Tag Archives: Drum Teacher




Student Performance

Proud to see Lori Brookes (on cajon) playing out with her duet. There are few things more gratifying as a teacher than seeing students perform. Nice work, Lori!! Photo by Dennis Anderson Photography Save

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The Eagle and Child’s new album

Hi folks, very excited about my band’s (The Eagle and Child) new album coming out next week.  It’s called ‘All Moments’, and we are super pumped about it.  Here’s some info about our album release show.  Stoked!

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Grenada Theater, Santa Barbara with Joseph Pfeifer

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Photos from Santa Barbara with Joseph Pfeifer

Yep, this is a late post. Had a blast playing with Joseph Pfeifer and the crew at the historic Santa Barbara Courthouse for Easter.  At first I was thinking, “A courthouse?”  But man- this place is a tourist destination for … Continue reading

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Las Vegas with The Scott Cunningham Band

Had a great trip this past week to Vegas with The Scott Cunningham Band.  It was a brief one but a lot of fun nonetheless!   And you gotta do the mandatory (delirious) drive down the strip, you know?!   … Continue reading

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Podcast Part II

Had the privilege of co-hosting The Christian Musician Podcast, ‘How To Play Drums’ recently.  Part 2 (of 2) was released and you can listen to it below. Topics covered: -Biggest factors to becoming a professional -To read or not to read … Continue reading

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Co-host on Podcast

Last month month I met up with fellow San Diegan Scott Vanderwarf at my place to discuss God, life, music, and drums. Scott is the host and creator of The Christian Musician podcast, which covers different topics revolving around, well, … Continue reading

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In The Studio: with Eric Owyoung / Future of Forestry

It had been a while since I got to hang with my good friend and former bandmate Eric. Since we went in different career directions years back, we only get to see each other on occasion- but it’s always a … Continue reading

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Student Video Performance: Ariana Wong playing “Messiah” by Phil Wickham

  Ariana has been taking lessons with me since she started about 2 years ago now.  She’s 17 and is a very talented multi-instrumentalist. She also practices hard– which you can see in her playing. Great job, Ariana!!

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