Steve Smith (musician) Time. During the following year, he was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. In 2003, his DVD "Steve Smith Drumset Technique – History of the U.S. Beat" was voted the No. 1 Educational DVD of the year. He has worked as a session musician for Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Elisa, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero, Savage Garden, Bryan Adams, Zakir Hussain and Sandip Burman. Additionally, he has played with jazz musicians such as Steps Ahead, Wadada Leo Smith, Tom Coster, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Liebman, Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm, Dweezil Zappa,
Crane Technique (musician) Crane Technique (musician) Paul John Wheatley (born January 29, 1979) better known by his artist name CRANE TECHNIQUE, is an Irish-American musician and Songwriter based in Ventura, CA. Wheatley first gained prominence as lead guitarist and back-up vocalist for the San Diego-based piano rock band We Shot The Moon (The Militia Group). Crane Technique was founded as Wheatley's solo music project in 2010, after releasing his first single, "Darling, Say Goodbye" (Broadcast Music, Inc.). After much U.S. and international touring, he released numerous singles and a 5 song EP called Ghost White in 2014 (Broadcast Music, Inc., Sonic Parcel Records).