Dave Hooper - Overpreperation is Preperation
Dave started as the voice of “The Little Green Sprout” from the Jolly Green Giant Commercials. Dave attended North Texas State University. He also studied with Peter Erskine, Gregg Bissonette, Steve Houghton, Joe Porcaro, David Garibaldi, Tom Brechtlein, and spent many hours jamming in his garage with roommate, Gary Novak. At the age of 17, Dave began his studio drumming career, playing on nearly 1000 tv jingles. Dave most recently played on the soundtrack for the Netflix series Jessica Jones and Showtime’s Homeland. Some of his career’s highlights have been working with Sheila E, Toni Braxton, Larry Graham, Herbie Hancock, Sheryl Crow, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Lee Ritenour, Diane Warren, Earl Klugh, Smokey Robinson, The Rippingtons, David Byrne, Ray Parker Jr. Dave Koz, Joe Sample, The Manhattan Transfer, Chaka Kahn, and James Ingram. Dave also worked on the TV show Glee as a technical consultant. He was recruited by Microsoft and worked there as a web developer for 2 years. He was the Artist Relations Manager at Behringer for 2 years. He is currently doing freelance web development for Facebook. He is the creator of PossibleChops.com.