Born in 1979 in Lawrence, Kansas,
Kike moved to Valencia, Venezuela at the age of
3. He grew up there and started playing the drums
when his dad brought home a snare drum, a couple
cymbals and a cardboard box with a bass drum pedal
for his 8th birthday.
He was so into it that his parents paid for him
to take lessons at "Tecnologico de Musica Valencia".
For his 10th birthday, Kike got his first real drum-set
and by the time he was 15 he was already playing
on stage with some friends. Him and his friends
formed a cover band called "Miccion".
They won a couple battle of the bands in their hometown,
performing in front of more than 3000 people. After
this band dissolved in 1997, Kike played with a
couple other cover bands ("100to por 100to
and Emyspherio), playing all kinds of music ranging
from 70's Disco to Heavy Metal for mainly bar crowds.
In December of 1999, Sebastian Ramos - former bass
player for Mystic Roots and Kike's old friend -
was down in Venezuela for Christmas break and offered
Kike to come up and play with the band, which was
in need for a new drummer. Kike came up to Chico
in January 2000 to join the Mystic Roots crew.
Influences:
The Police, Soda Stereo, Guns N' Roses, Metallica,
Dave Matthews Band, Dream Theater
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