Introducing Jason "Dieter"

I started playing the drums at age 11, in the 5th grade. I was in the school band all the way through my high school years. I started off on a black drum kit that my dad bought for me. It had no name brands, cymbals, or hardware. I clicked on the rims until I got my first cymbals out of the J.C. Penny catalog. My second kit was a used 5-piece Tama Swingstar. I only had that set for a couple years in high school, while playing in a local bar “cover” band.

In my junior year of high school (1999), I met Billy “Thunder” Mason, drummer for “Tim McGraw”. I bought my 3rd and current kit from him. It started as a 7-piece “Pearl” Session Series. I have since then added roto toms, more cymbals, and switched from having 2 separate bass drums to having 1 single bass with a double pedal.

Around May of 2006, after moving back to Kentland, I got a call from Mark Van Vleet, who I have jammed with a few times in the past years. He and Joe DeCanto were starting a band and wanted to know if I’d be interested. I took the offer and soon after XsintriX was born. Being in this band gives me a wide range to play around in. I have enjoyed writing every drum track on this album and hope to continue on with more in the future.

...IF IT ROCKS, LET IT ROLL...

You can contact this band via email

xsintrix@live.com