Felix D-Kat Pollard

Felix D-Kat Pollard profile

Name:

Felix D-Kat Pollard

Drumming since:

Since the age of 2

With MEINL since:

A Meinl Artist since June 2005

Birthday:

November 19, 1971

Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

Place of Birth:

Chicago Il

Currently living in:

Los Angeles CA

Favorite Food:

Soul Food, A good home cooked meal

Favorite Drink:

Cadillac Margarita, Pinot Grigio

Matched Grip or Traditional Grip:

Matched Grip

MEINL cymbal series used:

I use a few different models Byzance, MB20, Johnny Rabb stuff

Favorite MEINL cymbal:

Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crashes

Car that you currently drive:

Land Rover Discovery, 85' Toyota Supra

Not counting on drums, what do you do for fun:

Cook, bowl, snowboard, hang with my son Dillon

Teacher:

Timothy Lee

Drumtech:

Kris

Highlight of your career so far:

The Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway.  
Working with Lionel Richie for the 1st time on The Oprah Winfrey show with no rehearsal.

Drumming strengths:

Real solid groove (It makes you dance)

Drumming means to me:

Using this GIFT that God has giving me to inspire and uplift people that I may never meet but they'll say wow! I felt that in my soul.

Advice for up and coming drummers:

Practice, Listen, and don't be afraid to work with people you don't know.

How would you describe yourself:

I Love what I do, and I always try to give 100%.

When I look back on my life one day, I would like to be able to say:

I played with all I had to give. Whether it was 5 people in a store front church or 83,000 people @ the Rock am Ring Festival in Germany, they got the best I had to give.