Well, there’s a few reasons. First of all, I got the idea to use the name from a Beastie Boys song. It was a lyric in one of their rhymes, I thought it was catchy. Secondly, it’s a nod to my Jewish heritage. And lastly, because I am one.

-The original intent was to actually have multiple people. You know, a real band. That just never happened.

-Here’s the main stuff….
Synths: Arturia MicroFreak, Roland JD-Xi, Behringer Deepmind 12, Behringer MS-1

Guitars/Basses: Mid-80’s Fender American Strat, a couple of Epiphone Les Pauls (Juniors and Special), Peavey Raptor 1, Washburn XB102 4-string bass, Ibanez ATK100 4-string bass, Hohner HW200 3/4 size acoustic (love this guitar), Yamaha
APX-4-12A 12-string A/E guitar, and a butt load of others.

For drums, I use a Roland TD-17KV V-Drum kit. I currently use Studio One for recording.

-Yes, I do, unless someone else is credited. Whether I play them well is another story.

No I’m not. I’m self-taught. Every instrument that i play i learned on my own.

It i had to pick one, it would be the drums. I consider myself a drummer more then anything. I find that they are the most compelling and fun instrument for me, personally, to play.

Unless otherwise noted, yes. So let me apologize for subjecting you to that.

And, to make matters worse, I won’t use pitch correction. Sorry¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯.

-Short answer is that I love synths. The long answer is that I was creating electronic music as both a learning process (which is still very much ongoing) and so I can just start getting stuff out there. I was also looking for others to join in the more traditional rock thing, but I wasn’t successful.

-No, I don’t. Unfortunately, I can’t. There are a few impediments. One being that I would have to use so many backing tracks that it would just be more like instrument karaoke. I can’t play drums, guitar, bass, keys, and sing at the same time. Another big reason is that I am disabled and cannot perform for long periods, stay standing in one spot for very long, or even lift my gear. That makes performing out very impractical.

My Facebook page … But be warned, I don’t use it, really. I hate social media. You’re better off finding me here on YouTube.

-On the streaming services and Youtube, you can also find my work in The Patterson Bernhard Project. That was something I did in collaboration with a singer. There are four songs out there, if I remember correctly.

-I started out on drums at able the age of 12 or 13. My brother worked for a local music store, and he would get the opportunity to call dibs on stuff that came in used. A super cheap beat up drum kit came in, and he got it for something like $5. I started playing it, but our neighbors didn’t really appreciate it. We lived in a town home, after all.

At that point, my brother procured a cheap guitar that was shaped like an Gibson SG. The brand was one I’ve never seen since called Montoya. So, I started to learn to play.

In high school, I joined the band and they needed a bass player. So, I decided to switch. I fell in love with the bass, and eventually started playing that. I was heavy into Faith no More and Primus, so I started getting into slap playing. Never really got too good at it, but I was a decent bass player.

Fast forward a few years. I’m still playing bass and guitar. I’m out of school and working when I decided that I wanted to go back to drums. I bought a Pacific Drum and Percussion kit, and begun to learn. By this time, around 2000, I was also starting to record.

Fast forward several years, and I decided that I wanted to learn how to play the synth. So, I actually downloaded some software on a Chromebook and began fooling around with some software synthesizers and also some digital audio workstations that were made for Chromebook. From there, I decided that hardware was the way to go, and I started buying that.

Throughout that time, I was also learning how to play other instruments, such as mandolin and various percussion instruments.

In 2022, I decided to form The Schnooks and take my first steps as a professional musician. Music is now what I consider my job, and I began releasing under Kvetchin’ Records.