News – July 24th, 2017 – New Sabian Ride
This weekend I added a new cymbal to my setup. It's a Sabian Vault Custom Shop HH 22" ride with a semi-lathed pattern on the top and a completely lathed…
News – June 15th, 2017 – Performance video update
The recording for the upcoming album by Bright & Shiny is progressing well. I have been playing around with the video for a few songs and although it isn't finished,…
News – June 5th, 2017 – Recording Progress
Recording Progress - Bright & Shiny This weekend I managed to get time to record two more songs for Bright & Shiny. The two songs are titled This Waiting and…
A drummer’s perspective
Over the weekend I auditioned for a band. It was a situation where I was brought in to replace an existing drummer so the songs were already structured and written…
12" Wuhan "Lion" cymbals cut down to 8 1/4" hand cymbals.
Cutting down a pair of Wuhans
I was asked by a friend of mine to cut down her pair of 12" Wuhan China (or "Lion" cymbals, as they call them) into a smaller set to use…
What I learned from Terry Bozzio
Last night I attended a concert by Terry Bozzio, the former drummer for Frank Zappa. It would normally take a lot for me to go to a 2-hour concert featuring…
Every Time I Fall – Performance video
I recorded the drum tracks for Every Time I Fall, a song I'm working on with Jongwon Kim. I have a somewhat peculiar way of recording. I actually record…
Video Performance – Test
This is just a test of the over-the-head GoPro setup. The audio was recorded in Ableton and edited into the video. This was when we were auditioning a new keyboard player…
Songwriting – 2016-09-28
Worked on two songs last night. We're still solidifying our parts so the playing is a bit rough, especially by yours truly. My setup for this practice was identical…
Songwriting – 2016-09-15
Recorded a few takes last night as we were writing our parts for a few songs. In this I'm testing out some cymbals that I modified. They're cut down…
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