Brian Schwartz originally hails from New Jersey and came to the Bay Area in August 2001. He started drumming 17 years ago at the tender age of 11. After playing in jazz band and allstate symphonic orchestra in high school, he attended Berkelee College of Music in Boston, MA, and also studied at Ithaca Music Conservatory in NY. Soon thereafter, he began playing in various bands in Manhattan (including a stint with Muzz Skillings formally of Vernon Reid's "Living Colour") until moving to SF last year. He currently performs with ANGELA VALLEY, Kyra Brown, and "Siamese Sex Show."