Biography
I started playing the drums at the age of three when I heard Harvey Mason and Joe Morello playing Hancock’s Chameleon and Brubeck’s Take Five.
I was accepted into a music school at the age of six performing these songs but mostly they were impressed by my improvisation skills. In my childhood I devoted all my time to music. The works of Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield and John McLaughlin inspired me the most.
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At the age of 12 I decided to continue learning on my own. In this time I reached a level of expertise and I took the chance to start playing in the Hungarian musical elite, a tendency that is still strong in my career. Mostly Billy Cobham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers and Terry Bozzio influenced my play style. Until now I have performed on over 100 albums* of various styles. I have contributed to several albums as an arranger and music director.
Since I was a performer on numerous drummer festivals and concerts, I played with Tommy Campbell, Steve Smith, Trilok Gurtu, Akira Jimbo, Hiram Bullock, Vernon Reid, L. Shankar, Bob Mintzer and Iain Ballamy.
In my country I was selected drummer of the year twice, I have two lifetime achievement awards and two “golden disc awards” one for my work as an arranger and one as a performer. In 2001 I received the Golden Drumstick Prize and in 2004 the Artisjus Lifetime Achievement Award.
So far I have released two albums, the first at the age of 17, released by BMG in 1998 titled „17”. The second one – „Sausage” – was released in 2004 by Tom Tom Records.
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