drums

At the age of 10, Gary took piano lessons, then guitar lessons, then drums lessons. He was thrilled with drums and became hooked. Within a few short years, he went on to take third place at a state high school competition, at the age of seventeen. He would have taken first place, but a Russian mobster paid off the judges and he ended up with 3^rd! Before college he was chosen by his jazz band instructor to tag along with Ed Shawnessy. He has played with the Oregon State University band in Tokyo. He has also played in too many "day care" bands, where taking care of emotional band members took much of his time. He finds that Aphasia is a challenging band with killer music. He is blown away that he actually has the privilege to participate in the creative side of songwriting, which is another great thing about the band. This band is definitely going places. To sum up, he loves to go "Bang Bang." When people ask him if he plays drums, he say "Yes and also the dashboard, steering wheel, etc." Gary owns his own business as a general contractor. He does great work!