Swingers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Drums

The Jazz Jury was a great band to play with and we were featured on all the incidental music for this unlikely iconic film, scored to funky perfection by Justin Reinhardt.

Upper Structure - 6 By 5

Co-producer, composer, drums, percussion

A very exciting band to be a part of, an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, and hip-hop with some wonderful musicians.

Elliott Caine - Le Super Cool

Drums

A fun hard bop date, featuring musicians like Anthony WIlson, Justo Almario, Greg Kurstin, Ramon Banda, and Chuck Manning. I played on four songs on this record.

Larry Steen - First Move

Drums

Great world jazz outing by a terrific musician. Dave Weckl and Gary Novak also played drums on this album.

Nick Demopoulos Quartet - Harmonic Convergence

Drums

A very hip exploratory jazz record with this NYC-based guitarist, with the great Mike Elizondo on bass.

Felicity - Music From The Hit Television Series

Percussion

I played talking drum on the theme song, produced by the brilliant Larry Klein, and it was a fun reunion with my childhood friend and early musical collaborator J.J. Abrams.

Kate Higgins - Bigger Than Love

Drums, percussion

This is the first record I played on with Kate. Great songs and performances!

Vox Lumiere - Metropolis

Drums, percussion

The first Vox Lumiere production, which premiered at the Avignon Opera House.

Common Tongue - Step Into My World

Drums, kalimba, composer

A really cool world music group, made up of the musicians from Rebbe Soul and featuring my tune “Old City”.

Mosaic (Never Like Now) - Expatriate Blues

Co-producer, composer, drums, percussion

The second Mosaic album and one of my favorite recordings, a real high point of our years playing together.

Mosaic (Never Like Now) - Kindred Spirits

Co-producer, composer, drums, percussion

The debut Mosaic recording, featuring the original quintet augmented by legendary percussionist Luis Conte.

Jeff Hellmer Trio feat. Rick Margitza - Peak Moments

Composer

I didn’t play on this excellent record but it was an honor to hear this great band cover “Expatriate Blues”, which I wrote with Justin Reinhardt.

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Not really

A laugh for those who made it to the bottom of the page.

My favorite record when I was a kid and my favorite today!

Old Dogs - Original Soundtrack

Producer, composer, drums, percussion, keyboards

I really enjoyed scoring this film, and it was a great opportunity to break out some 60’s and 70’s-inspired funk and soul jazz cues.

Kate Higgins - Little Parts

Producer, drums, percussion, keyboards

A lovely collection of songs from an amazingly gifted singer-songwriter. It was a real pleasure to produce this album and to help bring it to life.

Vox Lumiere - The Hunchback Of Notre DameDrums, percussion

A live concert film and soundtrack, featured on PBS TV around the country. The next best thing to seeing this show live!

Funk This! - Diggin’

Kalimba, cajon, percussion, composer

A terrific album produced by my longtime friend & musical brother Chris Clermont. It was an honor to play percussion along with Alex Acuña and Ricardo Wilkins!

Sarah Taylor - The Cure To Everything

Percussion

Great album of rootsy rock from one of my oldest friends, beautifully recorded. I made a cameo appearance on percussion.

Pi - Fire Horse Girl

Drums, percussion, co-composer

A really cool and eclectic album from a free-thinking singer-songwriter. I’ve played with Pi for several years now and it was a treat to work on a whole record with her.

Wonk - Wonk

Producer, composer, arranger, drums, percussion, programming

I love playing with this band and it was great fun making this record - we all love vintage funk, soul jazz, and fusion, and everyone got a chance to shine on the album.

Derek Frank - Let The Games Begin

Percussion

Great instrumental funk album from one of my oldest and best friends on and off the bandstand. I got to play all kinds of old-school percussion throughout.

Avatar - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music consultant

I assisted composer James Horner on the pre-production of this Oscar-nominated score. It’s now the highest-grossing film of all time. Coincidence? I think not!

Mark Ballas - HurtLoveBox

Drums, percussion

A terrific album from a very talented songwriter and musician, and produced by the ace Rob Chiarelli. Great drum sounds! Cut 11 tracks in 13 hours for this one, a marathon session.

Carole King - A Holiday Carole

Drums

I grew up with Carole King’s music, so it was a tremendous honor to play on this album, her first studio recording in ten years. I split the drumming duties with the legendary Russ Kunkel.

Martini Kings - Bossa Nova Go!!!

Drums, percussion

A really fun bossa nova/lounge album from a band I always enjoy playing with so much. Great musicians and great guys. We blazed through just about everything in one take, old school style!

Tick Tock Boom Clap - Original Soundtrack

Producer, composer, drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals

A really lovely independent feature film that features three of my songs (and a self contained music video as well). Greg Whipple and Jeff Vezain did an amazing job with the vocals.

The Dancer Chronicles - Original Soundtrack

Producer, composer, drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals

A fantastic documentary by my great friend Lorna Ventura about NYC dancers. The music for this film was a fantastic challenge and had me covering all kinds of styles.

Sheléa - Love Fell On Me

Percussion

A beautiful R&B album from an amazing singer, produced by Tony Shepperd. I play on one song, it’s pretty special to be a guest on an album where Stevie Wonder is also a guest!

Justin A. Wilson - A Wilson & Company Christmas

Percussion

A great Christmas album from a fantastic pianist and arranger, produced by Tony Shepperd, and featuring incredible musicians and singers throughout.

Martini Kings - Live From The Tonga Hut

Drums

A trio live recording taken from a longtime favorite spot in Palm Springs. Great taste of what I get up to on a regular basis with Craig Fundyga (vibes) and Tony Marsico (bass).

The Stevie G Band - The Stevie G Band

Drums, percussion

Really cool rock & roll album in the Stones/Petty vein, had a blast playing on this one. Great tunes from Steve and fantastic guitars and production by my great friend Anthony King.

Kate Higgins - Sweet And Blue

Producer, drums, percussion, keyboards

A soulful, organic, and timeless song cycle from one of my favorite songwriters in the world. It was a joy to produce this music and to play it with Kate and my old friend Anthony King.

Inga Swearingen - Let Me Call This Home

Drums

Inga is a phenomenal vocalist and songwriter whose music defies easy category. I played on three songs on this marvelous record, which was produced by my great friend Jeff Miley.

Cold Water - Original Soundtrack

Producer, composer, all instruments

This was the first full feature I scored and I’m really proud of how it turned out. I played and recorded everything myself and was inspired by this beautiful film at every turn.

Cisco & Dewey - Cisco & Dewey

Drums, percussion

The first album from the Cisco & Dewey crew, very much inspired by the Stones, the Band, Dylan, Gram Parsons, et al - great fun to be a part of this band, fantastic musicians all.

Cisco & Dewey - All Across This Ghost Town

Drums, percussion

Great album of roots rock/Americana, spearheaded by my pal Tony Marsico and featuring a score of great musicians. I split the drum duties with one of my heroes, Gary Mallaber.

Martini Kings - Smile

Drums, percussion

Great songs by Tony Marsico, as sung by the lovely Kate Campbell, all recorded live in the studio with a great band. My favorite record with this longtime working band.

Martini Kings - Down To The Ole Reef Bar

Drums, percussion

Fun collection of original songs with great vintage grooves, ranging from tiki to 60s garage rock and everywhere in between.

Witness Uganda - An American Musical

Percussion

Incredible cast album from the acclaimed documentary musical, produced by Stephen Bray and featuring a staggeringly talented group of performers. One of my favorite recordings ever, I pulled out the whole arsenal of African percussion for this one!

Break - Original Soundtrack

Producer, composer, all instruments

I loved scoring this short film - it was a fun challenge to create the claustrophobic environment throughout. The end title theme (featuring Melissa Fahn on vocals) is a particular favorite.