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I owe lots to my amazing parents, my proud wife and son, my two wonderful sisters, my grandmother,

also to Rogério Correia, Paulo Correia and Henry Sousa, André Sousa Machado, Dave Gausden, Fernando Molina, José Barros, Rui Júnior, António José Martins, Mário Delgado, José Salgueiro, Eduardo Paes Mamede, Janita and Vitorino Salomé, Rui Alves, Keith Crupi, the Drummers Collective winter ‘92 Certificate Program faculty, all the fine musicians I´ve been lucky to learn from and play with, my students, my friends,

and the overwhelming influence of
Ringo Starr
Phill Collins
Bill Bruford
Steve Gadd
Vinnie Colaiuta
John Bonham
Peter Erskine
Terry Bozzio
Stewart Copeland
Omar Hakim
Alex Acuña
Chad Wackerman
Ainsley Dunbar
Billy Cobham
Chester Thompson
Neil Peart
Jeff Porcaro
Graham Lear
Jack Dejohnette
Manu Katché
Jim Keltner
Will Kennedy
Michael Giles
Nick Mason
Dave Weckl
Elvin Jones
Stevie Wonder
Art Blakey
Max Roach
Kenwood Dennard
Ginger Baker
Mitch Mitchell
Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
Tony Williams
B.J.Wilson
Levon Helm
Pierre Moerlen
Ralph Humphrey
Mino Cinelu
David Garibaldi
Danny Gottlieb
Trilok Gurtu
Steve Jordan
Harvey Mason
Sheila E.
Mark Craney
Kenny Buttrey
Johnny Barbata
Roy Haynes
Billy Higgins
Billy Hart
Pappa Joe Jones
Steve Jordan
Russ Kunkel
Joseph Ziggy Modeliste
Keith Moon
Carmine Appice
Airto Moreira
Andy Newmark
Steve Smith
Cindy Blackman
Joe Morello
Rod Morgenstein
Alphonse Mouzon
Paul Motian
Adam Nussbaum
Jojo Mayer
Nigel Olsson
Martin Smith
John Weathers
Ian Paice
Carl Palmer
Andy Ward
Bob Moses
Al Foster
Terry Lyne Carrington
Narada Michael Walden
Michael Dipasqua
Dennis Chambers
Gary Husband
Robertinho Silva
Bob Benberg
Simon Phillips
Cozy Powell
Bernard Purdie
Tito Puente
Michael Shrieve
Clyde Stubblefield
Jabo Starks
Nana Vasconcelos
Carlos Vega
Danny Seraphine
Kenny Washington
Alan Dawson
Alex Van Halen
Charlie Watts
Vernell Fournier
Jimmy Cobb
Jon Christensen
Philly Joe Jones
Paul Wertico
Alan White
Don Alias
Mickey Hart
Sonny Emory
Richie Morales
Phill Gould
Michael White
Paulinho Braga
Herlin Riley
Joey Baron
Bill Conti
Barriemore Barlow
Leon N'dugu Chancler
Vince Wilburn
John Marshal
Chris Slade
Brian Downey
Rayford Griffin
David King
John Densmore
John Guerin
Guilherme Inês
Zé Rato
Tó-Zé Almeida
Mário Barreiros
Ramón Galarza
Mano
Vanderlei Pereira
Bobby Sanabria
Sandy Gennaro
Kim Plainfield
Michael Lauren
Mike Clark
Ricky Sebastian
Pete Zeldman
Fred Klatz
Frank Katz
Duduka da Fonseka
Bob Weiner
...

David Liebman
John Abercrombie
Terumasa Hino
...

Frank Zappa
Peter Gabriel
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
Jimmi Hendrix
Carlos Santana
Robert Fripp
Joe Zawinul
James Brown
Pat Metheny
David Bowie
Neil Young
...

Shucks! I know I’m forgeting tons of important people…