He is a percussionist, composer and who began his musical career
performing with the Phoenix Symphony in Arizona. Deciding to branch out, he began
to work in Los Angeles and soon he was recording and touring with
many acclaimed artists such as Christine Aguilera, Patti
Austin, The Beach
Boys, Michael Bolton, David Bowie, Jimmy
Buffett, Kim Carnes ,The Cate Brothers, Pete Cetera, Rita
Coolidge, Fleetwood Mac, Glenn
Frey, Amy Grant, Josh Groban, Cissy Houston, Al Jarreau, John
Lennon, Loggins & Messina, Dave
Matthews, Sergio Mendez, The O'Jays, Pink Floyd, Poco, Eddie
Rabbitt, REO Speedwagon, Lee Ritenour, Linda
Ronstadt, James
Taylor
, and many more.His growing collection of percussion instruments that he
picked up over the years from many different countries were complemented by
the addition of everyday articles such as hubcaps and soon he would become recognised
for his unique style.Very
active in the film and television music industry he was one of the first
percussionists working with a live orchestra that employed the use of
computers. His compositions,
arrangements and/or performance can be heard on music for the TV series Buffy
the Vampire Slayer and Home Improvement and in the movies Starship
Trooper.For the Love of the Game, Breakdown, Payback, Dr. Dolittle, 10
Things I Hate About You, Switchback, Godzilla, Krippendorf's Tribe, Crocodile
Dundee in L.A. and countless others. Recording too many albums to be
able to mention, a selection of them include Finger Painting by Earl
Klugh
, Magic Man by Herb
Alpert , Tails by Lisa Loeb, Native
Sons and So Fine by Loggins & Messina, Airwaves by
Badfinger, Unity by Big Mountain, Golden Scarab and The
Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll by Ray Manzarek, Volcano by Jimmy
Buffett
, Living Room Suite by Harry Chapin, Let Me Know
You by Stanley Clarke, Playing My Thang and Night After Night by Steve
Cropper
, Indian Summer by Go West, Love Me Again by Rita
Coolidge
, Allnighter by Glenn
Frey , Bottom Line by John
Mayall, Guardian of the Light by George Duke, Hi Infidelity
by REO Speedwagon, Pele by Sergio Mendes, Well Kept Secret
and Take Heart by Juice Newton, Mad Love by Linda
Ronstadt , Emotion
by Barbra Streisand, Where I Should Be by Peter Frampton, Envoy by Warren Zevon, Can't
Stand Still by Don
Henley , Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive by John
Ford Coley, Songs of the Beatles by Sarah Vaughan, Minnie by
Minnie Riperton, Fate for Breakfast by Art
Garfunkel , Escenas de
Amor by Jose Feliciano, Soulful Christmas by Aaron
Neville , Momentary Lapse of Reason and
Shine On by Pink Floyd, Deciding to venture into his own business in
Venice, California, he set up the Tambourine Percussion Studio in 1997,
which contains a wide range of percussive instruments from all over the
world for use by composers and for recording.
