was featured in both "Modern Drummer" and "DRUM!" magazines in the same month. Click to read my write-up in DRUM! Magazine's "New Blood" column.
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