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Born and raised in North America, the state of New Jersey was my home

for 22 years. My first band was formed with my best friends from

the neighborhood and it was a wall of noise.

In 1992 I packed my truck, destination Hollywood, California.  

1992-93 I attended PIT at Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California.

After graduation, I continued to play in a variety of bands in the

Los Angeles, California and Phoenix, Arizona area.

Since 2000, I have been living in Switzerland teaching private drum lessons

and being active with various bands and many amazing musicians here.

Some of the current and past bands/projects who I have been a member of include;

CHINA, Squaw- (Status Quo Cover Band) Purple Water- (Deep Purple Cover Band)

GEORGE-(Sub-Drummer) Achim Brugger & Friends, Andy Trinkler & The Captain's Club, 

Heiweh Fernweh Das Musical, Swing Voices Choir, Jimy Hofer Band, David Waddell,

Elegantly Wasted and many more.

​Music Education:

Musician's Institute Hollywood California

  • Percussion Institute of Technology

Agostini Drum School Paris, Niederlassung Olten Switzerland

  • ​Diplom Supérieur

  • Diplom Pädagogik

And lots of life experience...

                     

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