The Drylake Drummer

I've been studying and playing drums for more than 20 years. I have a mind so unique, it's unlike anyone else's. My brain is IT!

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Who or what is your musical inspiration?

When you've been playing drums for as long as I have, you have many musical inspirations via artists, like Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Joey Jordison, Samus Pauliccelli, Nicholas Barker, Travis Barker, Eric Moore, literally EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING can inspire me. Drums and music have been my passion since forever. So you go through phases of studying many drummers/bands, and just about every music style. You defy the odds. You literally create and manifest experiences behind the kit by playing more


How would performing at the Global Citizen Festival impact your career?

Tremendously! Lol Right now, I'm basically just a studio or session drummer just looking for my chance for a gig. Just watch my videos, and you can see there's something special there. The passion! I'm ready! I'm just doing social media until my number gets called. I can play in any band and amplify their music with my drumming. Seriously, like I'm not joking! It's a shame that I have to take the long way, because my local scene is all filled up,but tbh, I think I'm better and work harder than a


What would you do with $50,000?

I would probably pour some back into my local metal community. Then, I would move somewhere where I can play my acoustic kit and custom Soultone cymbals on the regular instead of having to setup my entire Vdrums kit and cameras, lighting, etc. So that I can continue to do what I love, which is make drum content. Tbh, tho, I'm tired of playing covers, so I would use as much of it as it took to be in a professional band that tours regularly. Then I suppose I'd either save the rest or ask y'all, lo


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