Here are some current and recent projects, artists, bands, recordings, and touring I’ve had the privilege of contributing to over the years
Current Projects
VNV Nation
Alt Electronic
Touring drummer (2017-present):
- Automatic Empire North/Central American and European tours
- Noire North/South American tour
- Electric Sun North/Central American tour
- Sick New World 2024
The Sweet Kill
Goth rock
Drummer (2025-present)
- 2025 European tour
- WGT Leipzig Festival, Leipzig, Germany
- 2026 “Slay The Dragon” European tour
- Amphi Festival, Cologne, Germany
Waves of Steele
Traditional Instrumental Surf
Drums (2023-present)
- Played the 2026 SG101 Winter Surf Festival
- Car shows around northern Los Angeles County
Cole Gallagher
Country
Drums (2026-present)
- Local Los Angeles gigs
- California tour, March 2026.
- Featured in Rolling Stone’s Latin Music Hub for “Chatting Through Steel,” a collaboration with Los Lobos singer David Hidlago.
Insect Surfers
Instrumental Surf/Psychedelic
Drums (2016-present)
- Headlining several festivals including the Surf Guitar 101 Festival, KFJC Reverb Rampage, and the Southern Surf Stomp among others.
- Numerous West Coast tours
- Featured on 2017’s Datura Moon and several compilations and “best of…” albums.
- House band for Josh Gates Tonight for 2021’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel
The M-Squad
Crime and noir TV and movie themes from the 1950ies – 1970ies.
Drums (2014-present)
- Various gigs around Los Angeles, including two appearances at the Baked Potato and 11 sets at the 2025 Surf Guitar 101 Festival
- Featured on “Live On The Sunset Strip” (2019) and “To Kill A Dead Man” (2025) on Steel Derrick Music
The Band With No Name
Instrumental Surf and Spaghetti Western
Drums (2025-present)
- Played the 2025 Surf Guitar 101 Winter Surf Festival
- Currently recording their first EP at Barber’s Basement Studios.
Select Past Projects
Smoke Season
- Alt Indy/Electronic Rock
- Hybrid Drums (2013-2017)
- Several West and South West US regional tours
- Festivals such as South By South West, CMJ, and Brokechella
- Featured on “Hot Coals Cold Souls” (2014) where the single “Opague” reached more than 7 million streams on Spotify alone.
Davie Allen and the Arrows
- Instrumental Garage Rock
- Drums (2014-2016)
- Featured on “50th Anniversary” (2015)
Karolina Rose Protsenko
- Pop
- Session drummer
Anique Rose
- Pop
- Session drummer
- Featured on “When It’s Raining” (2024)
Surfer Joe
- Traditional instrumental surf
- Touring drummer (2018-2019)
- Festivals such as the 2018 SG101 Festival, the 2018 Hi-Tide Records Summer Holiday
Nicolle “Coco” Jadad
- Latin pop
- Session and live drums (2015-2022)
- Featured on “[No Name]” on Columbia Records (2016)
The Cabbys
- Alt rock
- Session and live drummer (2019-present)
- Featured on “Songs To Get Weird To” (2022)
3 Balls of Fire
- Instrumental surf and exotica
- Live drums (2013-present)
The Tahiti Shuttle Experiment
- Experimental instrumental surf
- Drums (2010-2017)
- Featured on their 2011 self-titled album
Action 45
- Punk
- Drummer (2010-2017)
- Featured on the 2010 album “Bastards of America”
These are a selection of the artists, recordings, tours, and collaborations I’ve been fortunate to have been a part of throughout my career.