daniel riggi

drums
age 33

past experience:
It all started at a young age with my moms pots and pans performing for family and friends.
At about age 12 I got my first drum kit and started playing cover tunes with my older brother and had performed with many garage bands over the years.
The highlight of which was, we (Exorbitant) played our own original music at the Three Fires Music Festival in Wikwemikong, Ontario located on Manitoulin Island back in 93.

influences:
My brother (Martin) literally...... lol ACDC, Metallica, Nirvana, RHCP, Foo Fighters, GNR, Breaking Benjamin, Slayer, Nickelback, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Cult, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Motley Crue, Sixx AM, smashing pumpkins

other info:
Raised in northern Ontario (Sudbury) second air to the throne out of 5 other siblings I would constantly get in trouble from mom for banging and tapping anything that would make noise or rattle (and still do) so my parents got me my first drum kit thinking it would help me relieve some hyper activity ...lol. I use to beat on them so hard that we had received a letter from the city as the neighbours complained due to excessive noise coming from the palace.......Pffft *Whatever*..........I left home at age 16 due to unresolvable differences and In 2000 I relocated to the GTA to pursue other opportunities and had to sell my kit. In late 2006 I purchased a new kit to pursue my passion for drumming resonating inside me and then began my search for people who have a drive for making music and found Mineseye.

equipment:
Tama Superstar EFX drum kit with evans heads , this includes all Tama hardware, chrome Iron cobra double bass pedal, Avedis Zildjian 14' new beat hats, 21' sweet ride , A custom 18' projection crash, A custom 18' fast crash, Armand 18' thin crash, 6' zil bell and a 16' spiral trash

websites:
www.johnnytattoo.com
www.youtube.com
www.ebay.ca
www.pogo.com
www.facebook.com
www.zildjian.com