Originally from Chicago, I moved to New York in 1993.
After completing a BA in music at Northern Illinois
University's School of Music and a few years playing
in and around town, (most namely with Funkhouse and Mr. Myer's) I decided I wanted to experience playing
in NY. With it's steady stream of opportunity, lot's
of different artists/musicians and styles of music.
I'm so happy to be here living and experiencing music.
I've enjoyed playing with literally hundreds of
phenomenal musicians, lot's of interesting road trips,
recording sessions and toured Europe quite a few
times...most notably Greece with Milo Z. With a wide
range of music including: african styles, funk, blues,
experimental, improvized, rock, punk, funk, latin,
jazz, reggae, soca, calypso, singer/songwriter
stuff...lot's of different things...I feel so
fortunate to be here in NY experiencing these things.
On another creative outlet...I've also been inspired
to record and produce my own music here in my little
studio that rock's...so I bought some gear, learned
how to use it and LedQube became an artist moniker of
mine for the purpose of producing weird music almost
for the sole purpose of my own entertainment...sounds,
samples, gear. Being forced to learn eigineering
because I had all this stuff...!!! Anyway I was
initially into producing house kind of stuff cause you
could just sell the track for an advance...but later I
realized since I'm playing all the drum, bass, keys,
guitar shit myself, rather than do a "house track" or
a "hip/hop" track, why not do what just comes out of
me. With all these different instruments and styles
I've experienced playing...that's LedQube ear candy.
Check it out.
And inside this whole time, even from high school.
I've also enjoyed sharing my knowledge with private
drum students, so I always try to keep some time
available for that...teaching is so great, because you
re-learn over and over again...the teacher is also a
student...I always say that the true definition of
practise is working on playing things you don't want
to ... Stick Control @ 40 bpm's. We "play" because
we're comfortable, but we "practice" to learn. So I
like to work on things myself and teach things that
are somewhat uncomfortable because they condition your
brain and mind ... Help you feel comfortable in an
otherwise uncomfortable musical situation. My book
Progressive Coordination Studies is based on this
concept.
And obviously being a life long lover of drums...
especially snares, I always thought it would be great
to build one. So I did! and recently decided to make a
limited order of custom snare's.
Qube Snare Drums...super responsive, with a wide
tuning range and a beautiful snap.
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