My name is Cornelius, and I’m the drummer with Dumb Bats, from Stuttgart, Germany. I started playing drums in Boston MA, where I was lucky enough to have Dave Dicenso (Cro Mags, Shelter) as my one and only drum teacher. That led me to play in a number of punk bands in Boston, playing at venues like the Middle East and O’Briens, opening for Channel 3, Hatebreed, the Murder Junkies and more. I later ventured to the Southern US, opening for Rev. Horton Heat and Koffin Kats, and playing at famous venues like Nashville’s Layla’s Bluegrass Inn and the Stage. Over the years I’ve been lucky to play on a number of EPs and full length records, under the watchful eye of producers such as David Minehan (Replacements/Neighborhoods) and Joe Queer (The Queers). My current band, Dumb Bats are an action rock band inspired by Turbonegro (and two band members are part of the Turbojugend!), Gluecifer, Hellacopters, Cockney Rejects, Iron Maiden, Joy Division, Stooges, NY Dolls, and 70’s punk rock. We’ve been lucky enough to play alongside bands like Upploppet (Sweden), Christmas (Germany), Fuel N Stuff (Germany), Slowkiss (Chile) and are working on a full length release from our homebase in Stuttgart, Germany. We continue to play festivals and clubs all over Germany.