I was born in 1973 and started to play drums at the age of seven. My very
first gig was in our local church with a child-choir. I started to take
drumlessons at the age of nine. At the same time I joined my first band.
We started out as a trio playing "Top 10" songs, instrumental. Later
we were joined by two female vocalists and we played all the local clubs.
During that time, Kiss was my main musical inspiration. I listened to
heavy stuff but couldn´t find musicians who wanted to play that kind
of music. I had a huge drumkit, which I always insisted to bring. As
I grew older I started to play in a fusionband. We played pretty difficult
stuff and I learned much from that time. At the age of 15 I started
to study with a great drumteacher named Mats Werner. He tought me a
lot about drumming and also opened my ears to other styles of music
like jazz & latin.In 1995 I moved to Stockholm and since then I´ve been
working as a session drummer.
Eventhough I´ve been playing all kinds of music I´ve always kept listening
to heavy metal. In 1997 I met Christian Liljegren, lead vocalist of
Narnia. He was looking for a new drummer and after auditioning I joined
the band. I love playing with Narnia and it made my dream come true,
to play in a real heavy metal band!
If you want to know: My favourite metal drummers are: Deen Castronovo,
Cozy Powell, Vinnie Appice, Ian Paice and Ken Mary! Other drummers I
enjoy listening to: Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Stewart, Gary Husband, Gary
Novak & Manu Katche! I usually play DW 22", 10",12",14",16" and various
cymbals. See you on tour!
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