Samuel here. I play the drums and cymbals and live down here in Chicago. I used to live in Minneapolis. Thanks for checking out the site.

Music is my number 1 favorite thing ever, and I’m honored to have played it with some awesome people and cool bands. I strive to bring my joy for music to my drumming. I have experience playing rock, jazz, country, and experimental music etc.

Some of my favorite drummers are Levon Helm, Paul Motian, Tom Ardolino, Kris Kuss, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Joey Baron, Dave King, London On Da Track, Ray Park (best known for his portrayal of Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace), Animal, etc.

I’ve played with a lot of bands, I’ve toured a number of times, I’ve booked a lot of shows, I operate a tape label, I’m ok at recording drums, I make computer music etc.

An incomplete list of every gig I’ve ever played can be found here. Utterly useless to everyone but me.

Below is a song of mine called Machine With Broken Lizard, which I made with some help from my dad Jan, who plays the guitar.