Rich started drumming at the age of 11 and performed all through middle school, high school and college. He studied several styles, including Blues, Rock, Jazz, Calypso, Soul and Latin. After being laid off from his day job in 2000, Rich went into music full-time. Performing at numerous night clubs, festivals and corporate functions in the Southern California area over the past 17 years, he currently plays over 300 shows per year!

Rich has been in several original and cover projects that have been a supporting act for many world and national touring acts including Dave Mason, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Johnny Lang, Night Ranger and Lynyrd Skynyrd to name a few.