His music career started at the age of 4, experimenting with new and different sounds, strings, pianos,he started playing the clarinet in elementary school. Now at the age of 39, He plays all of the instruments, sings, writes, records, and produces all of his own songs in several different styles. Thumper, Omaha Nebraskas one and only 1 man band has been on the music seen for several years and has a very high following. He has developed his own website, Thumpinhard.com, were you can see Live performance video, and hear more of him. He has his own Independent record label Thumpin' Hard Records, Inc.,2 recording studios, and United 4 Love Entertainment, his own entertainment company. This monster musical genius blends Rock, Gospel, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B, and many other styles together and adds a little spice of his own to produce his own sound........... the O-ZONE sound......Would you like a pound of the O-Zone Sound ???? Visit Thumpinhard.com today.
There are many Recording artist that have influenced Thumper. Prince, Janet Jackson, Richard Marx, and Michael Jackson. Just to name a few. He has done performances with such national recording artists as The Time, Keith Sweat, The System, The Bar-Kays, and many others. "Six Education" is the name of his latest CD. Learn to Love is the title track to a 6 song album. His 1st Jazz album "Hands and Feet" sold about 12 thousand copies so far just in Omaha and Online. Thumper also teaches and opens his recording studios to other recording artists in the area so he can help others
reach their musical goals.
Thumper has been the subject of, and performed on many different TV, and radio shows. He has also been in several magazine and newspapers with articles and write ups. This artist is one of the best in Omaha and his name, Merchandise and Logo are known all over the world.
He has put together a Non- profit organization called "The Skin & Bones Foundation"
to aid against Domestic violence, Racism, and Gang Violence. He has performed all over the
US and some parts of Mexico, Jamica, and Canada. His new website He is a perfectionist.
He knows what he wants and how he wants it done. If he can't get done and done right by
someone else, he will do it himself. He is involved first hand in everything, from album cover design to posters and promos. His first album "Skin & Bones was compared by some to the
early Prince material. But Thumper has taken his work far beyond the Purple Genius and created a ROYAL BLUE foundation for his own O-ZONE sound. Thumper is smoke, drug, and alcohol
free and believes that God will get him, his sound, and his message to a world wide status so the world can have a Pound of the O-ZONE sound.
His music career started at the age of 4, experimenting with new and different sounds, strings, pianos, he started playing the clarinet in elementary school. Now at the age of 39, He plays all of the instruments, sings, writes, records, and produces all of his own songs in several different styles. Thumper, Omaha Nebraskas one and only 1 man band has been on the music seen for several years and has a very high following. He has developed his own website, Thumpinhard.com, were you can see Live performance video, and hear more of him. He has his own Independent record label Thumpin' Hard Records, Inc.,2 recording studios, and United 4 Love Entertainment, his own entertainment company. This monster musical genius blends Rock, Gospel, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B, and many other styles together and adds a little spice of his own to produce his own sound............ the O-ZONE sound......Would you like a pound of the O-Zone Sound ???? Visit Thumpinhard.com today.
As much as he can all over the US, Canada, Jamaca, and Mexico.
There are many Recording artist that have influenced Thumper. Prince, Janet Jackson, Richard Marx, and Michael Jackson, Norman Brown, Peter White. Just to name a few. He has done performances with such national recording artists as The Time, Keith Sweat, The System, The Bar-Kays, and many others.
Thumpin' Hard Records, Inc. has 2 recording studios along with a full stage set up for performance for Thumper, we use equipment from all major name brands. Guitars, Basses, Drums, Keyboards, Microphones, processors, and speakers.
Discography :
Skin & Bones (Jazz, Funk, and R&B) 1993
Hands & Feet (Jazz, both Smooth and Funky) 1995
Learn to Love (EP-CD Vocal and Instrumental) 1998
Six Education (Guitar based Smooth Jazz) 2005