First Musical Memory:
Hearing “Kashmir” for the first time in my dads red Ford F-150 when i was 2.5 years old. I was hooked to Rock music forever from then on out.
First band you were in and style:
Fulgore was my first REAL band that played out. We were a a Vermont based metal band that I played with through high school before I moved west for college.
How many bands total?
In the past i have played with Orange Television, Llama Lasagna, Blue Star Burns Red, and The Black Rebels.
Most Mega Musical moment on stage:
Playing Rocks Off boat cruise that toured NYC in 2010 or Playing Life is Good Festival in 2012.
Where are you heading this Summer?
In addition to a bunch of east coast bar/club circuits we plan to attend many festivals some of which include Bonnaroo, Strange Creek, Belleterra, Wormtown and many others we hope to announce soon!
Advice for festival attendees:
Have fun but remember to sleep, hydrate, and be safe.
Favorite concert attended:
Tool 10 Thousand Days tour 2006, Radiohead King of Limbs Tour 2012, and/or Band of Horses, John Legend, Black Keys, Foo Fighters, and Neil Young and Crazy Horse for Free in central park NYC 2013.
Dream Show:
Red Rocks in Colorado or Madison Square Garden
Favorite Drummer:
Cant do just one… John Bonham, Danny Carey, and Dave Grohl.
Secret musical preference:
I get down to House music
Top 5 favorite musical acts of the top of your head:
Led Zeppelin, Tool, Nirvana, James Brown, Michael Jackson
If you could magically be awesome at any other instrment or role in a band what would it be?
Piano because its the perfect blend of melody and rhythm.
Something we don‘t know about you:
I’m rather frightened of Horses.
When did you start playing drums?
My mom bought me my first drum set when i was 13 and I have been playing ever since!
Advice to parents and kids in regards to music:
Let the children play. Music is the one and only universally understood language and means of communicating and relating with anyone from anywhere in the world.