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Voted #3 "Up & Coming Drummer" in Modern Drummer's Reader's Poll 2009- 2009 Readers Poll Results - BandFrame
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FOR BOOKING OR PRIVATE LESSONS CONTACT PETE AT: petewilhoit@hotmail.com
Playing/Recording:
FICTION PLANE -“Holes” (Disney), “Bitter Forces & Lame Race Horses” (Everybody's Records/Island U.K.), “Left Side of the Brain” (Bieler Bros.) “Paradiso” live & DVD (13Bis), "Sparks" (Roadrunner Europe)
MIKE DOUGHTY- "Yes & Also Yes" Tour 2011
SHARON CORR- (of the legendary Irish band- The Corrs) (Rhino Records)
I BLAME COCO- Island Records
ARI HEST - “So Slow” (Columbia)
DECLAN O'ROURKE - N4 Records & V2 Records
MICHAEL BRUNNOCK- "The Orchard" (Indie)
AMY KUNEY- (Indie)
LAURA CRITCHLEY- “Feel Proud” (Big Print Records)
STING & THE POLICE (A&M records) Police Fan Club DVD
MICHAEL MCDONALD (Doobie Brothers/Solo)
G.E. SMTH (S.N.L./Solo)
LYLE WORKMAN (Sting- Broken Music Tour)
CARRIE NEWCOMER (Rounder Records)
KRISTA DETOR- “Mudshow” (CoraZong records UK)
DAN POUNCE- Straight No Chaser (Atlantic Records)
THE CUTTERS-EP (A&M), “Sonic Wave Love” (CMC/BMG), “Flypaper Highway” (GVR)
DAVID MOORE (Doghouse/Warner Bros.)
KATE AUMONIER (Sanctuary U.K.)
VERONICA ANTICO (Sony Europe)
JAMES MOODY (Blue Note)
BOB DUROUGH (Blue Note)
CRYSTAL KOVACH- "Underground" (Kovach Music)
CARLI SMITHSON- “Won’t Say Goodbye” (Demo)
DREYA WEBER "Lotus Seed" 2000
THE DAUNTING- "Like A Tune" (U.K. Indie)
MATT DUBLIN- Red Romance/Ambulance LTD
KELSEY SMITH (Indie)
JAMES KATZ (Indie)
GYROGENICS (Indie)
Worked with many producers including David Kahne (Sugar Ray, Tony Bennett, Paul McCartney), Paul Corkett (The Cure, Bjork, Radiohead, Nick Cave), Ash Howes (David Gray, Dido, Kylie Minogue, Nelly Furtado, Atomic Kitten, Natalie Imbruglia, Eurythmics, Tom Jones, Sinead O'Conner), Simon Osborne (U2, Sting), and Martin Harrington (Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia).
Television Appearances:
" Jimmy Kimmel Live !"," The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn", MTV, MTV2:“You Hear It First”, “E! News Live”, “Extra”, Fox 59“A.M.”, “A.O.L. Sessions” (Webcast),“Disney World’s New Year’s Eve Millenium Celebration”, Habitat for Hummanity “25th Anniversary Celebration”, “Taratata” (France), “Viewsic on the PLANET” (Japan), “The Mike Bullard Show” (Canada), Mus TV, 2Channel - Russia, and MTV Russia
Print: Modern Drummer, 2009, 2010, Drummer Magazine, French drumming magazine "Batteur"
Endorsements: Tama (drums), Sabian (cymbals), Evans (heads), Vic Firth (sticks) XL Specialty Percussion (cases)
Education: Studied with Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Ethridge, Joe Cocker, John Fogerty, etc.), and Shawn Pelton (Sheryl Crow, S.N.L., John Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Celine Dione, etc.).
Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies/ Percussion from Indiana University (’95).