Over 19 years experience performing in local and national acts

ENDORSEMENTS:

Yamaha Drums (Absolute Maple Custom w/ Sonny Emory Signature Snare)

AKG Drum Microphones (D112, C418, C1000)

CURRENT PERFORMANCES:

THE WILSON BRASWELL BAND : Wilson Braswell on Guitar; Brad Williams on Bass, Geno LeSage on Keys, and myself on drums. Southern Rock, R&B, Funk, Rock mix of tunes... public and private venues.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ALPHARETTA: Contemporary Christian Music Praise & Worship every Sunday at FBCA. Services are from 11:00am - 12:30pm. .

HISTORY:

1993 ­ Present; Atlanta, GA: "Against The Grain" House Band at the Saddle Rack Salloon (Contemporary Country); "Wilson Braswell Band" (Southern Rock, Country, Rock, Dance), "Spank Williams & The Juniors" (funk, R&B, rock, jass), "Borderline" (Southern Rock, Country, R&B), "Cupa' Jo" (Louisiana Zydeco / R&B trio), "Above The Grain" (Fusion Jazz), "James David Carter & Against The Grain" (Contemporary Country), "The Mike Veal Band" (Texas R&B, Blues, Funk, Dance, Pop Variety), "Wild Bills Road Band" (Country), "Peter Vogl Group" (Variety / Rock / R&B / Blues), "The Jazz Trio featuring Tom Grose & Tommy Vickory" (Traditional Jazz Trio), "Livin Large" (Variety Rock); "Brad Large" (rock, dance), "Blankety Blank" (Rock), "Shakin' Snakes" (Blues), "Kelly Williams Group" (Rock), "Uptown Express" (Fusion Jazz), "Patty Mac & Entice" (R&B Pop - Funk), "Thornton-Price" (Country), "Alan Barnes Trio" (Traditional Jazz), "La Boucherie Jazz" (Traditional Jazz Quartet), "Dark Horse featuring Dee Dee Cooley" (Country), MCA Recording Artist Billy Murray A.K.A. "Billy the Kid" (Blues), "Man on Fire" (Progressive Rock), "Section 8" (Classic Rock), "Banks & Shane" (Variety, Country/R&B/Rock), "Boogaloo" (R&B, Blues, Rock), "Brian "Beno" O'Neal" (Contemporary Urban Jazz), "Livin' Large" (High Energy Dance / Variety / Pop), the "Stars of Music" television show, and "The Barry Richman Band" (Classic Rock / Fussion / Blues Trio).

1991 to 1993; Tampa, Florida: Harry Daily (Jimmy Buffett: co-author, Volcano), Telephone Kings (musicians for Gregg Allman Band, including John Street, Bruce Waibel, Chaz Trippy, Dan Toler), G.W.Rose (Guitarist for John Lee Hooker, 1985-90), James Peterson, Lucky Peterson and Dutch & the Masters. Stage jam sessions included Buddy Miles, John Sebastian, Schascle and many others. Completed east-coast national tour with Tampa Bay based R&B act "Wendy and the Soul Shakers"

1989 to 1991; Los Angeles , California : Attended music school at Grove School of Music - Van Nuys, CA. Spent most of my time studying drums, drummers and drumming... growth at it's finest. Worked with Michael Fell and the house bands for Club Trancus and China Club-LA. Member of "Stolen Goods", a local 5-piece R&B band.

1986 to 1989; Lafayette , Louisiana : R&B band "Boogie Chillun" whose performances included sharing the stage with acts on the Miller High Life tour in the Southeastern U.S. as well as many other festivals with numerous other Louisiana acts including Buckwheat Zydeco, Wayne Toups, Sonny Landereth and Chubby Carrier.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES:

Currently teaching one-on-one private study with qualified students

Voting Sterling Member of CMA (Country Music Association)

EDUCATION:

University of Southwest Louisiana : 1987

Louisiana State University : 1988

Grove School of Music, Van Nuys , CA : 1989 ­1990 Included instruction from Chuck Silverman, Jeff Porcaro, Emil Richards, Tom Brechtlein and Grahm Leir.

PRIVATE STUDY:

Joe Porcaro

Zoro

Chuck Silverman

Bernard Purdie

RECORDINGS:

AUDIO:

* Andrew Black - Live at the Tavern, 2005: Producer - Steve Ward

* Elizabeth Street – Paisley Park , 2004: Producers – Bryan Cole & Tom Grose

* Jessica Urich - 2003: Producer - Bill Urich

* Mark Scott – Tree Sound Studios, 2003: Producer – Bryan Cole

* Jessie Petrillo – Ark Studios, 2003: Producer – Steve Hawes

* Dianne Durret – After Dark Studios, 2003: Producer – Dianne Durret & Markham White

* Stewart Brown – 2002: Producer – Rick Hinkle

* Joris – Caffeine Tracks, 2002: Producer – Jeff Hodges

* Mellisa Grahm – Ark Studios, 2002: Producer – Steve Hawes

* Brad Large – “Livin' Large”; Full Circle Studio, 2001: Producer – Brad Large

* Man on Fire – “Man on Fire 2”; Caffeine Tracks, 2001: Producer – Jeff Hodges

* Man on Fire - "Man on Fire" (1998 Prog Rock Album of the Year); Caffeine Tracks, 1998: Producer – Jeff Hodges

* Thornton Price - "Move Along"; TP Music, 1997: Producer – Billy Murray

* G.W. Rose and the Thorns: " Texas Boy", Thorns Music, 1992: Producer – Gerry Rose

* Wendy and the Soul Shakers - "Bloozy, Live & Groovy"; Wendy World Productions, 1992: Producer – Wendy Rich

* Nothing in Common - "Practice of Man"; Grove Productions, 1991: Producer – Tom Jones

* Scott Alan Stagg - "The Other Side of Town"; Et Cetera Productions, 1988: Producer – Scott Alan Stagg

* Miscellaneous Artist Demo Projects

VIDEO:

"Stars of Music" Variety Show - Pilot for TNN; April 2001: Featured Musicians including Edgel Groves , Steve Hawes and David Irwin.

Livin' Large Variety Band Promotional Video, 2000. Featured musicians Jean Marc Porson (James Brown, Tinsley Ellis, The Tamms) and Brad Large (Ross Rice, The Chameleons).

Telephone Kings - Southside Cabaret Video for "More Than You'll Ever Know"; Op-Co Productions, 1992: Featured Musicians including Bruce Waibel (Gregg Allman Band, The Outlaws), Tom McCoy and Gentleman John Street (current keyboards for Anson Funderberg and the Rockets).

G.W. Rose & The Thorns ­ Sounds of Pinnellas County Television Program; Featured Musicians including G.W.Rose (John Lee Hooker), Pat Geofries and Joel Brodsky.

INFLUENCES:

David Garibaldi

Jeff Porcaro

Bernard Purdie

Stewart Copeland

REFERENCES:

Bryan Cole - Session Drummer, Producer (CMO Productions)

Bernard Purdie - Drummer (Various Artists)

Zoro: Drummer (Lenny Kravitz)

Tom Knight: Drummer (T.L.C.)

Joe Porcaro: Drummer (Various Artists)

Chuck Silverman: Drummer (Various Artists)

Chaz Trippy: Percussionist ­ Gregg Allman Band

Jean Marc Porson: Bass (Various Artists)

Alan Barnes: Bass (Atlanta Institute of Music, Various Artists)

Anson Funderberg: Guitar / Recording Artist ­ Bullseye Blues & Jazz / Rounder Records

Francine Reed - CMO Recording Artist, Blues Vocalist (Delbert McClinton, Lyle Lovett)

CC Adcock ­ Guitar / Recording Artist - Island Records

Billy Murray: Guitar / Recording Artist - MCA Records

Dan Toler: Guitar / Recording Artist - The Gregg Allman Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws

Tommy McCoy: Guitar / Recording Artist - Musico Records

Gentleman John Street : Keyboards - Gregg Allman Band, Anson Funderberg

John Elefante: Vocals ­ Kansas , Producer - The Sound Kitchen, Franklin , TN

Dino Elefante: Producer - The Sound Kitchen, Franklin , TN

Atlanta drummer Jimmy Mouton exclusively plays Yamaha Absolute Series Maple Custom Drums and AKG Drum Microphones