I have been traveling abroad to play music for a few decades now and I’m always thrilled to visit a new land. My trip to Haiti is proving to be particularly special already. I’m been fortunate to be invited to...

The month of May is here and it’s drum month once again! Long & Mcquade stores have a plethora of drum clinic events throughout the month in most locations across Canada. I’ll be doing five clinics at five Long &...

Last March I went over to Europe for four shows. He was really trying out a few new approaches to his music. It was really great! I went over with Mark Peterson. It’s always great playing Mark and Blood. It’s...

About a month ago I played a benefit concert in Cobourg, Ontario for a very dear friend of mine. She has a very rare and difficult auto immune disease and it is really making her life difficult. She is also...

Last month I had the pleasure of meeting a rather remarkable young lady. Her name is Carly Fleischmann and she taught me a great deal. The street behind the house in which I grew up had a family with a...

Last April I had the honour of being invited to Woodshed Percussion, which is the headquarters for Dream Cymbals, in Toronto. They filmed me for a promotional campaign called “Live from the Woodshed”and we had an absolute blast! While speaking...

May is international drum month and the Long and Mcquade chain music stores is featuring many drummers from across Canada. I am fortunate to be representing Sonor drums, Dream Cymbals, Vic firth sticks, and Remo drum heads on a small...

Hello everyone: I hope this little update finds you all happy and, especially, healthy! It’s been well over three years since I last communicated with you and I do apologize for that. However I had an extremely good reason for...

It’s another amazing day, and another new and exciting project called ‘On Topic’ has come to life while on what is my life’s journey. I see life as though it has been an adventure that has been separated into two...

I have been teaching privately out of my own drum studio for a little over ten years. It has been a truly rewarding experience and I’ve had the opportunity to teach and, in some cases, mentor a wide variety of...