Ramon Esquivel
Drummer and Percussionist in the SF Bay Area
Versatile drummer with nearly two decades of live and studio experience across Rock, Americana, R&B, Funk, and Hip Hop. Known for a tight pocket, dynamic presence, and creative contributions to songwriting and arrangement.
Inspired by the chops of Perrin Moss, Louis Cole, and Nate Smith, while channeling the feel and musicality of Homer Steinweiss, Questlove, Phil Selway, Ringo and more.
Portrait: Fox & Bowl
Private Drum Lessons
The Riekes Center, Menlo Park, CA
Current Artists
Miko Marks
- May 30-31 @ The Ogden Music Festival, Ogden, UT
Super Cassette
- June 2 @ Subterranean, Chicago, IL
- June 3 @ X Ray Arcade, Cudahy, WI
- June 4 @ The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
- June 6 @ Barnato, Omaha, NE
- June 7 @ The Wave, Wichita, KS
- June 9 @ Rebel Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
- June 10 @ Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA
- June 11 @ Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
- June 13 @ Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
- June 14 @ The Vera Project, Seattle, WA
- June 16 @ The Chameleon, Spokane, WA
- June 17 @ Shrine Social Club, Boise, ID
- June 18 @ The Pearl on Main, Midvale, UT
- June 20 @ The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
- June 21 @ Marquis, Denver, CO
- “Heaven Isn’t Real (But Hell Is)” (2026)
- “A Man Was Never One” (2025)
- “Hurts, Don’t It?” (2025)
Dogcatcher
- Each Time I Pass This Way Feels Safer (2026)
- Dogcatcher (2016)
- It’s Easy (2012)
- KILR (2011)
The only reasonable drummer in the world.
—Max Gerlock, Super Cassette