Ramon Esquivel

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

Live Dates

Analog Kid

• Sep. 18 @ Wild West Whiskey Stroll, Los Altos, CA

Folk Atrocity

• Sep. 25 @ Hapa’s Brewing Co., San Jose, CA

Miko Marks

• Sep. 26 @ The Redtone Music Festival, Oakland, CA

Trevor & The Long Haul

• Oct. 9 @ Cafe Zoë, Menlo Park, CA
• Oct. 24 @ Belmont City Hall, Belmont, CA
• Oct. 28 @ Twin Pines Park, Belmont, CA

Super Cassette

• Nov. 5 @ Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
• Nov. 7 @ 924 Gilman, Berkeley, CA
• Nov. 8 @ Cafe Colonial, Sacramento, CA
• Nov. 10 @ Kelly’s Olympian, Portland, OR
• Nov. 11 @ Black Lodge, Seattle, WA
• Nov. 12 @ Wild Child, Olympia, WA

Associated Artists

Dogcatcher

• Each Time I Pass This Way Feels Safer (2026)
• Dogcatcher (2016)
• It’s Easy (2012)
• KILR (2011)

East of Western

• “Hey” (2011)

Folk Atrocity

Miko Marks

Music with Jeff

Natalie Mata

Permanent Life Crisis

• “Mean Man” (2025)

Super Cassette

• “Heaven Isn’t Real (But Hell Is)” (2026)
• “A Man Was Never One” (2025)
• “Hurts, Don’t It?” (2025)

and more…

Endorsements

Soultone Cymbals