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About Me

I was very fortunate to grow up in a musically active family with a professional keyboard playing Dad and a tour managing Mom. Having their support was imperative to my musical growth, especially for dealing with all the noise I made in the attic growing up!

I began lessons with my first instructor Chris Cotter in West Chester, PA shortly after getting my first drum set at age 8. I spent nearly 10 years with Chris before taking lessons with his former instructor, Fred Biondi, in Kennett Square, PA. I gained Rock, Funk, Hip-Hop, and Reggae playing experience with Chris, and with Fred I was able to tackle my weaknesses, or rather ‘lack of experience’, in Jazz and World Styles. It was during these lessons that I had one of the greatest epiphanies of my life that would contribute greatly to my musical growth and to my eventual teaching philosophy; “I can truly overcome any musical challenge I set my mind to. And if I can, anyone can.”

I was accepted to Berklee College of Music and completed the Performance Major for Drum Set from 2008-2012 with incredible professors. Privately, I worked with Rod Morgenstein (Winger, Dixie Dregs), Dave DiCenso (Josh Groban, Duran Duran, Hiromi), and Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Steve Vai).

Since graduating from Berklee I’ve recorded and/or toured nationally/internationally with Chuggernaut, Replacire, Wilderun, Sonic Symphony, Capcom Live!, VGO - Video Game Orchestra, Yoko Shimomura, Masahiro "Godspeed" Aoki, thebishopgame, Paco Higdon, White Flash, MARIS, and more.

For the Fall semester of 2021 I returned to Berklee as an Assistant Professor for the Percussion Department as well as Adjunct Faculty for the Ensemble Department. I continue to teach both at Berklee as well as in my home studio in Byfield/Newbury, MA.

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