SOME ARTISTS I’VE WORKED WITH:
DEL WATER GAP *
GEOGRAPHER +*
CHRISTOPHER OWENS (OF GIRLS) +*
METALLICA +*
TRÉ BURT
NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE *
DANDELION HEAD *
FAN (MERIC LONG OF THE DODOS) +*
SPACEMOTH +*
GABRIELLA COHEN *
BEN MORRISON (OF THE BROTHERS COMATOSE) +*
SKYWAY MAN *
ERIN RAE *
RAINBOW GIRLS +
GOODNIGHT, TEXAS *
NICKI BLUHM +
LAPEL +*
HEAVEN’S CLUB +
MEERNAA *
MOLLY SARLÉ *
SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS *
+ MANY MANY MORE
+ ON RECORD * LIVE
CODY RHODES
COMING UP THROUGH THE BAY AREA'S DYNAMIC MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT HAS POSITIONED ME CREATIVELY SUCH THAT I’M CONSTANTLY STRADDLING SOME EVER-BLURRING LINE BETWEEN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SONGWRITER'S DRUMMER AND JAZZ DRUMMER; HAVING THE AGILITY TO APPROACH A POP DRUM TRACK FROM A MORE UNFETTERED AND ECLECTIC ANGLE HAS PROVEN JUST AS USEFUL AS PROVIDING A SIMPLE AND SOLID BACKBEAT TO A PIECE OF IMPROVISED MUSIC.
I HOLD A BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN JAZZ PERFORMANCE FROM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE I STUDIED DRUM SET UNDER JASON LEWIS AND JOE HODGE AS WELL AS ORCHESTRAL PERCUSSION UNDER GALEN LEMMON. DURING THAT TIME, I ALSO SPENT MANY FORMATIVE SUMMERS FOCUSING ON RUDIMENTAL DRUMMING WITH THE SANTA CLARA VANGUARD DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS ORGANIZATION. SINCE THEN, THIS BROAD BACKGROUND HAS AFFORDED ME THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH AN ASTONISHING LIST OF MANY ARTISTS FROM ALL AREAS OF THE MUSICAL SPECTRUM ON MANY BANDSTANDS AS WELL AS IN NUMEROUS STUDIOS AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS.
NO MATTER THE GIG, NO MATTER THE GENRE, NO MATTER WHICH ARTIST OR ENSEMBLE I AM BACKING UP, EVERY NOTE I PLAY (OR CHOOSE TO OMIT) AND EVERY DECISION I MAKE IS IN THE AIM OF SUPPORTING THE SONG. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY JOB, AND I CHERISH THE CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY.
A LIFE-LONG STUDENT OF THE ART OF DRUMMING, I TAKE MUCH ENJOYMENT IN MAKING MUSIC WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS, SHARING IN POSITIVE MUSICAL INTERACTIONS, AND PAYING FORWARD THE KNOWLEDGE THAT HAS BEEN SHARED WITH ME BY THE MANY GREAT MENTORS I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF STUDYING UNDER.