Eric is a versatile percussionist who plays drums, congas, four mallet marimba, and other assorted percussion instruments. A traditional grip drummer, he has recorded and played a wide variety of musical genres including rock, jazz, funk, Latin, polka, reggae, and rhythm and blues in bands throughout California and the Midwest. Having started playing at the young age of seven, Dewey studied music and music theory in college under Nora Davenport, first chair percussionist for the Baltimore Symphony and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ orchestras. He plays Gretsch drums, LP congas, Deagan Marimbas, Zildjian cymbals, and Roland V-Drums and Hand Sonic. Eric has loved Tom Petty since the first album, and has identified with the song “Refugee” since sleeping on the beach in his younger days.