Post #654410 by tiki mick on Thu, Oct 4, 2012 12:30 PM

On 2012-10-01 13:54, Mr. Ho wrote:
Lucas,

Yes, I studied piano seriously from age 4->18 or so. Around 7th grade I started on drums/percussion and didn't look back, ending up with a percussion performance degree (genre neutral, but heavy on orchestral and jazz drumming) from northern az university. (I'm from Phoenix!) :wink:

These days, I primarily perform on hybrid kits and hand percussion (I specialize in ethnic tambourines and cajon) , although in the quartet, I focus on vibes (I was the original vibist in WAITIKI fyi). I also play drumset occasionally (big bands, David Wax Museum), do some theatre/star attraction work in Boston (Donna Summer, Kristin Chenoweth etc), and occasional orchestral hits (too many to name!). I'm also 1 of 2 pianists in the Orchestrotica's Esquivel big band, doubling on percussion and I perform on piano/keys with CORDIS, a percussive chamber music quartet so the piano as of the last few years keeps creeping back into my life! It's good for writing/composing though and I still enjoy it as a side thing.

Videos/projects etc. at http://crashandboom.com

best,
Brian

That "Third river rangoon" video is insanely good!