[Drumsunlimited]

Hello To all my Fellow Drummers , I just came aboard this morning, Im 57 years old started at 4 years of age , Made my Career working started my Professional Career at 10 yrs old ,So for 42 years Ive been at this ,Still learning always will, I graduated Berklee School of Music Recieve a B.A. and B.M. studied at Hartt College of Music Hartford Ct under Al LePak, Hartford Conservitory Richard Lapore,Studied with Joe(Skinny) Porcaro,Art Perretta,Ed Soph, Gary Chaffee, Vibraphones with Bob Gatzen, Gary Burton, Private with Mickey Roker,Soph, Chaffee, ,Recording Session Player for Columbia, Universal, played Broadway, Las Vegas Eddie&Steve Gorme, This Year moved to Pensacola Fl married my High School SweetHeart and worked at BlackBird Studios in Nashville Tenn for Martina McBride,I looking for Students to teach privately I have a Patented Method of Instruction to evalate any Drummer to a higher potential ,and Im looking for work in any Genre ,I ve played and worked in every Genre including Symphony Classical (timpanni) Opera, RadioCityMusicHall,but I live to play Jazz,and Funk,R&B,Latin,and have toured with Jarreau, Scaggs, Raitt, In Jazz Andy Norrell, Eric Alexander, Avashi Cohon, Lonnie Plaxico,Gene Harris, and a list from POP Rock, Country,.Im with AFM< and BMI, PAS, So Im introducting myself in the hope of netwoking in our Drum Community here in Florida , Not to be conceded but to accent positive aspects of my life to share , learn and grow and Im looking forword to getting to meet and talk to all drummers everywhere Thanks Sincerely

[Tainojim]

Welcome to DSC Drumsunlimited.

It's great to have another veteran drummer on the forum.