He is a drummer, percussionist, vocalist, songwriter
and programmer born in Brooklyn, New York.During the mid 1970s he became a member of the
successful chart group B.T. Express, who had already seen success with the
chart hits "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" and "Express" as well as several
others.He would later work throughout
the 1980s with his co-band member Kashif in his production studio where he became a session drummer
and programmer on several albums. In 1983 he began a three-year stint as a member of the
group Mtume and performed on their biggest hit "Juicy Fruit" the same year he
joined.He released his co-written "How I
Wish You Knew I Cared" in the mid-1990s and it has since appeared on the compilation
albums Funk & Boogie From the Great White North and Love
Disco Style.In 1996 he
joined up with a group of musicians in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and they
put together the reggae band Anthem who have since released the 2000 album Serious,
the 2002 Good To Be There and the 2004 Are You Ready?Working with many other bands,
musicians and singers during the course of his career, he has worked with Will
Downing, Charles Earland, Kenny G, Debbie Gibson, Gladys Knight, Little
Steven, Melba Moore, the OJays and The Spinners to name just a few.The albums he has appeared on are
many but a select few include In Your Eyes by George Benson, Energy
to Burn, Function at the Junction and Shout! by B.T. Express, Abstract
Emotions by Randy Crawford, Just Like the First Time by Freddie
Jackson, Get Loose by Evelyn King, Madonna by Madonna and the
soundtrack of Panther.Today he can still be seen performing in over 200 shows a year with
Anthem.
