2012 Pics

Canyon Creek is still going strong, here's some
pics from 2012 - 2014.

Canyon Creek is still going strong, here's some pics from 2012 and 2013. This year we have some great gigs at county fairs and Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Photos from Summer Gigs

Studio Time

NEWS; Been in the studio recording a demo (10 songs) for Canyon Creek. Music went down great, and everyone fell into the pocket with ease (what a treat!) The final mixdown went well and our press kit is now finished.

Current Band

**NEW and DEVELOPING**I am now part of Canyon Creek. They've been around for a while but took some time off and are now retooling their rythm section with new blood!...ie me and a couple of friends.

We play an eclectic mix that will soon be heard at some clubs in Denver and hopefully some Country Music Festivals in Wyoming and Nebraska. Our style is a little hard to pin down but we play some classic country, some modern rock, new country as well as some originals. We can tailor our sets to the venue. We are a five piece band and the majority of the members sing (including me) so have some full harmonies. This includes Two Guitars, One is lead singer (with a talented and unique voice), Bass, and Drums.

Introduction - blog under construction

I am the oldest of 3 musical brothers, and have been playing music since I was about 6 years old. I started on the piano, spent 10 years playing jazz trombone, played drums for a garage band in high school, took up the guitar in my 20's, led music in two churches, sang in a couple groups and played in several more small groups in the 80's you probably never hear of; 'The Philthy Rich Band" being the most notable because we actually did some studio work.

My brother Tom is a jazz musician, with a Doctorate in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. He is a composer constant player and a great brass instructor in the Denver area. My other brother Chris's site is here. He writes music for television and computer games. He also played with the Rock Band Firefall for may years .

What about me? I am a husband, I.T. professional, father and a military reservist. I had always kept the music on the non-professional side of my life (just for fun only) until 2003 when I decided it was time to get serious about ONE instrument again. I had the itch and really wanted to scratch it.

I picked the instrument I have the most fun playing....and to me is the most challenging; The drum-kit. The drums usually drive the music, the drummer picks and maintains the tempo and because of that, any mistakes are noticed by everyone so that makes it very challenging to me.

Everyone knows a drummer or two, even ones that when they show off are pretty awesome but few people know drummers who hold a solid line in a group (s) and other players from various genre's call on them regularly. So I knew that I had my work ahead of me but my experience told me I could do it if I worked hard at it.

I've been pleased with my progress and now as a "working drummer" I still learn something each time I play with a group or take a private lesson. Anyone who says they don't learn something new all the time is not someone I would want to work with!

In 2003 I started taking private lessons, studied also with new DVD tools including Tommy Igoe , Austrailian drummer Jack Bennett, and Tiger" Bill Meligari. , worked on basic things like tempo, rudiments, relaxing while playing and independence. I practiced, nearly every day...I still do .

In 2009 my dream was realized as my chops got consistent enough to start getting calls (and recalls) for gigging! Hard work and dedication always pays off.