And a One, and a Tu . . .

Yet another reason why employees at Kingston Technology Corp. like working for John Tu: He rocks.

By day, the chief executive presides over the highly successful Fountain Valley company, which makes memory upgrades for PCs, workstations and printers.

But by night, the quiet executive breaks out his drumsticks--or occasionally his guitar--and jams to the rock classics.

A tiny silver drum kit is perched on one corner of his cubicle. Once a week, Tu takes drumming lessons. And Tu regularly jams with his band, which also includes the company’s chief financial officer/guitar guru Henri Tchen.

But this is no mellow Kingston Trio. At the company holiday party, Tu and the boys plug in and rip through a set by Elvis, the Beatles and the Eagles.

“I’ve always dreamed of playing in the studio with the Rolling Stones,” Tu said. “I’m still waiting for Mick or Keith to call.”

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P.J. Huffstutter covers high technology for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-7830 and at p.j.huffstutter@latimes.com