In his nearly three-decades-long career, Rich has toured the world extensively and played with such notables as jazz-fusion violinist Christian Howes, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, The Jim Widner Big Band, country music superstar Miranda Lambert, and many others.As a dedicated advocate of music education, Rich has taught drum set and percussion masterclasses as well as rhythm section clinics to a large range of music programs all over the country, including big band jazz and rock camps. On a local level, Rich is a teaching artist with Ravinia Festival and visits underfunded Chicago Public Schools to expose kids to classical and jazz music.In addition to teaching, Rich has written four books. The first, "Directions in Drumming," is based on four-way coordination. The second, "Foundational Series," guides drummers through a series of exercises intended to strengthen coordination, rhythm awareness, concentration, timing, phrasing, and creative expression. The third, "The Primary Series," focuses on the 3:4, 5:4, and 3:5 polymetric relationship. His books and online courses are used by students in 40 countries. The fourth book is a practice journal for drummers called the "100-Day Journal and Practice Log", which recently debuted at #1 in the Music category on Amazon.Rich is also the creator and presenter of The DrumMantra Podcast which seeks to advance the listener's confidence, insight, and inspiration through discussions on topics like approaches to practice, rhythmic concepts, technique, theory, creativity, gear, and the music business. Soundfly named the podcast as one of "The 11 Best Podcasts for Exploring Music Theory Concepts on the Go" and the "Top 10 Music Theory Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020" by Feedspot.Rich’s creativity, energy, knowledge, and professionalism allow him to maintain an extremely vibrant and diverse career in the music industry. I endorse Yamaha Drums, Evans Drumheads, Vic Firth Sticks, Sabian Cymbals, Prologix Pads, Low Boy Beaters, Polynome App, and Moravian Percussion (The Box Kit.)