01Recordings & composition

Music

Original music, including Coastal and the in-progress album Momentum.

I have never been very interested in making a “drummer record.” Most of my writing starts with feel, groove, atmosphere and whatever is actually on my mind at the time.

Momentum, in progress

I’m still writing Momentum, so I don’t want to over-explain a record that is not finished yet. I’m aiming for late 2026, but I want the music finished before I lock the date.

Right now it is leaning heavier than Coastal: more guitar, more distortion, more ambient and post-rock space, and more of the metal influence I grew up with. Some of it is darker, but I am still leaving room for the quieter parts.

The arrangements and track list are still changing. I want to leave enough room for the record to tell me what it is.

“Promise?” is one of the songs that points toward where the newer music is going.

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Coastal

Coastal was an idea I carried around for years. I have always been drawn to coastal places: the ocean, the weather and the open space. Iceland became a big part of the visual world around the record. My grandmother Gloria also painted the ocean and sea life, so there is a family connection in it for me too.

Musically it ended up combining ambient textures, alternative rock, groove, layered guitars and a group of collaborators who gave the record a lot of its personality.

Explore the Coastal album page →


Earlier work

Colored World and Apatheia were earlier experiments in writing and producing outside the role of just being the drummer. They are an important part of how I learned to build songs and work with other musicians.

Recording and collaboration

I still record drums, write and collaborate with musicians remotely and in the studio. If you think I might fit something you are working on, send me the song or demo and tell me what you are trying to make.

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