Aquarian Family

Gregg Potter

Emmy Award winning drummer "GREGG POTTER." Gregg is currently the cover artist of the August 2026 Modern Drummer Magazine. He is the drummer with the new Buddy Rich Band, the sixteen-piece Big Band made up of Buddy Alumni who actually played with BR himself, carrying on the legacy and name of the greatest drummer of all time, Buddy Rich! Gregg fronted the BR Band throughout the Buddy Rich Centennial Celebration year 2017-2018 World Tour Not only crisscrossing the United States, but barnstorming Europe, including a sold-out week at the prestigious Ronnie Scott's UK, where Buddy recorded several albums and solidified his drumming mastery abroad. 2019 was filled with more drumming around the world. Gregg was featured in the August 2018 issue of DRUMHEAD Magazine, the number one drum magazine in circulation. Gregg's inaugural show with the Buddy Rich Band was at the 25th Anniversary Buddy Rich Memorial Concert in England at the London Palladium in April of 2012, with that performance he definitely put his mark on the International drumming world. He also led the band through a sold out 2012 Summer Tour and a 2013 SRO Japan concert series, He was also featured in the December 2012 special commemorative Buddy Rich issue of Modern Drummer Magazine and the DRUMHEAD Magazine 2017 Legend's issue. In 2016, Hal Leonard Publishing released a first ever. Buddy Rich Play Along" CD/ Book package featuring Gregg's drumming along with the Buddy Rich Alumni Band. Gregg began his professional drumming career after winning the Slingerland/ Louie Bellson National Drum Contest at the legendary Frank's Drum Shop in Chicago. As a High School student, he was presented with the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award along with several other Jazz soloist individual awards. While still a teenager, he landed the drumming spot with Radio Hall of Fame icon Steve Dahl. Along with Dahl and his band Teenage Radiation, Gregg scored two hit singles, performed on Dahl's daily radio show, syndicated national shows, Emmy Award winning television specials, feature film soundtracks, daily morning television shows, and live concert appearances He was the most sought-after drummer in the Chicagoland area playing with multiple bands, doing both studio sessions and live performances. Often imitated but never duplicated! In 1985 GP was part of the band " He Say She Say " which featured the Owner of the Legendary Hamer Guitar Company, Jol Dantzig, Broadway star, and Beatlemania vocalist, Mitch Weissman, and bass guitar slinger Jon Skender. The band, along with Gregg, set to record their debut album with 80”s rock star Billy Squier had played many showcases from Chicago to NYC. including many of the infamous Hamer Guitar NAMM Jams. It was at these parties held at the Limelight in Chicago that GP played with rock icon's like John Entwistle from The Who, Steve Stevens with Billy Idol, Jack Blades and Brad Gillis from Night Ranger, along with Quiet Riot/ Ozzy/ Whitesnake legend Rudy Sarzo, to name a few. In 1986 amid all the music excitement, Gregg slipped in an acting career that was offered to him playing the "Tough Guy" in the movie "Lucas" with Charlie Sheen and Corey Haim. This, and much more lead to Gregg's first major label record deal with the band, SIREN. Recordings, videos, and tours followed SIREN'S first album, "All is Forgiven" garnered two hit singles which received heavy MTV rotation and massive radio airplay. Even another feature film role was offered. In 1989, Gregg started filming the movie "Uncle Buck" with John Candy, but unfortunately had to walk away from the part, due to a dispute with Mercury Polygram Records over the filming and scheduling of the Siren “All Is Forgiven” music video and album release. In the Fall of 2018, Gregg was able to play again with his friend Rudy and one of his drumming idol's, Tommy Aldridge at an event in Las Vegas, where Gregg and Rudy were celebrity counselors at the World Famous, Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. G