Dave Raffinelli
- MY NAME IS DAVID RAFFANELLI, I’VE BEEN PLAYING DRUMS FOR 30+ YEARS.
- RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, MY BROTHER AND I PUT A BAND TOGETHER. SOON WE BEGAN TOURING, WE PLAYED AT RHODEWAY INNS, RAMADA INNS, BLACK ANGUS RESTAURANTS, AND HOLIDAY INNS ALL ACROSS THE USA AND CANADA. THIS ‘TOUR’ LASTED FOR YEARS. WE ENDED UP PLAYING IN NEVADA CASINOS. LANDING THE ULTIMATE ‘GIG’ PLAYING THE MGM GRAND, WHERE WE WERE THE NUMBER 1 LOUNGE ACT FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS OF THAT 9 YEAR PERIOD.
- I HAVE A VAST MUSICAL BACKGROUND, WITH THE ABILITY TO PLAY ALL STYLES OF MUSIC. I’M A PROFESSIONAL DRUMMER WITH A GREAT ATTITUDE, AND AN EASY GOING DISPOSITION. I’M A TEAM PLAYER, WITH THE ABILITY TO BE A”GROOVE MONSTER“ AT BOTH LOUD AND SOFT VOLUMES. PLAYING WITH BRUSHES IS NO PROBLEM
- I’VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING WITH MY BROTHER GARY RAFFANELLI AS WELL AS MERLE SAUNDERS, TOMMY CASTRO, JOHNNY GUNN BAND, AND EDDIE MONEY. I HAVE RECORDED WITH MY BROTHER GARY, MERLE, AND JOHNNY AND HIS BAND AT FANTASY STUDIOS IN BERKELEY, CA.
- I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING ONCE AGAIN WITH THE HEARTBEAT BAND, WITH A SET CALENDAR OF UP-SCALE COMMITMENTS. I HAVE EXPERIENCE, CHOPS, A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE VISTA-LITE DRUM SET, TRANSPORTATION, AND A GOOD WORKING ETHIC AND ATTITUDE.
