Robert 'Sput' Searight
Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin, Snoop Dogg, Timberland
Profile
With MEINL since:
July of 2012
Birthday:
March 18, 1975
Place of birth:
Dallas, TX
Currently living in:
Dallas, TX - Brooklyn, NY
Drumming since:
The age of 1.
Car that you currently drive:
STS Cadillac
Not counting on drums what do you do for fun:
Spend time with family.
Favorite Food:
Chinese
Favorite Drink:
Authentic Whiskey
Teacher:
John Roberts, Ed Soph, Joel Smith
Highlight of your career so far:
1. Winning a Grammy Award , 2. SuperBowl 2010 in Miami w/Timberland, Jo Jo, and Justin Timberlake, 3. Storytellers w/Snoop Dogg
Drumming strengths:
Always trying to find them. I would say grooving and playing loose and complex over the bar-line in 4/4 meter as well as odd.
Drumming means to me:
It gives me a way to connect and communicate w/ people all of the world in peace and love.
Advice for up and coming drummers:
Stay true to always learning and growing your craft/art … Never get complacent.
How would you describe yourself:
Very witty, outgoing, open to new adventures and territories, bright, peaceful, educating, fun and loving.
When I look back on my life one day, I would like to be able to say:
First and foremost a man that inspired people to live better and chase goals/dreams w/joy and a positive outlook and patience to receive the rewards of hard work and one who represented true professionalism and exuded the example of a guy who had his own sound and interpretation to music.
