Media Productions - Audio/Video Post/Photo/Print
A Bit of Background;
Drumming is Primero! I have been playing all tolled 30+ years or so.
And, yes I also do media production. I appreciate ALL good music and
playing of all instruments and have quite a diverse background and
set of influences. I'm a dynamics and groove player that concentrates
on finesse and fitting the part to the track rather than the other way
around.
Stylistically, my main areas of proficiency would include Reggae, Blues,
Rock, Progressive Rock, FUSION, Soul/R&B, Jazz, Latin, Techno, some
country and Afro-Cuban/Latin and Indian hand drumming. Studio and
recording work are a treat and playing to click tracks are no problem.
"Pay to Play", however is not part of my vocabulary I'm afraid.
Some Musical & Drumming Influences;
Bill Bruford, David Garibaldi, JOJO MAYER, Brian Eno, Camel, David Byrne, King Crimson,
David Gilmour, Steve Gadd, David Sancious, ELP, Genesis, Group 87, Terry Bozio,
Jean Michel Jarre, Peter Gabriel, Rick Wakeman, Robert Fripp, Stanley Clarke,
Steve Hackett, Yes, UK, Alan Holdsworth, Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich,
Gene Krupa, Brand-X, Chick Corea, Return To Forever, Count Basie,
Dave Brubeck, Dixie Dreggs, Dream Theatre, Mike Portnoy, Elvin Jones,
Exivious, FM, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Jan Hammer,
Jean Luc Ponty, Jeff Beck, John Coltrane, Larry Carlton, Mahavishnu Orchestra,
Miles Davis, Narrada Michael Walden, Pat Metheny, Lenny White, Steve Smith,
Tony Williams, Peter Erskine, Sheila E, Secret Oyster, Sylvan, Transatlantic,
Weather Report, Zawinul, Sonny Rollins, Butterfly Effect, Yellow Jackets,
Ricky Haslip, Jeff Lorber, Mezzoforte, Rippingtons, Maynard Ferguson,
Hiromi Uehara, Robben Ford, Brecker Brothers, Focus, Liquid Tension Experiment,
Mike Oldfield, Tom Castro, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert Cray,
B.B. King, Albert Collins, North Missisippi All Stars, Al Green, Bootsy,
Tower Of Power, Commodores, Brand New Heavies, Sly and the Family Stone, Cameo,
Parliment, Chaka Khan, Osibisa, Curtis Mayfield, M.J. Blige, EWF, Liquid Soul,
En Vogue, Kool & The Gang, Fishbone, Funkadelic, Jamiroquai, James Brown and all
the drummers in his band, Art Blakey, Chester Thompson, Leon Ndugu Chancellor,
Incognito, Cibo Matto, Kaiser Chiefs, Vampire Weekend, Time & Distance,
Sonic Youth, Owl City, Bat for Lashes, Mellowdrone, Bambu Station, UB-40,
Black Uhuru, Third World, Mighty Threes Dub, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube,
Iya Karma, Eek-A-Mouse, FSOL, Aphex Twin, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk,
Crystal Method, Juno Reactor, Everything But the Girl, Massive Attack, Moby,
Tosca, Underworld, Portishead, Prodigy, Orbital, Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba,
AC-DC, Zappa, A Perfect Circle, Aerosmith, Alice In Chains, Audioslave, Avril Lavigne,
Alanis Morrisette, Dead Kennedys, Beatles, Ringo Starr, Black Sabbath, Chicago,
Danny Seraphine, Alan White, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, Doobie Bros, ELO, Evanescence,
Filter, Mick Fleetwood, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Foreigner, Godsmack, Grand Funk Railroad,
Jethro Tull, Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Kansas, Men at Work, Muse, Oysterhead,
Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Pat Travers, The Police, Stewart Copeland, Primus,
Queens of the Stoneage, Rage Against the Machine, RHCP, Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts,
Rush, Neil Peart, Santana, Ansley Dunbar, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Savoy Brown,
Soundgarden, System Of a Down, Talking Heads, The Tubes, Prairre Prince, The Who,
Todd Rundgren, Tom Petty, Was Not Was, Violent Femmes, Tool, Danny Carrey, Van Halen,
U2, Lars Ulrich, Joe Cocker, Led Zepplin, John Bonham, Elvis Costello, Dave Mathews Band,
Carter Beauford, 50's & 60's rock, All forms of Jazz, Latin, Soul, R&B, Funk, Reggae,
Dub, etc etc...
Other Gear;
Tascam DA-P1 Portable DAT (for remote recording/sampling), Shure VP-88 Stereo Condenser mic,
Neumann KM84, ADVC 300 for analog Video capture, Supermicro 5035BT Quad Core 2.8ghz Media Processor,
DataColor Spyder3Print Color Calibration System. Drum Workshop Collectors Series Black finish-ply
7pc drum kit. Spyder2 closed loop monitor calibrator. The
RESOTUNE(tm)
electro/acoustic drum tuning system. Yamaha SD493 3.5" Picolo Snare.
Software/Services:
Steinberg Nuendo 3.2, Dolby Digital Encoder, Cubase 4.1, Reason 3.0, Virtual Guitarist 2.0,
Mtron Mellotron, RDK2.0, plus a ton of plugins and other VSTI's. Video Post Production, Print,
Photo restoration, color correction, Stereo/5.1 Surround Audio Mixing/Mastering, DVD authoring
and production. Eizo Color Navigator for hardware based LCD montior calibration. Calibration of
LCD and Plasma Flat panel TV's and monitors by appointment.
sample-1_rock
sample-2_rock
sample-3_smoothjazz
sample-4_fusion
sample-5_latin
sample-6_Funk (old recording)
Sample-7_Techno-Electronic
