Name: John "nhoj" Asperin
Age: 32
I've been a drummer since: Grade 4 (10 years old?)
I play drums for: Hmm, this has several answers:
1. I am playing drums for 23 years
2. I play drums to whomever asked me to play with
3. I play drums for fun
4. I play drums for a living (someday)
5. I play drums for additional income
6. I play drums for MUSIC
7. I play drums for GOD
8. I played drums for Baguio bands such as 6 Days to Friday, Tadpoles, Northwind, Spaceflower, and Soundcheck to name a few.
9 I play drums for a latin/soul group Squib Cakes, classic rock trio DGB, and a catholic church choir.
My favorite musical style/s:
1. Anything Funk (acid jazz, funk-fusion, latin-funk, jazz-funk, soul-funk, R&B-funk, new orleans funk, oakland funk, funky grooves, drum n' bass)
2. Anything Groove-oriented
My favorite drummer/s: Neil Peart, David Garibaldi, Steve Jordan, ?uestlove, Vinnie Colaiuta, Will Kennedy, Dennis Chambers, Mike Clark, Keith Carlock, Steve Gadd, Richard Bailey (Incognito), Marvin McQuitty
My musical influence/s: Rush, Tower of Power, Jing Chi, Erykah Badu, Ray Obiedo, Rad., D'Sound, Jill Scott
My drum gear: Still acquiring... (Gave up/sold my gear because I had to leave the country)
I'm a proud drummer because drumming/music is the best God-given talent I have.
Additional info about myself:
* I used to teach computer stuff in Baguio
* I love the bass guitar (2nd favorite instrument), and trumpet (3rd)
* I love audio engineering
* I adventurous with food
* I love traveling and meeting people
* I'm shy
really! (weird for a drummer huh!)
* I love cars!
* I'm a coffee lover
* I play open-handed (I'm strictly right handed and I used to play "normally". I switched more than 10 years already by a drummer with whom not everybody knows... Jim Copely... THE very drummer that influenced me to play open handed... played for Tears For Fears before they broke up in the early 90's)
* Other notable drummers I look up to for "open-handed" inspiration:
- Carter Beauford
- Will Kennedy
- Billy Cobham (the founder!)
- Lennie White
- Simon Phillips