If you don't know the name, you should! This guy is good! I may be a bit biased but I would place him in any top 10 drummers list and I thought that before I actually met the guy so it's not totally biased. Before I met him I had no idea who he was but I knew he was good. Most of the time drummers are the unsung heroes, think about it, everyone knows the singers and the guitarists and but ask someone the drummers name (and a close second are bassists) and most of the time you get a blank stare.
I love watching a good drummer, they seem to get into it more then the other musicians and when they're good it's a sight to behold. If a drummer can take my attention away from the singer then he's good and this guy did just that. I got talking to him after a show and he was a really nice guy too, which is always nice to see. I've been to a couple shows since and he's always glad to see me. I got curious one night and googled him to see what else he'd done and was surprised to find out all he'd done! He was considered a child podigy and played with Arlo, Adonis, Trip and I'm guessing a lot more I haven't discovered yet. You'd never know all this by talking with him, he is the picture of modesty! Right now he is still drumming with Pearcy and also in a band called The Garden Spiders. I think he also plays with Anti-Division at times.
Also found an interesting entry in wikipedia that referred to him entertaining on the street corner in the 70's (whaaa? The guy was born in '71?? Guess he really is a child prdigy!) and that he ran in 1984 Junior olymics! Now thats diversity!
Wiki entry
At age 15 he was playing with Adonis
Adonis video 1986
In 1999 He was playing with Date With Dizzy
Date with Dizzy video 1999
Not sure when this was from but it was on the show Ed Mcmahons Next Big Star
Trip Video
Joaquins current project
The Garden Spiders
It's hard to get pics of the drummer since they are always low in the back but I try:
And of course one of me with my bud!
Joaquins Myspace
Garden Spiders Myspace
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