Angela grew up in Fort Wayne, IN surrounded by music. She took to flute early and played it through high school (she even majored in Flute Performance at a private college). But she was destined to be a drummer…whether she was sitting down at her uncle’s drum kit, or bugging her high school pep bandmates to teach her fills, Angela could just naturally play.  So finally, in college, she bought her first drum set (Tama, of course).

Angela wound up in Louisville, KY in 2005 where she heavily pursued music. She played for a Sony recording artist, joined several cover bands, and was a session drummer, as well. Her main band, CatFight (original punk/grunge rock), gained a local and regional following, also gaining the support from then Little Heart Records, under which they released the EP CatFight (2013). While that band was taking off, Angela moved to Nashville, TN in 2012 for a job promotion.

After immersing herself in the Nashville music scene, Angie joined forces with fellow Catfight member Erica Sellers, and three other musicians to form The Dead Deads in late 2013.  The Dead Deads had a quick rise and played on several national tours (Halestorm, P.O.D., Bush, Chevelle, the Motorboat and Shiprocked cruises, etc.) and recorded two full-length albums and two EPs (“The Dead Deads” (EP 2014), “Rainbeau” (LP 2014, produced by Brian Carter), “For Your Obliteration” (LP 2016, produced by Page Hamilton of Helmet), and “Flying Saucers” (EP 2017, produced by Matt Mahaffey of sElf)).

In late 2017, Angela left The Dead Deads and formed a new band called Taco Mouth with Sellers. Taco Mouth has released an EP and LP, “W.G.A.F.” and “A Deafening Silence,” respectively (both in 2018). Those were produced by friend and legend, Michael Wagener (Dokken, Skid Row, Metallica, etc.). At the same time, Angela joined The Raelyn Nelson Band, an outlaw country/punk rock band fronted by Raelyn Nelson (Willie Nelson’s granddaughter) in late 2017.

By early 2020, Angela decided to become a hired gun so that she can give touring opportunities her full attention, although she does fill her time gaps with studio work. She has quickly become part of the Nashville drumming community, recognized by the city’s top musicians as one of the go-to working drummers because of her work ethic, drive, engaging personality, talent and professionalism. Being highly respected and engulfed in the scene, Angela has also successfully launched her own music synchronization company, A n’ R Music Services.

Oddly enough, the pandemic provided great opportunities for Angela. Legendary engineer and producer Toshi Kasai enlisted Angie alongside some of the best drummers in the world for Plan D, his prog rock instrumental project where synthesized notes were triggered/composed based on each drum hit. Featuring 4 EPs, Angela’s track is on the “NW” EP which includes the heavyweight drummers Dale Lombardo, Gregg Bissonette, Dale Crover, etc. and has been released on Joyful Noise Recordings. In late 2021, Angela also linked up with singer-songwriter, Kalie Shorr. Angie joined her soon after the release of her EP, “I Got Here By Accident” (produced by Butch Walker), drumming for Kalie as she opened for REO Speedwagon as well as toured Canada and the West Coast supporting All Time Low. Angie looks to stay busy with Kalie in 2022.