Growing up in Memphis, TN's vibrant music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, Forrest overcame difficult circumstances to find professional success with music greats such as India.Arie (with whom he earned 2 Grammy Award wins and 9 total Grammy Award Nominations), Jonatha Brooke, William Ackerman (founder of Windham Hill Records), Angelique Kidjo, Joe Sample, The Crusaders, The Fifth Dimension, Angelique Kidjo, and other artists and visionaries who he respects and holds in high regard. Through music and his faith, he found a safe space in a business and a world where safe places are increasingly difficult to find, and he embraced a remarkable range of musical cultures through which to express his positive and generous spirit. Today, Forrest continues to share this gift with others on their own musical and life's journeys.His performance and recording specialties include music in these genres: Metal, Rock, World (African, Afro-Cuban, Spanish/Flamenco, Brazilian, Celtic/Folk/Renaissance, Turkish, Persian, Middle Eastern, Greek), Classical (Timpani / Orchestral Percussion), Traditional Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Pop, New Age/Ambient/Experimental, Alternative, Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Trance/Ambient, House, Jungle/Drum n' Bass, Breakbeat, Funk, Hip-Hop, Piedmont Blues, Delta Blues, Country, Gospel.SPECIALITIES: Drums and Percussion (Live and Studio), Vocals, Piano, Keyboards/Synthesizers, Drum Programming, Composition, Production, Music Direction, Drum Clinics, Masterclasses, Irish Bodhran, Timpani, Private Lessons, Rudimental Techniques / Percussion Methods, and Drumline Instruction /Drills.