davehertz

Description:

Screen Name:

davehertz

Sex:

M

Age:

37

Studio Musician:

Yes

Level Of Commitment:

Very Committed

Years Playing Music:

25

Gigs Played:

Over 100

Tend to Practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to Gig:

2-3 time(s) per week

Most available:

Nights

A native of Boston, Dave Hertz began drumming in 1982 at the age of eleven. He moved to Tampa Bay in 1999 three years after earning his Bachelor's degree in music from a prestigious New England college. He has been the pulse of various bands throughout the Boston and Tampa areas including There, Ground Zero, Continuum (Rush tribute band), Fall 2 Earth and The Jerry LaCoille Band. He has shared the stage with Milford Graves, Peter Golub and Allen Shawn, among other innovative composers and performers. In December 1995, jazz great Milford Graves said: "He has been an inspiring contributor to this ensemble. His ability to tastefully improvise and construct various rhythm patterns...has been good. He was very sensitive to the needs of [and] he provided the thrust to this ensemble...I am really impressed with his ability...." In addition to being a drummer and backing vocalist, his vast musical resume includes studio and live recording/mixing/mastering experience and in 1993, he performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. His wide-ranging influences include everything from the classic rock of Rush, Led Zeppelin, U2 and The Police to the alternative rock of Tonic, Tool, Sixx:A.M. and the Foo Fighters. He is a Pro-Mark Certified Product Specialist and is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Tampa Bay Local 427-721. He endorses Ludwig & Traps drums; Paiste, Sabian & Zildjian cymbals; Evans & Remo drumheads; Toca congas; Latin Percussion mini timbales, jam blocks, cowbells, agogo bells & bar chimes; Rhythm Tech tambourines; Gibraltar, Ludwig & Pearl hardware; Zildjian drumstick wax; Boss clicktracks; Beat Bug tempometers; Nady wireless systems; Behringer powered mixers; Shure drum microphones; Ahead & Pro-Mark drumsticks and NewGrip drummer wrist straps. He is currently available for gigs and can be reached at 727-366-7670.

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