Ricky is a Swede who now resides with his wife in Australia. He has a highly impressive bio & work history which includes world tours playing drums for the likes of Soilwork & Chaimara. He has also toured with other such heavy weights as Fear Factory, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage and even John Fogerty. Ricky's' roots were formed in the metal world but his current musical palette is very broad and diverse. Not only is he a drum & percussion teacher locally, but he has performed with Stu Hamm, of Joe Satriani fame, on his recent Australian tour and even recorded with Sam Clarke from Neighbours. Ricky is an amazing performer, a fantastic bloke and is well loved by all the ELFA crew. He plays an Ebony Burst Orion kit with black hardware & for a full list of Ricky's Meinl specs please click the link below

http://meinlcymbals.com/artists/artist/ARTIST/richard_evensand.html?cHash=f6b136a795

http://www.myspace.com/richardevensand

Ricky tearing it up at the 2008 AUDW: Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend

Photography by Chris Carty