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One Tribe Nation in the OC Weekly

yP — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:31:16 +0000

My band One Tribe Nation has a gig on Friday, April 20 at the Rhythm Lounge in Long Beach. We also got a nice write up in the OC Weekly talking about the gig and our upcoming album, “It’s Time” Check out the article HERE!

Drumming & Dance!

yP — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:24:55 +0000

I am happy to announce that I have teamed up with the beautiful, talented and knowledgable Michelle Chua of Root 2 Rise Yoga! We have embarked on a venture of community and team building incorporating our combined passions of movement, music, and the desire to help people be more healthy.

Michelle offers several yoga classes throughout the week including the Monday morning Rise & Dance class for which I have been joining her on drums! We’ll be available, in the near future, for community/team building events, drum/dance circle facilitating for parties and other similar events. More news to come!

You can check out Michelle’s site at THIS LINK!

Drum Lessons from Former Berklee Teacher

yP — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:32:38 +0000

Looking for drum set lesson? Been on the fence about it, but thinking now might be the right time? Well, you just may be right! Leave me a message HERE

We can go over anything from basic rudiments, to your favorite drum beats in your favorite songs, technique, fills, all styles of music. I can also help you prepare for college auditions. This is especially beneficial if you plan to audition for or attend Berklee College of Music as I taught there for several years and belonged to the team of teachers who conducted the admission and scholarship auditions for the college.

For Berklee auditions I can do coaching and consulting for all instruments.But my specialty area is rhythm section( piano, drums,bass,other keyboard instruments, and guitar)

I offer lessons in person (in Los Angeles) or online on skype. Get in touch for more info or to schedule a time!

WHEW!

yP — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:02:46 +0000

Well, the Manila trip went really well! Fans loved the show and I had a little bit of time to check out the city. Not a lot, but a little. I’ll be posting some pics soon! Look out for those in the coming week as well as some clips from recent ZUR activity! ALSO news about the upcoming ONE TRIBE NATION record! FINALLY being mixed!

My first trip to Manila!

yP — Sat, 28 May 2011 17:53:20 +0000

This will be my first visit to Southeast Asia in a very long time! I’ll be playing with the dynamic seven time Grammy Award-winning duo, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr! This will be a really fun how, so I highly recommend you check it out if you’re in that the Philippines at that time. If you’ve got friends and/or family there , please let them know. It’s a fun, and high quality musical performance! They’ll be glad they came. To my best knowledge, this is our only show in the Philippines. There was talk of another show but that show was not confirmed.

Spreadin’ peace in San Diego TONIGHT!

yP — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:19:05 +0000

Oddly enough there exist some very effective weapons for spreading Peace. Music is one such “weapon”. My friend Kenwood Dennard would say that music is a type of “non-violent fist”.

So, I’m about about to do my part tonight and tomorrow and spread some peace down here in San Diego w/ my brother Lennox. Check the calendar for details. Come be peace with us.

Lennox’s Youtube

Remodeling The Studio…for your um…entertainment???

yP — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:36:10 +0000

Did some painting and cleaning up in my studio! Decided to have some fun with iMovie and some of my music.
The track you’ll hear is a song by me and some friends. We call ourselves ESO. Some of you may have hear this song before but I know there are many who have not. The song will be available to the public soon. The song was written by the band- Andrew Braxton-vox & production, Katz Goto on bass, Tak Tanaka on Guitar, yours truly on drums and production featuring a solo by monster shredder German Schauss the “Lightspeeder”.

Check it out and laugh..and enjoy the music! Also don’t forget to sign up for the news letter. That way you’ll get all the news as soon as it happens.

A cool gig LA you should know about!

yP — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:45:22 +0000

So I’ve been working with this band One Tribe Nation for a couple years and for the last year or so we’ve been kind of on hiatus while our producer Chris Baseford finishes our album in between all of his really big projects with people like Rob Zombie and Tommy Lee and other folks of that ilk! Wel the other day I get a call from bassist and One Tribe Nation band-mate Dave Filice. He says he’s playing with really cool artist named Ashley Turner and they’ve got an EP release gig coming up and find themselves in need of guess what- you guessed it- A drummer! So I get the music and start listening and REALLY dig the stuff! Interesting songs and melodies and even some interesting metric shifts. And all of that without sounding pretentious! We’re playing at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach tomorrow (WEDNESDAY) night at 10PM! Come by if you’ve been waiting to check out one of my gigs in town! =) Get full detail at my calendar link.

Here’s an interview of Ashley in The Beach Reporter

The creative process! New music coming soon!

yP — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:10:21 +0000

Been doing some writing lately. Pulling out the guitar every time I have a moment to just sit with it and mess around.
I’ve really been liking some of the ideas. I’m looking forward to sharing some of them with you once I’ve got a handful of them done. This past three or four months has been full of deep learning experiences that have significantly changed the way I relate to people. It’s especially true for those who are closest to me. Some of that change will be reflected in the next batch of new songs. Stay tuned in if you’d like to stay in the loop about new music and the like. There are special benefits, if you join the family, like free music and all kinds of other goodies. Plus it’ll make it easier for me to let you know when I’m going to be in YOUR town for a show! =)

Click HERE to join the rest of the family!

Non-musical activity to help my drumming

yP — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:08:54 +0000

This past year has been quite a challenge. Many losses experienced among my family and friends. All this loss has made me reflect much more on my own personal well-being.
Someone very close to me started a Yoga teaching practice and offered me some lessons. I was quite impressed. First of all Michelle Chua of Root 2 Rise Yoga is an amazing, sensitive, caring, nurturing and skilled teacher. Her instruction has had a significant positive influence on my life and my body. I highly recommend Yoga to anyone who may want to to try something a little different to keep yourself in good health.
It’s also been great for my drumming. My technique improves as I improve in my Yoga practice.

If you’re on facebook, you can check out her page where she occasionally has specials posted.

Root 2 Rise Yoga

Here are some times and locations. She also has GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE!
Now teaching at…
~Yoganette, 2360 S. Azusa Ave W. Covina on Tuesdays @ 3pm, 4:30, 6:30, 8:15
~The Club at AT&T Center, Downtown LA on Tuesdays @ 11:30am
~Yoganette on Fridays @ 11am, 1pm, 4:30, 6:30
~Privates and group community classes by request: root2riseyoga@gmail.com