I play drums! :D

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: I play in a band called Brand of Sacrifice and we released our latest record Lifeblood independently and it charted #1 on Billboard Hot New Artists. This was probably the most difficult record I've ever had to record in terms of technical skill and engineering the drums.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm always practicing!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: BOTH

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: Someone will listen to your song and go "oh dang those drums are sick"

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I get to play drums for a living.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What is your preferred method of working and how do you want to go about collaborating on the project.

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: Ask me all the questions cause I want this to be perfect just as much as you do! :D

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: Kick. Snare. Hi Hats. Ride. Floor Tom.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I went to Berklee for drumset performance and I've been playing drums since I was six years old.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: A fusiony jazz rock drummer who sometimes plays metal.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: I'd love to work with Scarypoolparty that guy is a chameleon in terms of the genres he plays with.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always check phase!

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Rock & Metal

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My willingness to get it perfect!

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring my own style and brand of musicality - which I believe is technical flair while paying attention to the needs of the song!

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I generally receive a song from a client and open it up in Pro Tools and start writing down notes for each section and what I think would be neat for each section. When the preliminary process has finished I start learning the sections until I confident in my ability to record them and then I start sending over takes to the client to start collaborating on the final drum part!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My setup is in Brooklyn, NY and I use DW Drums and Slate VRS8 interfaces. My Mic List is Shure Beta52 Shure SM57 (5) Shure SM57B Shure 91a Shure SM81 Shure SM7b (w/ Cloudlifter) Audix D6 (3) Audix i5 Audix D4 Sennheiser MD421 (2) Sennheiser e604 (3) Sennheiser e902 mkii Neumann KM184 (2) Slate ML 1 Slate ML 2 AKG D112 MXL 909 Gauge ECM 87s (2) Gauge ECM 83s (2) Samson C02 (3)

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: I'm big fan of Ash Soan, he's a monster session drummer and has played on a bunch of huge records and his drum sound is so unique!

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I track drums for artists all over the world!