I've been incredibly fortunate to play music for a living. Not a day goes by that I don't feel grateful to have the opportunity to do it everyday.

Here are some pics from gigs, celebrity meetings, and just some great musical memories!

Golden Age of the Xylophone, Tour 2015

Ned Devines w/ Dr.FU

Golden Age of the Xylophone, Tour 2015

Dr.FU debut at 9:30 Club!

Dr.FU Halloween show at RiRa

Clarendon Ballroom with Eben on vox!

Paul Schaffer at Spookstock, 2016

Front row at Iron Maiden, 2008!

Steve Miller Band drummer, Gordy Knudtson

Brainwashed early in Burlington, MA

Nat's Stadium w/ Dr.FU

The first incarnation of Nowhere Men w/ Tony Z!

Being a goon at GNE rehearsal.

Rehearsing "21" with Natalie Spehar.

GNE promo shot.

Meeting Black Sabbath drummer, Bill Ward.

BHS Marching Band, 1990

Meeting Rob Halford from Judas Priest.

US Navy Band on a "gym job" on tour, 2015.

Rehearsing at Bernstein's Mass at the Kennedy Center.

Shea's in Buffalo. I think...

Playing the one and only gig with Razor Haliken.

On tour-Mechanic's Hall in Worcester, MA.

Aftershokk, before playing at The Channel in Boston.

Rehearsing Marc Mellit's "Paranoid Cheese" at the Strathmore Mansion.

Peacherine Society Ragtime Orchestra

Ox Fox from Stryper after State Theater show.

The Cabaret orchestra from Signature Theater.

Blocktoberfest w/ Dr.FU.

The star of Cabarat, Wesley Taylor.

Tension drummer, Billy Giddings-a huge inspiration growing up.

Oliver pit at Adventure Theater.

In Bias Studio, recording GNE's debut album.

Eyes of the Nile outside of Velvet Lounge, DC.

Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra, Church of the Epiphany.

Singing Green Day's "Good Riddance" for my friend's wedding.

Rehearsing "Songs For a New World" with Jason Robert Brown

Eyes of the Nile at Baltimore Soundtage. Photo credit: Gary Corpuz

GNE at Atlas Performing Arts Center, DC

Celebrate Fairfax w/ Dr.FU

Halloween gig with Bootsy Collins at the Strathmore

Allan Williams, the first manager of the Beatles!!

UMASS Lowell Marching Band playing for Bill Clinton

Keith Aleo, Midwest Convention 2014

Songs for a New World w/ Jason Robert Brown

The rooftop of Apple Corps, where the Beatles last performed together!

Getting ready to perform my senior recital at UMASS Lowell, 1996

Performing Lou Harrison's Koncerto for Violin and Percussion. Amnon Levy, soloist and Will Hudgins, conductor

Meeting Brad Delp from Boston a couple months before he died:(

New friends at the Rome Festival Orchestra, 1995

Rome Festival Orchestra, 1995

Homemade flyer for Aftershokk's show with Dee Snider

Friday Night Live w/ Dr.FU

Tim Genis, Principal Timpanist of the Boston Symphony

Dream Theater keyboard wiz, Jordan Rudess

Harrisburg Symphony, 2006ish

Ned Devine's w/ Dr.FU

Completely improvised, live radio performance with Charlie Kramer

The final bow after my senior recital, UMASS Lowell. Just played Dream Theater's Take the Time!

A marimba and cello duo at Flashpoint, DC

Ned Devine's w/ Dr.FU, 2016

Set up for Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, Atlas PAC

Music for 18 Musicians w/ GNE, Atlas PAC

Andrew Simpson's score for The Wind,

Another GNE promo shot

Playing "Barracuda" at Spookstock, 2016. Judges included Paul Schaffer and the head of the NSA...

Dockside w/ Junkfood

Gourmet Symphony at the Hamilton, DC

Pat Hollenbeck and Tom Gauger from the Boston Esplanade and Orchestra

Private party w/ Dr.FU

Apollo Orchestra percussionists

Moving equipments with Team Percussion after an Apollo Orchestra concert

House kit for Baltimore gig w/ Junkfood

Ravel's Rhapsodie Espagnol w/ Apollo Orchestra, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Sitting in with Go Go Gadget on "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" at Mandi Mero's wedding, Clarendon Grill

Apollo Orchestra, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Navy Birthday concert, DAR Constitution Hall, DC

Mark Ford's Stubernic Fantasy w/ US Navy Band, Tour 2014

Zelda concert at Strathmore, 2016

Apollo Orchestra, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Celebrate Fairfax, 2017 w/ Herr Metal

Backstage at the Strathmore Zelda concert

NYE w/ Herr Metal, Gaylord National Harbour

Maholo Cove w/ Herr Metal, Photo Credit: Dave Aspinwall

Monster Bash w/ Dr.FU, State Theater

Something I didn't write. From Carrie, the musical

Zelda at the Strathmore

Rhianna's drummer before the African American Museum opening, DC

Meeting guitar icons Eric Johnson, Andy McKee, and Pepe D' Agostino

Drum staging before Cafe 611 with Eyes of the Nile

Palpazione, a singing and performing troupe at the Gaylord National Harbour

My last GNE concert. Baltimore War Memorial, 2015

Dr.FU Halloween show at Mahalo Cove

Annapolis Symphony percussion section, 2016

Choral Arts Society Xmas Concert, Kennedy Center 2015

Post concert hang, Annapolis Symphony Opening Night

Choral Arts Society, Kennedy Center 2015

Metal Church and Transiberian Orchestra drummer, Jeff Plate

Darkness shirt in Kennedy Center

Private Party at the Hamilton w/ Dr.FU

Rocking the violin in elementary school

US Navy Band members representing at Annapolis Symphony concert

2012 Virginia International Tattoo

Original Eyes of the Nile lineup pic, courtesy of Fiverr

Church gig with Kevin Taylor!

2012 Virginia International Tattoo

Gunter and Klaus hanging with the Redskins Cheerleaders, NYE 201...

Boston Crusaders, 1994

About to play the opening of the African American History Museum, DC

Performing Ican Trevino's "Catching Shadows" at the 2014 Midwest Convention

Peacocking at my first gig with Junkfood at Hard Times, Manassas

Rutter's Reqiuem

Recording on Cue Studio's DW kit for Chris Sizemore's debut album

In the control room of Cue Studios listening to takes

Ned Devine's w/ Dr.FU

My Grover drum for Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto

I'm going to guess this is Ned Devine's but I really don't know and with whom!

Mark Ford's Stubernic Fantasy, Tour 2014

Tarara Winery w/ Dr.FU and Herr Metal

Terry Bozzio's behometh kit at the Hamilton, DC

Provided vintage kit for Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra

Name in lights! Outside of AFI, Silver Spring for Andrew Simpson's "The Wind"

Set up for Andrew Simpson's "The Wind" at AFI, Silver Spring

Dr.FU about to rock Mahalo Cove

With the amazing Dominic Fragman

Maryland Symphony percussion section, 201...

Sharon Isbin after MD Symphony finale

Herr Metal at Celebrate Fairfax

Mike Portnoy at the last Empire show, Springfield VA

GNE poster outside of Atlas PAC, DC

The setup for Armando Bayolo's Sacred Cows, Atlas PAC

Rogers kit at Clarendon Grill w/

Rogers kit before gig with , Clarendon Grill

Celebrate Fairfax w/ Dr.FU and Herr Metal

Sucking the humidity out of a tambourine is very important!

The pit for Oliver, Adventure Theater

Another cute shot of the Oliver pit musicians, Adventure Theater

Sitting in with Lovely Rita somewhere in Southern MD

Marc Mellits at the Mansion at Strathmore, about to play his "Paranoid Cheese"

Palpazione grooving outside the Gaylord

Private party at the Hamilton, w/ Dr.FU

Another GNE poster outside of Atlas PAC, DC

One of those chimes fell right onto the marble floor right before the part you see...GNE, National Gallery of Art

Barack Obama Inaugural, 2009

Made a stop to Venice Beach...

On tour with US Navy Band in Disneyland

The caretaker in the house Ringo Starr grew up in Liverpool!

Taking a bow after Signature Theater's, Cabaret

Unfortunately, I was not playing this gig...FooFighters at RFK, 7-4-2015

Porcupine Tree, King Crimson drummer, and all around bad ass, Gavin Harrison

With Randy Johnson before a ceremony

White House Garden Tour

Daphnes and Chloe w/ MD Symphony

Another great MD Symphony percussion section

Warming up before MD Symphony concert

I've played the rainstick more times than I can even believe.

Me and Julie watching the conductor...

Dead center. Hopefully for good reason.

Rite of Spring section, Alexandria Symphony 2013

National Gallery of Art w/ Alexandria Symphony. Rite of Spring and Scheherezade.

Rite of Spring, with dancers!

Gunter is ready to rock Celebrate Fairfax

My Dad singing back in the day!

Always a good hang in Shirlington with Signature musicians.

At Singature for Bligh Voth's cabaret

Amazing musicians for Bligh Voth's cabaret at Signature Theater

Spin, an amazing musical-Signature Theater 2013

Early incarnation of Nowhere Men w/ Tony Z!

The legend, Frank Battisti, talking baseball with Phil Kiamie

One of many ridiculous ideas at UMASS Lowell. Vocal Jazz baby!

Miss Saigon at Signature Theater

Sitting in with Cheap Date at Clarendon Grill, Arlington VA

Laurea Lee and Rich Shea at Clarendon Grill

Branford Marsalis before Alexandria Symphony concert

Subbed this show a couple times at Signature Theater

Great time catching up with these amazing percussionists.

Signing GNE CDs! We raised over 12K to make this happen!

Vocalist extraordinaire, Carolyn Cole

Some of Carolyn Cole's musicians for her going away concert at Signature Theater

Post show hang with amazing Signature Theater musicians

Dweezil Zappa's drummer hanging out with us before a show at The Birchmere

After performing Jason Robert Brown's "Songs For a New World"

Steve Miller and "Skunk" Baxter at Spookstock 2016!!

About to perform at the Verizon Center w/ US Navy Ceremonial Band

Louis Andriessen at the Dutch Embassy

Zakir Hussein and Dr. Lee Hinkle

Graduate recital at NEC's Jordan Hall. Dream Theater's Learning to Live and Take the Time were rocked out here.

Christopher Rouses's "Bonham" at Symphony Hall, NEC percussion ensemble 1999

Hanging with Zorro!

Dress rehearsal of Andy Akiho's "21" with Natalie Spehar-Atlas PAC

More brainwashing. Thank my sister!

The name of the piece is escaping me, but was with GNE. And Rocky shirt.

With Karel Husa and Frank Battisti after a performance of Husa's "Music for Prague" at NEC

Herr Metal taking a bow at Celebrate Fairfax

After a performance of Bernstein's Mass with the Washington Choral Arts Society, Kennedy Center

MD Symphony

Another shot of Bernstein's Mass, Kennedy Center

Marc Mellits and Natalie Spehar at Bang On a Can, NYC

The legend, Peter Erskine at PASIC 2005?

Fourth of July w/ US Navy Band

MD Symphony 4th of July percussion section, 20...

Hanging outside the White House with Jeff

Louis Andriessen's "La Commedia" at the National Gallery of Art

Playing rocks in a piece by Lei Liang with John Spirtas at MIT

Little Shop of Horrors, Infinity Theater

Bill Ludwig at PASIC

Ready for another Dr.FU wedding for Melissa!

Melissa's wedding scene

Meal Church at Jaxx, Kirk Arrington (to my right) was a huge influence growing up

The Master, Joe Morello

Dixie Dreg's and Winger's, Rod Morgenstein

Brush master, Ed Thigpen

Bruce Dickinson on his first solo tour at the Living Room in RI

Uptown Alley w/ Dr.FU

Michael Colgrass's "Variations for Viola and Four Drums" with Becca at Shakespeare Theater (I think)

Aspen Music Festival percussion section, 1996 w/ Tom Stubbs of St. Louis Symphony

9:30 Club w/ Dr.FU

Neil Grover and Frank Battisti

United World Philharmonic in Bonn, Germany 1999

Dream Theater's James Labrie

US Navy Birthday concert with John and American Idol's Phil Stacey

Recording at Omega Studios, Rockville MD

Playing Coca Cola cans for a piece by someone...

Triumph's Rik Emmett

Timpin' on Rite of Spring, Christoph Eschenbah conducting. Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, 1999-Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

First show with Aftershokk, our singer Brian's high school graduation party

Beethoven's Double Quartet w/ Ars Nova

The legend, Vic Firth (RIP) at PASIC 1996

The Velvet Lounge w/ Eyes of the Nile

The Make America Great Again concert-ask me about it sometime.

Xomposer, William Kraft at PASIC 2005

Kroumata percussion ensemble, PASIC 2005

Zorro, PASIC 2005

Oktoberfest w/ Dr.FU, Reston VA 2016

Tim Rice's Circle of Life with Young Artists of America, Strathmore 2017

Jason Robert Brown's "Songs For a New World"

US Navy Band 4th of July concert

Recording handbells w/ US Navy Band for Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy

Recording w/ Dr.FU at Omega Studios for their students

The "Paranoid Cheese" crew, Mansion at Strathmore

Black Sabbath drummer, Bill Ward, signing his artwork for me

About to perform inside Fenway Park for Opening Day-Red Sox vs. Yankees!

Engaging conversation with Black Sabbath drummer, Bill Ward! Unforgettable.

GNE's kick ass Kickstarter campaign

Performing tuned bowls for Lou Harrison's "Strict Songs" with PostClassical Ensemble

Performing with LAMP at NYC's Spectrum, 2013

Rocking the tuned bowls for Lou Harrison's "Strict Songs"

The "Calm Down Ringo" drummers

PostClassical Ensemble at the Lisner Auditorium, DC

Sitting in with Toxic Mouse, Clarendon Grill-"To Be with You"

Good times at a GNE rehearsal, Atlas PAC

Louis Andriessen's "De Materie" at the National Gallery of Art w/ GNE

Congressional Chorus at Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Rehearsing Marc Mellit's 5 Machines at the Bang On a Can Festival, NYC

Doing all the work.

Bang On a Can Festival, NYC

Me and Glenn with GNE

Me and Glenn w/ GNE at Catholic University

US Navy Band percussionist outside Old Town Alexandria's Town Hall

Performing a full honors funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

US Navy Band concert, US Capitol

A funeral procession in the snow. First time.

The National Anthem at Fenway Park

Funeral in the snow at Arlington National Cemetery

Probably angry at the composer.

The first Nowhere Men gig, a birthday party!

On tour-Niagra Falls

Wacking the tamourine at the US Capitol

On tour and after a concert with the US Navy Band at NEC

Performing at Barack Obama's Neighborhood Ball

Ceremony at the ANC Amphitheater

4 Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail to the Chief, Barack Obama Inaugural

From Niagra Falls

Percussion section pic for Juan Vazquez

First Navy Birthday concert at DAR Consitution Hall, DC

UMASS Lowell percussion ensemble. Gainsborough?

Sitting in with Hijynx at Whitlows

Doing a clinic at George Mason University

Offical US Navy Band pic

US Navy Band at RFK

The first GNE photo session, 2015-16

Aftershokk reunion in the old rehearsal space

Percussive Arts Society visit while on tour

With family on tour in TN

In St. Thomas, performing in honor of the first African American Drum Major

Making fun music with friends

Evelyn Glennie, after a clinic at GMU

Seeing family on tour in Manchester, NH

I forget the name of this duet and the composer...

Rocking with Scott's New Band at the Clarendon Grill

Funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

Timpin' on Rite of Spring (German style) with Christoph Eschenbach conducting. Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 1999, Concertgebuow Amsterdam

US Navy Ceremonial Band in St. Thomas

Jason Robert Brown conducting the Young Artists of America

NYE with Scott's New Band, DC

NYE with Scott's New Band

White House Garden Tour

Louis Andriessen during rehearsals for his Da Materie w/ GNE

Louis Andreissen watching the dress rehearsal for his De Materie at the National Gallery of Art w/ GNE

Rehearsing w/ Branford Marsalis

Recording music for teachers so they can hear pieces they might be interested in playing. I remember listening to them in high school and playing along. Full circle!

The Mansion at Strathmore

At the Calzone factory designing percussion trunks

Seeing friends on tour is always great!

I believe this is Shea's in Buffalo

Warming up before a "gym job" on tour

Mechanics Hall, Worcester MA

About to play Fenway Park Opening Day, Sox-Yankees!

Part of the crowd at Barack Obama's Inaugural

Jamie Foxx at the Neighborhood Ball

Queen Latifah at the Neighborhood Ball

Lucy Liu at the Neighborhood Ball. I asked her to dance...

Lucy Liu!

Kate Walsh at the Neighborhood Ball

US Capitol West Steps w/ US Navy Band

US Capitol w/ US Navy Band

One of the front ensembles I taught at West Springfield High School. I had nothing to do with the shirts...

Soloing for the first time with the US Navy Band on Leroy Anderson's "Fiddle Faddle"

Obama Barack Inaugural crowd

Barack Obama Inaugural crowd

Adam Levine of Maroon 5

No idea but it seems right.

Nats' Park w/ Scott's New Band

White House Garden Tour w/ Jim and Randy

Maybe the first official band pic I was in

Promo shot for GNE

An Armando Bayolo piece at the National Gallery of Art

Stephen King's House in ME

Bebopping it w/ MD Symphony 4th of July concert

Concert On The Avenue w/ US Navy Band

The amazing cast and crew of Infinity Theater's Little Shop of Horrors

Pentagon Memorial concert

RFK Stadium w/ US Navy Ceremonial Band

President Reagan's funeral

After a performance of Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, NEC's Jordan Hall

Backed up Maynard Ferguson once upon a time! In an orchestra.

Dr.FU promo shot

Probably a power ballad.

During the quad feature, UMASS Lowell Marching Band, 1992/3

D-Day Memorial

Excited to be in the White House for the first time

White House w/ Randy and Stacy

Timpin' w/ the Rome Festival Orchestra

This might've been the Porgy and Bess Overture w/ the Rome Festival Orchestra

First official US Navy Band photo, 2001

Old Town Alexandria parade

Multitasking

Probably the first write up I was ever involved in! First band, Aftershokk

These uniforms went away

George W. Bush Inaugural

Singing The Ramones "Sedated" w/ Aftershokk. Great look.

Aspen Music Festival percussion section 1996 w/ Tom Stubbs and Eugene Espino (RIP)

Stevie Wonder at the Neighborhood Ball

Great Noise Ensemble

Rite of Spring in Concertgebuow Amsterdam. Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Christoph Eschenbach conducter

I'm not sure what I was playing, but it's in Boston's Symphony Hall during NEC days

Arlo Guthrie at Carnegie Hall

Kirk Arrington, the original drummer for Metal Chris-huge inspiration growing up!

Aspen Music Festival 1996 percussionists w/ composer Robert Miller

George Antheil's "Ballet Mechanique" at Symphony Hall w/ BMOP

Aspen Music Festival 1006 w/ Tom Stubbs and Louis Bellson (RIP)

Marching my first parade w/ BHS Marching Band 1989

Taking a bow after playing snare on Ravek's Bolero, NEC

Madam Butterfyl, Lake George Opera 2000

Kurt Weill's "Die Burgshaft" opera, Spoleto USA 1998

4th of July parade w/ Aftershock 1990

My conducting debut with UMASS Lowell percussion ensemble, 1996ish

Chatting it up with Frank Epstein, ret. Boston Symphony

Eugene Espino (RIP), former timpanist of Cincinnati Orchestra

My teacher from UMASS Lowell, Jeff Fischer!

The percussion writer for UMASS Lowell's marching band, Peter Furnari. I had a hell of a time learning his parts!

Henry Goebell's "Surrogate Cities" at Spoleto Music Festival USA

Lou Harrison's Violin Koncerto at UMASS Lowell

Making some extra cash, Spoleto USA 1999 (2000?)

My first gig EVER. Jam 89 at Burlington High School. Still have the recording.

Ravel's La Valse w/ Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, 1999-Christoph Eschenbach conducting

UMASS Lowell's genious marching band director, Dan Lutz

Offstage percussion for Mahler 2, Aspen Music Festival, 1996

Mahler 8 at Carnegie Hall w/ Boston Philharmonic

Always a good time with the percussionists of the Metropolitan Wind Symphony

My first 4th of July concert with the US Navy Band. I'm the only one left from this group!!

Beethoven 8 w/ NIH Symphony Orchestra

Christopher Rouse's "Ogoun Badagri" at UMASS Lowell. We rose from the lowered pit!

First time meeting Rik Emmett

Playing jazz for money in Piazza Navona, Italy with Rich

Rostropovich conducting Shostakovich's 1st Violin Concerto w/ Vadim Repin soloist, Schleswig-Holstein Festival 1999

Rostropovich conducting Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, Schleswig-Holstein Festival 1999

Rostropovich playing Dvorak's Cello Concerto (he autographed my timpani part!)-Schleswig-Holstein Festival 1999

Christopher Rouse, Aspen Music Festival 1996

Peter Schikele and Robert Miller, Aspen Music Festival 1996

Some of the percussionists of the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, 1999

Rite of Spring in Concertgebuow Amsterdam. Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Christoph Eschenbach conducter

Escape Club in NH w/ Aftershokk (shared kits)

Spoleto USA percussionists, 2000

Stockhausen during rehearsals for his "Carre"-Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 1999

Saying goodbye to Tom Stubbs, Aspen 1996

Took one tambourine part and made it into a 4 parter...Schleswig 1999

Eine kleine Tischmusik-Schleswig Holstein 1999

In the pit for Puccini's Il Triticco opera, Spoleto 2000

The World Philharmonic percussionists in Bonn, Germany 2000

Emil de Cou and Dave Miller after a great Alexandria Symphony concert, 2017

Performing w/ Barclay Brass at the National Air and Space Museum's 40th Anniversary event to Star Wars "A New Hope"

40th anniversary of Star Wars "A New Hope" at the National Air and Space Museum

Sing, Sing, Sing solo at the 2012 VA International Tattoo in Norfolk, VA

Chris DeChiara