I started to play Piano when I was a kid.. Kasi may piano sa bahay at lahat ng tao sa bahay knows how to play piano...
Then come high School.. My elder brother was in a band, rhythm sya. then Binilihan sya ng erpats ko ng Aria Pro II which was WOOWW na para sakin.. Then I started playing guitars, at 3rd high school.. na addict ako sa guitar and did played sa mga battle of the bands or school affairs... I studied Scales (blues, pentatonic, etc etc) and religiously do the Steve Vai 10 HOURS WORK OUT everyday.
This was the Heavy Metal age and almost Metallica, Panthera, etc and tugtugan namin.. (hindi naman sa nagyayabang pero yes I was good in guitars considering I was 14 and could solo CLEANLY Metallica songs). Guitar playing lasted until I graduated from college... KIRK HAMMET jAMES HETFIELD mode ako nun...
Then nung nag ooffice na ako. we wanted to form a band pero walang drummer pero ang daming gitarista. So I bought my first kit and that started my drumming... I believe kasi na any instrument you play is SAME with other instruments. NOTES padin naman yan eh.. kahit saan mo gamitin NOTES padin yan eh.. Now I share my drumming with my two kids...
And thus.. nag drudrums na ako... My influence is Lars Ulrich, Jeff Porcaro and Joey Jordison. Si Marco Minneman ayus din..