Born in Baltimore, Maryland to a loving and nurturing mother and a father who played drums in a top 40 band in the late 50's and early 60's. My Grandfather was an opera singer and my Grandmother was his pianist. At the age of 4 my Grandmother started teaching me how to play piano. I took formal lessons when I was 6-7 years old when my parents moved to Florida. At age 11, I found my father's drum set in a storage closet and asked him to set them up. I had a couple of friends in the neighborhood who knew how to play the drum set, so I would invite them over so I could watch and listen to them play. I would try to emulate what I saw and heard. Within a short time, I started getting very good. By 17 I had my first professional gig. I started taking formal lessons after high school from a great jazz drummer named Mickey McGann. I continued to play in bands locally around the Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale area. In my 20's, I was one of the premier local drummers in the area. I had recording sessions at Criteria Studios in Miami, along with other recording studios in the area and started teaching as at 25 years old. I continued playing and recording with anyone and everyone I could. Very rarely would I ever be in just one band. I have played in different original projects as well. I specialize in Rock, R & B, Funk, Soul, Fusion and Jazz.