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Who I Am



ABOUT ME
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I am a 19 year old male currently residing in Waldorf, Maryland. I have been playing drums and percussion for 12 years. My personal style is generally progressive rock, although I do have experience playing metal, jazz, fusion, punk, orchestral and marching styles. At the moment, I am focusing most of my energy on developing an ambidextrous nature and setup, as well as polyrhythmic combinations over any time signature. I may not use these effects often while on stage with a band, but being comfortable with them makes my normal playing much more grounded and stable.

AWARDS AND HONORS
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1st chair Symphonic/Wind Ensemble (ii - iv)
1st chair Jazz Ensemble (i - iv)
1st chair Pep Band (i - iv)
John Phillips Sousa Award (iv)
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award (iv)
BMHS Senior Band Award (iv)
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention - Fine Arts (iii)
Maryland Solo & Ensemble - Excellent Rating (i - ii)
Drummer - Diablerie
Drummer - No Identity
Drummer - Sinphony

INFLUENCES
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These are the albums and artists I pull the most insipration from, and after listening to myself on tape it's probably a bit too obvious, but oh well :)

Dream Theater - "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence", "Metropolis pt. 2"
Mullmuzzler - "Keep It To Yourself"
Planet X - "Universe"
Marco Minnemann - "The Green Mindbomb"
Steve Vai - "The Ultra Zone"
Queensryche - "Operation: Mindcrime"
Death - "The Sound of Perseverance"

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