Derico is awesome. He is an amazing drummer. When I am in Nashville, I get to check him out sometimes. He lives there now. In fact, I tour with an artist who's album he recorded on. It is hard trying to follow behind him on a gig. Go to the Vic Firth web site, and you can see some clips of him playing. He has the speed of Dennis Chambers with the groove of J.D. Blair. He is a realy nice guy too.