Resume

Live Performance:

THOM SHEPHERD & TWANG THANG—5/06-Present Toured Bahrain, Qatar, Africa, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
JYPSI, SONY Recording Artist—4/06-6/06
TAMMY COCHRAN, SONY Recording Artist—5/01-1/02
Toured United States
TOM WOPAT, JOHN SCHNEIDER, The Dukes of Hazzard—1/98-8/01
Touring United States backing up both artists for "Dukes" Reunion Tour.
THE FORESTER SISTERS, WARNER Recording Artists—12/95-12/01
Toured United States, Spain, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Turkey and, the Azore Islands
BECKY HOBBS, Songwriter and Artist—2/94-Present
Toured United States, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Japan
Road Manager
Recording for her albums and demos for her publishing company
HIGHWAY 101—8/96-9/96
Subbed for drummer on U.S. dates
HANK WILLIAMS III, CURB Recording Artist—4/96-2/97
Toured United States, Switzerland, and Japan
Band Leader
RHONDA VINCENT, GIANT Recording Artist—4/94-2/97
Toured United States, Switzerland, and Japan
Road Manager

Studio Experience:

Performed on soundtracks for "Noddy", a PBS childrens' show
Produce Country, Rock, and Christian Independent Label releases
Performed on Top 10 Christian Country and Gospel recordings
Record in many Nashville studios for master and demo sessions
Contracted by L.A. producer for Karaoke sessions
Staff drummer at Big Ears Studio, Denny Music Group, Brush Hill Studios, and Gospel Country Network Studios
TV theme music for Turner South network

Nashville Miscellaneous 4/93-Present

Grand Ole Gospel staff drummer for three years of weekly Friday night Opry House performances
Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch performances and demo sessions with The Lynns
Blues gigs with Buddy Guy's guitarist, Scott Holt
Worked with many other artists, including, The Texas Troubadours, Jack Green, Clay Walker, Steve Cropper, and Charlie Daniels
Weekly performances on Lower Broadway with Paul Gannon's Swampgrass Band
Bluegrass gigs with Opryland duo Russ & Becky
Country and R&B concert with Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Performed World Music with 10 piece Hibachi Brothers Barbecue Big Band
Live performance on CMT’s history of country music “Honky Tonk Sound”
Recorded Christmas and Summer TV shows for the USAGEM Association. These shows are broadcast to 4.5 billion homes in 170 countries over 5 TV networks.
Weekly performance with Jimmy Snow, the CCMA’s 2004 Pioneer and Living Legend award winner
Many weekly engagements at “The Wildhorse Saloon”

Music Background

Studied drums privately for ten years
Can read Nashville number system and standard notation charts
Proficient with click track or sequencing

Endorsements

Sonor Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Montineri Custom Drums, Evans Drumheads, Calato Regal Tip Sticks, Slug Percussion Products, Alternate Mode (drumKAT) Electronics, and Keller Drum Shells