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2007
Finished recording the Higgins’ new full length CD, Started working with 2006 David Foster Contest winner Che Dorval, Recorded the new Jackson Soulfire CD

2006
Still working with Bobby Bruce, the Higgins, Shane Weibe, freelancing, teaching, working at L&M, blah blah blah……

2005
My son Matthew was born (April 5th for those of you playing along at home). Recorded Shane Weibe’s debut CD, continued to freelance, and was nominated for “Drummer of the Year” at the British Columbia Country Music awards. Continued working with the Higgins, recording a few new songs. I produced a CD late in the year for one of my student’s bands, Footstool. Recorded a song for the Harrison Ford movie “Firewall”

2004
Recorded Sandra Volodoff’s CD “Someone”, EnKay’s “Beam”, and started working with country group the Higgins, recording their “Wild Minds” EP with Mike Fraser producing (subtle name drop). I went back to Poland for a month, found out my wife was pregnant (!), and started playing regularly at the Great Canadian Casinos in BC. Also started working with “Canadian Idol” alumnus Shane Weibe

2003
I had the opportunity to join Bobby Bruce’s “Nearly Neil” show, and boy am I glad I did! Still working with my good friend Bobby today, in fact I’m the bandleader for the 4 different shows we do with his groups. One of the groups, the Shagadelic Swingers, got to tour Bosnia to entertain the Canadian troops. That was an experience of a lifetime! Also got to tour New Zealand with Nearly Neil, also amazing (got to bring the wife along as well. Now that’s COOL!). Also spent a month in Warsaw, Poland playing the club at the Sheraton with Sandra and Geraldo Dominelli. Recorded a CD with Geraldo for Brenda and the Blast.

2001-2002
Worked with Christian Artist Bob Hanson, and recorded his “Know his Heart” CD. Also recorded some songs with a semi reformed “Version”. I also started freelancing a lot more, subbing a fair bit in the country music scene. Worked with a bunch of gifted singers and songwriters.

2000-2001
Joined a really cool African influenced world beat band called “Three Miles Out”, and recorded their “Riding with no Hands’ CD. Got to use my jazz sensibilities on that one! Also joined a cover band that my old keyboard player from my band had going. I left L&M to go on the road with them for a while, but Sept.11th happened, and I came home.

1999
Played with a band called “Brain Chain Freedom”. This group had a top 5 song on Z95 that year, a song called “Abrasive”. Played some cool shows with them, but ultimately that fell by the wayside. Through that band, I hooked up with a great pop/alt band called Version. Very catchy and smart music. I recorded their “Agroculture” EP, but they broke up shortly after, as the songwriters basically moved to different points on the planet (spiritually and physically). Started playing in a swing quartet doing martini crowd type swank gigs with the infamous Continental Clyde- we still play every now and then

1998
Got married to my wonderful wife, Laura, and took on the dreaded DAY JOB. Well, actually, if you’re gonna have a day job, working in a music store ‘ain’t so bad. I started working at Ward Music (now Long & McQuade), which I still do. I did a small tour with Nettwerk band Taste of Joy, loved their music, and I wished they’d had a better run with it.

1997-1998
After a rather tumultuous break up of the previous band, I put together my own band with some of the players (and some new ones) to go back overseas. We did, and this was a great learning experience for me. We spent 11 moths on the road in the Philippines and Indonesia I had a rule in this band- NO SEQUENCERS, so we played everything live. I started incorporating electronics into my kit to cover all those groovy 808 samples to shake your rump to! We had some great players in that band, and I learned so much from those guys. It was quite an adjustment to go from playing to a click every night all night to no click and having a bass player (culture shock had sequenced bass).

1995-1996
Did 4 songs on a CD for an artist named Alan C. Wild- kinda like INXS type stuff, I might put up a clip of it if I can find one! Joined a top 40/dance band called “Culture Shock”, and spent 5 months in Dubai (United Arab emirate) and 3 months in Taipei (Taiwan). This was a neat gig- world travel, and the music was dance music of the era, so a lot of  “house” music. My first gig playing with a sequencer, and I had to play EXACTLY the same parts every night, because there were programmed drums playing at the same time through the PA! That might sound crazy, but it was quite a challenge, and I actually enjoyed it.

1994-95
Taught privately, and after leaving Farmer’s Daughter I went on the road with a traveling variety show that was quite unique- 24 different shows a week, with all different music - 140 songs in total! Oh, I forgot to mention that I had 2 weeks to learn all those songs!!! My charting ability really got good quickly!

1993-1994
I had planned to go back to school after taking 6 months off (Berklee is NOT cheap, even with the scholarships), but 2 weeks after getting home, I got a gig with a new country band caller “Farmer’s Daughter”. Had my first few tours with them, some pretty fond memories, and discovered that I had a lot to learn about pop music! You see, at this point, I had played a lot of jazz and fusion-y kind of stuff, but now I was trying to understand the concept of groove, which I now know is the point of it all!

1992-1993
Attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. What an amazing year, got my butt kicked every day and grew SO much! Got to play in the Stan Kenton band, and work with TONS of musicians that are WAY, WAY cooler than me! Here’s a good time to name drop- used to hang out with John Blackwell (drummer for Prince, Justin Timberlake), Johnny Rabb, Abe Laboriel Jr., Nate Morton (Rockstar INXS/Supernova house band). Yeah, none of them will return my calls now, but hey, seeing those guys (among lots of others) play every day is going to SCHOOL!!!!

1989-1992
A bazillion concerts, festivals, and gigs with the Semiahmoo bands. Highlights? Let’s see- performing 17 (!) times in 2 days at the Lionel Hampton Jazz fest with 3 different big bands, 4 combos, 2 vocal jazz groups and 8 soloists!!! I won best drummer (but c’mon, how do you judge jazz? It’s supposed to be an art form, isn’t it? ) I also got to play with the late great Lionel Hampton for a song. Now that’s an award! I also won the 1992 Berklee BAR scholarship, and in 1991 I won the inaugural Sabian PASIC scholarship.

1989
Moved to Surrey BC. My dad got relocated to BC, and my parents were very supportive of my music, so they made sure we found a good music program for high school. Boy did they! I went to Semiahmoo Secondary in South Surrey. I had the great pleasure of having Mr. David Proznick as my band teacher throughout high school. I’ve learned more from that guy in those 3 years in school than I learned in all 12 years of grade school. I’m still figuring out some stuff he taught us!

1988-89
Went to Musicfest Canada and performed with the Ness Jr. High stage band. We won silver the first year, gold the second, despite our horrendous yellow Mr. Rogers sweaters and my mullet.

1986-87
During my tweens, I took an interest in my brother’s drum set, which was set up in the basement. When he wasn’t home, I’d go down there and play and be all rockstar! Why did I do it when he wasn’t home? Because I knew he’d beat the sweet bejesus out of me for playing his beloved drums! However, I risked a minor beating to confess to him that I wanted to play drums, so he took me to my first drum clinic- A.J. Pero of Twisted Sister (Hey, whaddya want? It was the pinnacle of Hair Metal in the mid 80’s, and Winnipeg didn’t get a lot of clinics!) Well, I was hooked! I took a few lessons with my brother, who sat me down one day to tell me that I didn’t have what it takes to be a drummer. I love sibling rivalry! If your big brother says you can’t do something, you make it your life’s work to prove him wrong - showed him, eh?

1979
At age 5 (yeah that’s right, I was precocious), I started taking piano lessons from my sister. Which meant that she could torture me, being the elder sibling and all…

1974
I was born (ooooh what a cute baby!) 2 ½ months premature in Winnipeg, Manitoba- this may explain why I’m ALWAYS in a hurry…the baby of a musical family. My grandfather, Metro Radomsky was a very accomplished traditional Ukrainian fiddle player, he put out 7 albums with the “Radomsky Orchestra”. Not to mention, he played probably every Ukrainian wedding in the province of Alberta for 50 years! My father Ken played sax in his band (still plays today!) My brother Kevin is also a drummer/instructor (mighty fine one, at that), my sister Kim is a piano teacher and all around good egg. Both my brother and sister can cook really well, not me- unless you can count microwaving popcorn!