Spanky has toured with Lady Gaga, Kanye West, P.Diddy, The Backstreet Boys, Jill Scott, and Floetry.

He has also collaborated with Queen Latifah, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Q-Tip, Bubba Sparxxx, Nas, Brandy, and Tye Tribbett, among others.

Spanky also credits playing in church as the reason he is so fearless and has so much fire in his musical style.

He also credits Philadelphia natives Little John Roberts, Vidal Davis, and Brian Frasier-Moore as his musical influences.

In May 2013, Spanky and Hudson Music released an instructional DVD on drumming called “Off Time/On Time”.