Wolfpack Hussle Crit in Long Beach: fixed gear crit

LBC was a great venue

Wolfpack Hussle Crit in Long Beach: fixed gear crit

LBC was a great venue

Old school in Long Beach at Wolfpack Hustle Shoreline Crit

These dudes were spectating like champs. Wolfpack Hussle Shoreline Crit was great this year.

Wolfpack Hussle Shoreline Crit

Candid shot of person chilling during men's finals.

No Floor 27

Creepy. I wonder what happens on that floor.

Mount Saint Mary College in Los Angeles

View from The Getty Museum . Shot with Canon s95

The Grounds of the Getty in Los Angeles are Amazing

Shot taken on north side of grounds of the Getty Museum with Canon s95

Offroad Delights in Encinitas

This 4X4 was in the perfect spot. Had to do a quick snapshot.

Hardflip down 4

Was at the Encinitas skate park and this dude was shredding.

Wind Farms in Palm Springs

If you've been to Palm Springs you have seen the hundreds of wind turbines that dot the desert floor. I like that I was able to make this photo look like an illustrated postcard .

Palm Trees Near Swamis

Encinitas is like a Paradise. I was leaving Swamis and saw this row of palm trees standing watch over the meditation center.

Desert Textures

Quick snapshot from Palm Springs

Good Times in DTLA

There are many interesting sightings in DTLA. Add this to the list.

Free Parking in California. Rare.

We definitely don't get much free parking in LA or Orange County. I did a double take when I saw this sign.

Our Drum Session in Alamitos Beach :: Afro-cuban Action

I don't gig any more. I used to be a hip hop / r&b drummer. I gigged in Tokyo, LA, Austin, blah blah blah. Those days are behind me now. Now I love to sit in sessions more centered around Malinke or Cuban patterns. It's hypnotic and people truly enjoy playing it. Beach goers love it too. 

Our sessions are less drum circle and more "session". I say that because it's not a free for all. Some drum circles in LA and OC can get like that. Those are fun for people that just want to play loudly and have fun. Our sessions have complex layers and are geared to be free and organized at the same time. Below are a few quick recordings of some impromptu jams we did this past weekend.

This is the second video from the session on April 3, 2016 at sunset. Below Bluff Park in Alamitos Beach (Long Beach, CA) there are two possible groups that join to play drums. This group was primarily a latin groove group. Some guys joined to give it more of an African groove.

Below Bluff Park in Alamitos Beach (Long Beach, CA) there are two possible groups that join to play drums. This group was primarily a latin groove group. Some guys joined to give it more of an African groove. In this video you'll hear dun dun (sangban), Kin Ka Ni, congas, bells, timbales, bells, bongos, rim shots.

Feeling Old School in Long Beach

No shortage of classic trucks and cars in Alamitos Beach.