Peter Dallas is a Professional Drummer Living in Las Vegas,Nevada.
His father was a pilot in the Air Force moving the family from base to base throughout Europe and the U.S. Eventually settling in California where he developed his drumming skills recording and performing on the top 40 and Original circuit. After moving to Hollywood and Graduating P.I.T with Honors, he performed on a number of Hard Rock ,Metal & Blues Records and numerous Tours with Lee Rocker (Stray Cats)-Blues Legend Mason Ruffner(Top 10 Album Hit Gypsy Blood)-(60s pop legends,Larry Donn,Charley Gracie,Don & Dewey...etc......
Born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
His father was an Aviator flying in the Air Force(From B25s in WW2 to Jet Fighters
and B52s).After retirement from the Air Force he continued flying Commercial
and Corporate Jets and instructing Glider Flying in the Sacramento & San
Francisco Bay area where Peter grew up.
"My sisters were a lot older so from when I could speak I was into Rock&Roll
and listening to their records and going to concerts)..They took me to see the
movie Help in London when I was 3...I was totally into Keith Moon and Ringo"
At the age of 4 because he was banging on tables to records his parents gave
him a small kids drumset which he quickly trashed and destoyed playing to Keith
Moon (The Who) records.
Through Junior High and High School sidetracked by Surfing,Skateboarding,Cars
and Motorcycles Peter did not pick up another pair of drumsticks until he was
20 years old. After injuring his back at the age of 18 in a motorcycle accident
he decided that if he ever walked again he would become a Professional Drummer.
At the age of 20 he began playing drums 10 hours a day and studying with acclaimed
percussionist Stan Lunetta in Sacramento. Within 5 months he landed the job
drumming in the top 40 band The Kids playing the Holiday Inn Circuit on the
West Coast.
He then played with the band Silencer 6 nights a week on the Sacramento Rock
Club circuit.
Moving to Oakland he played the Bay area Bar Circuit,Recorded and Performed
with Code 3 (Rick De Lima)and continued studies with John Xepolias. In 1985
he moved to Hollywood to attend P.I.T. and began Recording and Performing with
Hard Rock Groups in So Cal as well as Ghost Sessions on a number of Records
and Demos.Throughout the 90s & 2000s between Touring and Recording out of
Austin,Houston and L.A. he began doing CruiseShip Gigs and working Top 40 which
led to more work in Las Vegas.
After Years of Touring he currently lives in Sin City, Teaching,Playing Casino
Gigs with Various Groups and performing with The Royal Purple Rockers.
Throwin down some Rock Tracks at West Beach Studios/Hollywood
Ca.
