I listen to almost everything under the sun. Zappa. Porcupine Tree. Riverside. Dream Theatre, Deep Purple. Zeppelin. Rush. Genesis. Miles Davis. Steely Dan. Boston. Foo Fighters. Doc Watson. Allman Brothers. Yes. King Crimson. Buddy Guy, Muse, Metric, VOLA, ELO, Vivaldi, Moon Safari, Advent Horizon .... All the classic rock bands, all the prog bands, metal, alternative, indie, jazz, classical, country, western ... you name it. Influences: Neil Peart, John Bonham, Phil Collins, Steve Smith, Cozy Powell, Terry Bozzio, Vinny Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Vinny Appice, Tommy Aldridge, Hal Blaine, Tony Williams, Peter Erskine, David Garibaldi, Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, Mike Portnoy, Gavin Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Morgan Berthet and many others. 

I have a ton of gear, suited for any style and venue. My pride and joy: my acoustic 6-piece maple Cherry Red Gretsch 1985 Custom USA. I've also recently acquired a birch PDP Concept FX kit that sounds great as a working kit to save wear and tear on my high-end kit. Naturally I have a variety of cymbals and percussion add-ons for any style.

For gigs that require a modern approach, I have a custom ekit: a 7-piece Colbalt Blue Muzzio Element 2 with ecymbals (although I prefer to play with acoustic cymbals live). I've swapped all drums triggers to Extreme Drums and use eDrumin 10s to trigger Superior Drummer 3 with several dry custom presets that FOH engineers love. I have my own amps, mixer, cables, mics -- everything needed for any job. I am wired.

Most often I set up as a five piece, one up, two down. Lately I've been going bigger if I can with a 7-piece kit. For smaller venues, I go four piece with three cymbals. 

I don't smoke, drink or take drugs, and I approach playing music professionally. That means I expect the musicians I play with to be professionals, too. My hourly and per-gig rates vary, depending on the situation; the amount of preparation, travel time, playing time (number of sets) and number of gigs you offer all factor in.