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At Philly airport, on my way to spend the Holidays with my family in Holland... Eating cheese steak with my beautiful lady and actually completely accepting the concept of doing nothing other than relax for an entire week!

Reflecting back on 2009, I realize that I totally forgot to mention... The readers of Dutch drummers' magazine Slagwerkkrant once again voted me #2 Hard Rock/Metal drummer of the Benelux this year. THANK YOU! I appreciate this so much!

A more in-depth look back into the past year next week...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Labels: poll, Slagwerkkrant

Last summer I recorded the drums for the debut album of InAshton, a new band lead by the amazingly talented Morgan Clamp.
The ENTIRE album is available for download for FREE on the band's website.

In other quick news... After having skipped the last two years, I will be attending the NAMM convention in Anaheim, CA (Friday Jan 15th only). I'll be hanging around the Sabian and Vic Firth booths most of the time!

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Labels: free download, InAshton, recording

In 2007, I did a photoshoot at my old Brooklyn studio with photographer Jules Follett. The shoot was part of a huge undertaking in which Jules and some of her friends journeyed to portray as many drummers as they possibly could, and collect all their photos and bios for their book, Sticks 'n' Skins. Now, two years later, the book is out, and it's a true gem. Over 500 drummers are featured in the book. Yours truly can be found on page 318 (sporting a haircut I still don't understand, but that aside).

I'd like to thank Jules for her beautiful work, awesome contribution to the drummers community, and also the wonderful dinner we had with some of New York's finest drummers that week (amazing Italian food with Liberty DeVitto and Shawn Pelton!).

This book is a perfect Christmas gift! Grab it at Amazon.com.

Labels: book, photography