setup pic from my solo tour spring 2008. From the left you see my pedal table (clockwise from mixer - boss compressor, boss super shifter, boss delay, midfi electronics random number generator, sansamp GT2, 4MS Tremulus and an Electro-Harmonics POG) and the new squareframe. The kit has a 16" ludwig kick, a 14" gretsch floor, a LP junior conga, a 6" PVC tom and a 14" ayotte snare. The cymbals are 11" hihats, a factory metal iron cross with a homemade 16" aluminum cymbal stacked on top, a funky 10" cymbal in the middle, and a broken 17" paiste with a sabian 9" bell and a small 5" bell cymbal (both lathed) stacked on top. There is also a large aluminum thundersheet to the right. In the middle are a temple block, a wood block and a reco reco plus various junk on the floor. Seattle March 2008.  Thanks Paul......

a recent pic of my electronics setup. Although i regularly process various instruments with these processors, this was setup for feedback loops by feeding the pedals back into themselves. The chain starts with a Boss Compressor, a Boss Supershifter, a Midfi Electronics Random Number Generator, a Sansamp GT2, a Boss Digital Delay, a 4MS Tremulus, a Electro-Harmonics POG (broken) and a vintage Sovtek Big Muff. This chain is run into a Korg Kaoss Pad (used mostly for reverb and spacialization) and is fed in (and out) to a Behringer mixer. Also note the Midfi Electronics Glitch Computer that i didn't have plugged in. This setup was for overdubs on recent Glatter/Hubbard recordings as well as recent film music. 12/07 DPH Studios.

whew, finally a pic without a snare drum. Glatter/Hubbard gig @ the San Diego Library October 2007. Laptop, sampler, and mixer fill out the electronics portion of the rig (i was running everything thru a mackie powered speaker). Percussion - floor tom, cymbal tree and floor junk (small cowbells, two Tibetan bells, woodblock, temple block, flour sifter, lens drum, chains, various cymbals).

In the pit, summer 2007, for West Side Story. The main portion of this setup is two timpani, a vibraphone and a xylophone (mounted above the vibes). I've also got a set of old ludwig bongoes + two cowbells and a splash on the left, and a suspended cymbal, two jam blocks and a percussion table (guiro, two maracas, claves, a tambourine, castanet machine and a slide whistle) on the right. Don't forget the triangle mounted on the music stand.

Picture from KFJC May 2007 - duo with Noah Phillips. This is the "regular" solo kit seen below, but note several new things - the cut down junior conga, the newly re-covered red sparkle kick (as seen below), the new triple stacker cymbal stands and, although it very hard to see, the new single headed floor tom with built in pickup. Several new cymbals as well, a mountable bell plate and that crazy factory metal iron cross thing. Also of note is the new snareframe next to the hihat. And i've finally started carrying around a pedal table for my effects, its my great-grandfathers TV table - you can see it off to the right with all my pedals and board. Nate Atwood took this picture. may 25th 2007.

The setup from a performance at Sledgehammer Theatre, performing composer Tim Roots solo percussion piece Shoes-UI-Teeth. As you can see, the piece calls for eight drums, four mounted above the other. Bottom row - 16" single headed taiwanese, 12" ludwig, pair of ludwif bongos. Top row - 15" single headed tama artstar, 12" yamaha, LP bongos. I also used several different mallets - wood, several grades of plastic, yarn, shaker mallets and a pair of dreadlocks. May 2007.

A big setup for The Sound Of Music, i'm playing drumkit, bells, timpani and some auxilary percussion. The bass drum is a 20" no name taiwanese model, the snare is a 14" ludwig, the hihats are 13" K zildjian and the crash is an 18" medium thin A zildjian. Thats an LP woodblock, Curtis Glatters tambourine, a set of musser bells and two ludwig timpani. also note the triangle hanging from the music stand. july 2006.

ARC Trio recording session - same kit as below with a lot more percussion - reco reco, temple block and a woodblock in the middle of the kit. also, check out the panderio and triangle left of the hihat, and the cowbell/woodblock mount beneath the hihat. Not pictured is a tam tam on the left side, bongoes on the right and a vibraphone. Justin Grinnell took this picture. june 21st 2006.

a funny recent pic - 5 piece kit, 16" ludwig kick, 14" gretsch floor, 12" ludwig tom, 14" ayotte snare, 10" sunlight snare, 2 18" rides, a 20" pang and 13" hihats + cowbell pedal and floor percussion - cosmologic gig. Sophie Plassard took this picture. january 14th 2006.

OK, where is the kit? an electronics gig with Curtis Glatter - thru the main board i was running a minidisc (glatter/hubbard gigs + field recordings), two walkmans (glatter comp tapes), a lofi mic (for voice + sound stuff) and a sampler, all of which ran thru a compression pedal, a supershifter (w/ expression pedal) and a sansamp pedal. also in the setup was an organ, and an amplified vase run thru a sovtek big muff pedal (good feedback). Looks like there was also a complete recording rig, as well a large jug of water. this grainy pic was taken by Curtis Glatter. september 29th 2005

a "rock" session pic - he he he. a gray 70's yamaha kit - 22" kick, 16" floor, 12" tom, 14" ayotte snare. 13" K hihats, 16" and 17" zildjian crashes and i believe thats a sabian ride borrowed from my buddy Dan Doerfler. dig that port hole on the kick.......sometime 2005, session for Kevin Tinkle.

ah yes - the vibraphone and the stick bag. from a live gig @ KFJC in Los Altos Hills - Something Strange Is Afoot. march 27th 2005.

pic from recording session with Erik Grizwold and Scott Walton. 16" ludwig kick, 14" gretsch floor,12" yamaha tom, 14" ayotte snare. temple block, woodblock, reco reco, and bell cymbal mounted. 18" flatride and breakbeat ride, 13" hihats. percussion box and a few floor percussion things, mostly cymbals. also note the two bell plates (one steel, one aluminum, both homemade) to the left. Some of this music was released on the Trummerflora compilation Rubble 2. january 2005.

my oh my - the solo kit. 16" ludwig kick, 14" gretsch floor, junior conga, 8" PVC tom, 14" ayotte snare. ridged pipe on floor, temple block, woodblock, reco reco, merengue guiro and bell cymbal mounted. various cymbals, usually lots of small bell cymbals. floor percussion and usually the percussion box. frame 1 + pignose amp and various pedals. Kelly took this picture at a gig @ voz alta where i performed duos with don nichols and jon calzo. august 21st 2004.

another cosmo pic - this one from a recording session for III. The red tama kit, 18" kick, 14" floor, 10" tom, 14" ayotte snare + all sorts of floor percussion. 13" hihats, 18" breakbeat ride, 20" unknown ride and a broken 16" crash + several small bell cymbals and a 6" splash. the parts you can't see are - 18" ludwig floor tom, a 20" paiste tam tam, a 12" tama snare, a suitcase marimba, toy glockenspiel and a ton of other junk. Jason Robinson took this picture. july 24th 2004.

A pic of my electronics rig circa 2003. The frame 1 was run thru a boss digital delay, a tech21 sansamp and a boss super-shifter, as well as a boss 303 sampler. If memory serves, i also was processing tracks from Born On Tuesday by playing the CD thru a discman and using the same effects chain. and i'm running everything thru the ever trusty behringer six channel amp. Kelly took this picture at the 101 Artists Colony on E Street, Encinitas. Thanks Julio - august 27th 2003.

an electronics and percussion gig - duo with curtis glatter. i've got my percussion box with all sorts of crap scattered around. also, frame 1, a small mixer and sampler, a walkman and various tapes and a few pedals - sansamp, delay, pitch/harmonizer. there is a phaser pedal that looks like i was swapping out during the performance. i was using a large mackie powered speaker for an amplifier. november 29th 2002.

CD release concert for the Born On Tuesday  recording @ Spruce Street Forum. This was the end of me using the amplified kit and also one of the few times i've used frame 2 live. Note the solo kit with an earlier version of the PVC tom, a hubcap next to the hihat, and small cymbals all around. Contact mics on all drums and a few cymbal stands and my usual electronics rig of this period with several stomp boxes and a sampler. After spending two hours setting this crap up, i decided to scale down the equipment for future gigs. Karen hubbard took this picture. October 20th 2002.

solo gig on the sunrise highway, laguna mountains. this is the start of changing my setup for the kit instead of using the same formalized kit for everything. for this gig i brought a 16" ludwig kick, a 14" tama floor, a 14" ayotte snare, a temple block, cowbell and woodblock and a bunch of small bell cymbals. add a hihat and a homemade shaker and that covers it. Greg Buhlert took this picture because he was the only person at this performance, if you don't include the wild turkeys, passing cars, various birds and deer we saw. november 30th 2001.

here is an old one from the period where i was performing solo concerts with the red tama kit. note the early version of frame 1, the sampler on the kick drum, the contact mics on all the drums and cymbals, the minidisc running field recordings and the flanger, delay and phaser pedals. Jane Lui took this picture. Funny note - i recorded most of the tracks for Mike Keneally's album Wooden Smoke several hours after this concert. april 2nd 2001.

a pic from a recording session for the first duo recording with Lee Elderton. We did one night of electronic improvisations and used a shorter piece from the session for the CD. so, as far as i can tell, i was playing - toy boom box, CD player, minidisc, metronome and megaphone. i believe Greg Buhlert took this picture. Spring 2000.

Recording session for the Return To One album Hopes and Dreams. The tama artstar kit, 18" kick, 14" floor, 10" tom, 13" K zildjian hihats, 18" K zildjian crash/ride, 18" K zildjian flatride with an 8" EFX mounted above it and finally a 14" unknown cymbal given to me by my brother Zach, i drew the circles on it and tape the bottom for ultra-dryness. May 2000.

he he - big band gig @ the coronado jazz festival circa 1998? i'm playing percussion, mostly vibes w/ congas and a small timbale/percussion setup. you also see the start of the percussion box on the vibraphone - at this point it was mostly jingly things and a few shakers. Don Kuhli took this picture - dig that sweater......

oh my gawd, this was a long time ago - me in the garage circa 1994 - note the purecussion kit, two spoxes, one small bell cymbal, three mounted saw blades, mounted tambourine and a set of bells to the right of the hihat. Also note the street light reflectors hanging behind me and the portrait of jesus.

The oldest pic i'm willing to post - Return To One gig circa 1993 - the purecussion kit with unknown metal snare, 14" bronze scimitar zildjian hihats, 16" paiste 3000 crash, 12" B8 sabian splash, 20" paiste 400 ride (with four rivets). Also note the spoxe and tambourine right of the hihat.

OK, i lied - here is the earliest pic - my eighth grade graduation, duo gig with Danny Cantrell. This is the first kit i owned, and i only brought about half of it to the gig - its a '70s slingerland with two 24" kicks, 10"/12"/13"/14"/15"/16" rack toms and a 18" floor. Dig my hair and the heighth of that crash cymbal. i guess this would be 1989.