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[Roughrider]

Heyas all! I'm Dan from Southern Oregon.

I played drums back in high school, and took a 25 year (yes you read it right) break. Things are mellowing out somewhat now in life, and I'm getting back to a kit before I die.

I've told myself every year since I turned 24-25 that I need to get back to beating the skins, but - as life goes, here I am at 41. Its about time to get back on a throne.

I ordered up a pretty decent entry level setup this evening, and I'll get some pictures up when I'm sitting behind it.

Just wanted to say hi, and hope to make a few friends while I'm here!

[Nodiggie]

Welcome to the forum and great decision to get back behind a kit. Like my Grandfather used to say "if you don't use the talent God gave you, He'll give it to someone else". Well, I'm not sure how things work but I sure didn't want to give up on playing this most wonderful instrument. Congrats on the new kit also.

[cgdrums]

real name? Chris
age? 22
how long been playing? 11 years
origin of user name? my drum blog website
top 5 drummers? John Bonham, Keith Moon, Buddy Rich, Ian Paice & Stanrton Moore
make of drumkit? Mapex Saturn Pro and Yamaha YD kit
make of cymbal? Sabian
where do you practice? at home in studio
are you in a band/s? Not at the moment, but play regularly with other musicians
covers or originals? originals
what style of music? Rock, Indie, Blues
favourite take out food? Chinese, Pizza
country? England
one really odd fact about yourself? when Toy Story came out in 1994 I got it for christmas and watched it everyday in January!
how did you start drumming? when i started secondary school at 11 years old

[cgdrums]

Whats everyones favourite drum blog?

I've been writing blogs on my website for about 1 year and would like to check out other peoples websites to get some ideas of what other people write about.

[filipemaliska]

Hello!

I m a braziliam drummer and I want to share videos and my music with you.

Here is my band: www.myspace.com/entreveroinstrumental

Is brazilian jazz

And here is some videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1C19BC4Vpg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96xRlkFWVuY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV_boohopq4&feature=related


Bye!

[pearlygates]

Nice job Filipe!!! Nice touch.

[welshgit]

Welcome to Drummerworld. We want pictures, we wanna see eye candy ....

job's done & dusted
.

Al

[jordan / chupaconcha]

real name? giorgio
age? 31
how long been playing? 17 years
origin of user name? a venue-promoter mismatched my name to jordan, and now it brings me good luck
top 5 drummers? simone pace (blonde redhead), john bonham, jon theodore, mitch mitchell, john herndon (tortoise)
make of drumkit? pearl
make of cymbal? zildijan avedis `60
where do you practice? home, band's rehearsal room
are you in a band/s? www.chupaconcha.com
covers or originals? original
what style of music? hypnofunk
favourite take out food? I really prefer to cook myself
country? spain
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm together with my girlfriend since 12 years ;-)
how did you start drumming? I was playing guitar in a band when I was 14 and the drummer was so bad that I had to pick up the sticks!

[duff64]

real name?
Dan Duffy
age?
46 (April 6, 1964)

how long been playing?
31 years.
origin of user name?
I've been called Duff as long as I can remember .
top 5 drummers?
Not really sure-
I usually gravitate toward -Bonzo-Moon-Starr-Fleetwood-Watts-groove drummers
make of drumkit?
Pacific & DW..I have 2 kits
make of cymbal?
The cymbal that sounds good
where do you practice?
At the gig
are you in a band/s?
In 3 bands.


covers or originals?
Covers..
what style of music?
Rock-Classic Rock

favourite take out food?-Taco Bueno !

country?
United States

how did you start drumming?
I was 16 yrs old..Dad took me to a Doobie Bros show..that was it .

[AvivCohenDrums]

Hello everyone.
My name is Aviv and I'm Originally from Tel Aviv, Israel where I was lucky enough
to have played with some of the biggest artists in the country.
Recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA. along with my own musical project
Alternative rock band "Drugstore Fanatics" (www.drugstorefanatics.com)
Glad to be a part of this forum!
Aviv.


www.myspace.com/avivco
www.youtube.com/avivcohendrums

[GoGoMassacre]

real name: Jessica
age: 23

how long been playing: Officially about a month. I tried in 6th grade band...Fail.
origin of user name: Throwing random words I liked together
top 5 drummers: hmm...none in particular to name though the old school jazz drummers sort of amaze me...
make of drumkit: Ddrum beginner set
make of cymbal: stock cymbals till I gather some cash for some real ones ha
where do you practice: My spare room
are you in a band/s: Not technically though there are people waiting for me to learn haha


covers or originals: Both, sure.
what style of music: I'd eventually like to play some simple '77 punk style drums as well as some crazy metal and possibly some sludged out doom stuff.

favourite take out food: Weird. Um, Del Taco I guess.
country: United States

how did you start drumming: I've wanted to drum since I was a little kid. I joined the school band in sixth grade but I was super shy and the band teacher insisted on doing boys and against girls all the time and as the only girl drummer that made me feel to on the spot...so I dropped it. I'd been waiting till I had space for a drumset all this time since and finally got it, got my set a month ago, 11 or so years later, and now here I am...

[Giuliano]

Giuliano Kolling
33 years Old
About 15 Years
Use my first name
There are so many,but here is a few:Kiko Freitas,Gavin Harrison,Vinnie Colaiuta,Virgil DonatiThomas Pridgen,
Premier Signia Marquis
Zildjian,Sabian and Agean Cymbals
At home and work(when is possible)
Yeah,we call Escuderia
Both covers and originals
MetalCore,Progressive Metal,Gospel,Brazilian Jazz
Pizza and Chinese food
Brazil
I started when i was 19 years old,my friend use to play guitar at that time and a little bit of drums,then he tauched me some grooves,i liked it and started to play the drums!

[CorditeBackBeat]

real name: Richard
age: 45
how long been playing: 36 years with a 20 year break in between.
origin of user name: It ties in a couple of aspects of me and what I do.
top 5 drummers: John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Donnie Brewer, Steve Gadd.
make of drumkit: Ludwig
make of cymbal: Zildjian, Stagg, Wuhan.
where do you practice: Basement studio
are you in a band/s: Not at the moment
covers or originals: Covers
what style of music: Rock mostly
favourite take out food: Pizza
country: United States
one really odd fact about yourself: I work in two completely unrelated fields. (not including drumming)
how did you start drumming: Got my first snare drum at 9 years old. Played ever since.

[RedeyeSPR]

real name - Shane
age - 36
how long been playing - 20 years
origin of user name - old radio DJ name
top 5 drummers - Weckl, Steve Smith, Stanton Moore, Benny Greb, El Negro
make of drumkit - Yamaha MCAN, Pearl VSX
make of cymbal - Zildjian, Sabian, Wuhan mix
are you in a band/s - 1 folk rock, 1 dance stuff, 1 jazz
covers or originals - both
country - USA
how did you start drumming - braces made me quit trumpet

[matthew]

I'm trying to start a blog and to continue to put up blog posts for students to check out, or to entice new students to sign up.

I made (what I feel is a pretty good first post about groove), although I could stew over it for days picking up bits and pieces (like I normally would), I feel the time spent making it better is just getting exponentially large for the reward.

Please check it out and let me know what you think from a drummers perspective, and educators, a business persons, and so on cheers.

http://www.mattsdrumlessons.com.au/

[Zickosdrummer]

I like this, too. In which country are you? I would have said "what country are you in", but a preposition is a bad thing to end a sentence with.

[LukeSnyder]

The site looks good, but the blog section at the bottom was displaying oddly. It left some artifacts when I scrolled, and I couldn't see any of the sidebar. I attached a screenshot of what it looked like to me.

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[LukeSnyder]

I like this, too. In which country are you? I would have said "what country are you in", but a preposition is a bad thing to end a sentence with.

Haha, "a preposition is a bad thing to end a sentence with." I'm sure you realize this and were making a joke, but "with" is a preposition :D

[matthew]

Yep I noticed that too at times. I couldn't replicate it this morning though. Now that I have a blog, and new content I'll be redesigning my website.

If any one wants, subscribe to my blog, and you will see any new content... For most people here I'm sure its similar stuff to that which you already know. I'll be putting a mix between beginner topics and advanced stuff (more specifcally based around what I know; blues, roots drumming).

Any comments on the content of the blog itself would be great, and any advice from people with suggestions on how to do this better is appreciated.

[Zickosdrummer]

Haha, "a preposition is a bad thing to end a sentence with." I'm sure you realize this and were making a joke, but "with" is a preposition :D

I guess it loses something if you have to explaine the jokes.

[Tony Ward]

Hi, I am Tony. I have been playing for about 5 - 6 years now, and I am 14. I don't think I'm that good but my friends think otherwise haha. Anyway, I will start recording some material here soon [once I get a camera, that is] and post it and you can give me some feedback! Glad to be here.

Tony

[welshgit]

Hello Tony and welcome aboard.

Al

[RockerX]

Real Name - Dennis
Age - 39
Been playing - 25 years
Origin of user name - old stage persona
Top 5 drummers - Carmine Appice, Mike Portnoy, Rick Allen, Scott Rockenfield, Jason Bonham
Make of Drumkit - Sonor Force 2007
Make of Cymbal - All Sabians w/20" Wuhan china
Are you in a band/s - 2 rock bands: Fifth O' Whiskey and FourFit
Covers or Originals - FourFit does on;y covers, Whiskey does both
Country - Nova Scotia, Canada
How did you start drumming - for the girls, man! What else!!?

[cpctctjdp]

Collin
16 years old
funk.hard bop, grindcore, and various types of ska and punk drums
im absolutely positively in love with Meinl, as in you can physically see my heart trying to beat out of my chest when i think about anything even slightly related to anything Meinl. And sabian is nice too.

[swingingoodtime]

Real name: Paul
Age: If the age I act, about 12
How long been playing: 1 yr; just snare/hi-hat/ride for small jazz gigs along with singing. Keen to expand the kit, though.
Origin of user name: Google it, you'll see...
Top 5 drummers: I'm familiar with Jeff Hamilton, Elvin Jones, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa & Max Roach by name, but I'm sure that list will change as I learn more.
Make of drumkit: Canora snare (Pearl-made from the 60's)
Make of cymbal: Sabian hi-hats & ride
Where do you practice: Apartment (& on-gig!)
Are you in a band/s: Yes
Covers or originals: Standards
What style of music: Jazz
Favourite take out food: Anything paid for by someone else
Country: Australia
One really odd fact about yourself: I hear roughly a semitone lower in my right ear compared to my left (can generally average it out by concentrating, though)
How did you start drumming: Thought I'd give the brushes a go when singing with the trio for a friend's party; enjoyed it so much, I kept it up. Occasionally use it on small gigs if requested but not always and will generally use a *real* drummer on more important/bigger gigs.

[VRemains]

Hi all, I'm Sam and I've been playing drums about 9 years. I'm 20 years old and play in a local death metal band called Atrophia. I play Pearl drums with Sabian cymbals.

[Margresse]

real name? It's not important :P
age? 21
how long been playing? +/- 1 year with a big break during summer :(
origin of user name? It's my name, germanised
top 5 drummers? Gavin Harrison, Dino campanella,Neal Morse, and some others.
make of drumkit? I have no own stuff
make of cymbal?
where do you practice? At practise rooms at my university's culture centre
are you in a band/s? Yes!
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Pop mainly now, would like to go toward something instrumental/experimental/progressive rock/ambientish
favourite take out food? Wok
country? The Netherlands
one really odd fact about yourself? Too much odd facts to just pick one out
how did you start drumming? I started drumming when I regularly visited the practise room of the band of my ex, and it always got so cold there, and I needed to warm up. So my ex suggested I should try drumming to warm up a bit. And I have liked it ever since!

[GriffinL]

real name? - Griffin.
age? - 15.
how long been playing? - About 8 years.
origin of user name? - My first name and my last name initial.
top 5 drummers? - Neil Peart, Navene Koperweis, Dan Carle, Matt Greiner, Chase Ward(Local drummer and friend.)
make of drumkit? - Pearl.
make of cymbal? - Paiste, Sabian, and Zildjian.
where do you practice? - My drum room/shed.
are you in a band/s? - I used to be in several bands, but I've given that up for now.
covers or originals? - Originals.
what style of music? - Anything from Deathcore to Smooth Jazz. I listen to and play everything.
favourite take out food? - Mexican.
country? - USA.
one really odd fact about yourself? -
how did you start drumming? - I watched the video for "Hey Yah" by Outkast when I was about 7 and told myself that it was the coolest thing ever.

[Joey182]

Real name? - Joey
Age? - 15.
How long been playing? - About 2 years.
Origin of user name? - My first name, and my favorite bands numbers.
Top 5? - Atom Willard, Travis Barker, Cobus Potgieter, Aaron Gillespie, Carter Beauford
Make of drum kit? - Gretsch.
Make of cymbal? - Zildjian.
Where do you practice? - My drum studio.
Are you in a band/s? - Yes.
Covers or originals? - Covers, but originals coming soon!
What style of music? - Rock, Punk, Pop/Punk, Dubstep, Some Screamo.
Favorite take out food? - Chinese.
Country? - USA.
One really odd fact about yourself? - I will give you 100$ for me to play the drums for 2 weeks! My most favorite thing in the world.
How did you start drumming? - I watched a cover by Cobus Potgieter, and immediately bought a set.

[saggydrum]

real name Ravnit kang
age: 20
how long been playing: 1 yr
origin of user name: I am a lazy person
top 5 drummers: bill ward, joey jordison,shannon larkin,chris adler,virendra kainth(india)
make of drumkit :BASIX Classic plus
make of cymbal: paiste
where do you practice: my room
are you in a band/s: no
covers or originals: covers as of yet
what style of music:beginner stuff( no particular genre)
favourite take out food:sandwiches
country: india
one really odd fact about yourself : too skinny to be a drummer
how did you start drumming: i always liked the beats of drums and getting in college began it for me

[Studiodrummer]

real name Michel van Gent
age: 30
how long been playing: 21 years
origin of user name: I like and do studio recordings
top 5 drummers: Hans Eijkenaar, Benny Greb, jeff porcaro, Norman Bonnik, john bonham
make of drumkit :Pearl (Masters)
make of cymbal: Zildjian (A and K)
where do you practice: Studio
are you in a band/s: yes (projects and coverband)
covers or originals: covers and originals
what style of music: Mostly Rock/Pop
country: Netherlands
one really odd fact about yourself : Need to think about this one.
how did you start drumming: Just started to hit anything I could hit with my spoon/knife etc.

[creepshow]

Hey everybody. Good to be here!

Real name: Glenn MacCulloch
Age: 41
Years playing: 22

Drumkit: Premier Cabria Jazz
10x8
12x9
14x14
20x16
14x5.5

Cymbals: Sabian
AA 14" Regular Hats
AA 19" Medium Crash
AAX 18" Metal Crash
AAX 20" Studio Ride
Paragon 19" China

Bands: Not for a while, but I plan to start playing again soon.
Fave take-out food: Probably Italian
Country: Canada

[Russellb]

Hi My Name I Russell, I live in Melbourne Australia. This Is my band Catfish Voodoo.http://www.myspace.com/catfishvoodoo We have being hitting the Melbourne scene hard. If anyone wants to discuss blues let us know!

[larryace]

Hi Russell. Welcome to DW. Always room for another Aussie brother. Very nice Blues! Nice feel, great sounding singer, no Rock fills or fills after every bar thank God. The fills you did fit well within the genre. Good sounding recording, too. I like the harmonica player, I like it all. I'm a certified, card carrying, dues paying, Blues nut too. Very appropriate drumming on your part, I'm glad because if it wasn't I'd have to say something lol.

[HIGH ROLLA]

Hey now!

I used to play way back when and am looking to get into it again. Trying to piece together an as close to identical as possible Dave Grohl Nirvana kit (Black AS2 with natural superstar snare). Man it is not easy finding vintage drums in those sizes! Any way you can tell who my earliest influence was and the style I play. Never played with a band just jammed in my house.

-Mike

[T C S]

Hello everyone, proud to part of this drumming community

[hwinklerdrums]

Whats up everyone!
Glad to have joined-

[DannabisAx]

I'm Dan, I'm 25 years of age and I'm a novice drummer in New Jersey, USA.

I started in 3rd grade with a Ludwig snare and then practiced rarely until I turned 16 and had become interested in rock.
I got a job then just to buy instruments. Saved up and got the kit which I'm still using today and my first guitar.
Now I love all kinds of music, jazz, rock, funk, metal, blues, doo wop, Rock'n'roll, swing, soul, 'world', 'latin', post-rock, math rock, you name it, I'll check it out.

Kit:
Pearl Export, 'Smoke Gray' (I believe that's what they were calling the sparkling green-grey wrap I ended up with)

Toms:
10"
12"
13"
16" Floor

22" Bass

Tama Iron Cobra PowerGlide Single Kick Pedal

Cymbals:
Unidentified Sabian 20" Ride,
Sabian B8 20" Ride,
Sabian 16" Pro Sonix crash
Sabian B8 hit hats
Avedis Zildjian 16" medium thin crash
Wuhan 10" splash.

Somehow I've accumulated five different snare drums:
The Ludwig I started on, Two pearl snares, a Yamaha and an unknown chrome 'mutt' snare.
All the standard 14"? diameter but a few different depths.

I'm looking to pick up an 18" floor tom to tune to the bass drum and some decent cymbals in the near future.
My B8's stink.. Thinking of getting some 14" new beats for the hihat.
If anyone has recommendations, feel free to message me.
I also want to get the hardware to mount a closed hihat on the right hand side.
I've got a ride on each side, going to have a floor tom on each side, and hopefully hats on both sides.

I'm always interested in learning more techniques. I'm still working on shoring up the basics. I'm not currently interested in becoming a double bass pedal player, hence the desire to adopt the 18" floor tom. Trying to be able to lead with either hand and play equally well.

Books I'm working with include:
Gary Chester's New Breed
Modern Rudimental Swing Solos by Charley Wilcoxon
Syncopation for the modern drummer by Ted Reed
Joel Rothman's Jazz Drum Book.

Book recommendations are welcome too.

I studied for a year or a year and a half under Bob Boyd.

I also enjoy playing a Meinl Cajon.

Thanks for the excellent wealth of a resource that is this forum.

[FabioVitiello]

Hello, my name is Fabio and I'm 17.
I live in Italy, Florence and my passion it's the drum!
I love Rock/Metal music, but i listen something light too!
There are a lot drummer that i like, but i try to make my personal style.

My drum set it's this :

Tom x10
Tom x12
Floor Tom x14
Floor Tom 16
Bass Drum x20
Pearl Ian Paice snare x14

I've got youtube channel, where you can see all my videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFt7egSNeXM - Drum solo Improv.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIP-wVirLjA - Live with my band.

:)

[JasonStander]

Hi everyone! I'm from Tampa, Fl and play with Worldwide Zoo and Green Sunshine! For more info on me please check out jasonstander.net (http://www.jasonstander.net). A huge thanks to DrummerWorld.com for being the valuable resource in drummer education and entertainment that it is.

[Gimpy1340]

Hi,
Im Christina Im 21. I live in Colorado USA. I have been playing drums for 8 years. I LOVE all kinds of rock music The Beatles are my favorite band, but I will go from listening to The Beatles to listening to Avenged seven Fold I just love music.

[harleynitelite]

Hey all,

Casual Drummer here, went to school with Patrick Keeler of the Raconteurs and played in the stage band with them..at the time i went into physical therapy and have been a PT for the past 12 years...I'm glad he and the other guys are doing so well and hope they can continue with the Raconteurs making some really great stuff...and some guys of the Greenhornes (Craig fox, etc) at east central high school in St. Leon Indiana. Just joined today and looking to get back into it again breaking the old drums out of the garage.

TTYL guys and gals

Jeff

[TimSwengros]

Hey all, I'm Tim from Orlando, FL. I am 24 years old and have been playing for 15 years. I play a lot of alternative stuff, but I recently have been getting into some double bass stuff. I play anything, really. I have an old Ludwig Rocker set that I've had for about 10 years, and also an electronic set.

[drummerboy_1365]

Hey, my name is Eric Johnson. I live in missouri where im going to college for the music industry. i have been playing for about 7 years. I started out playing just hard rock but since that time i have really branched out and found a great appreciation for all styles of percussion. I play with a punk rock band and im excited to be a part of the community

[freiheit1989]

Hello everyone xD
I`m Oana from Romania and i`m 13 years old. I have been playing for only about 2 months...
My favorite drummers are Gustav Schafer (Tokio Hotel) and Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
I love almost all kinds of rock, punk and pop music. My favorite band is Tokio Hotel. I`m very excited to be a part of this community xD

[docpanama]

Hi all, pretty new drummer, been "lurking" here for quite a while, finally decided to register and say hi.

[MightyOx]

Hi - I'm Javier from Miami and I've been playing drums close to 30 years. Last year, I tore up my arm in a cycling accident and the kit went in the closet. But I pulled it out last week and I'm giving it another try.

Background and influences are 1980s mostly: Kenney Jones, Keith Moon, Terry Bozzio and Simon Phillips but with a rebuilt arm/elbow, sounds like we're going to be playing more R&B/jazz and giving up on the over-the-top arena rock fills. I can't wait. Glad to be here.

I play a 1990 Tama Rockstar. We'll see if that works for these new genres...

[zarrdoss]

real name: Kevin
age: 38
how long been playing: about 1 year total
origin of user name: Its a weird old Sean Connery movie
top 5 drummers: Buddy Rich, Vinnie Abbott, Dave lombardo, Charlie Benante and Charlie Adams
make of drum kit: Roland and PDP
make of cymbal: Roland, Sabian and Wuhan
where do you practice: Basement
are you in a band/s: no
what style of music: I am into anything that the artists have talent to create
favorite take out food: Pizza
country: USA
one really odd fact about yourself: I am an audio nut-audiophile
how did you start drumming: a friend of mine got a new set and I traded some fisher speakers for his old set and I started banging on them.

[McNeil Pro Drumming]

Hi Everyone!

I just joined the forum. My name is Mike and I am a full time professionl drummer from Canada. Here are the answeres to the questions:

real name? Mike
age? 26
how long been playing? Drums for about 16 years
origin of user name? My "company" name
top 5 drummers? Vinnie Colaiuta, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta and Vinnie Colaiuta
make of drumkit? I have a bunch I use for gigs and occasional studio work, mostly Yahama Maple Custom Absolute (Silver Sparkle) but I have some pearl stuff as well.
make of cymbal? Mixture of Sabian and Zildjian
where do you practice? Most of my practicing is done through transcribing now and most of my actual kit practice is taken care of by the regular gigs and rehearsals.
are you in a band/s? I work freelance so I work with many bands for corporate gigs, bars, festivals and whatever else.
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Most of my gigs are rock cover gigs and wall paper jazz gigs but I play many styles of music including funk, country, various Latin styles, various Caribbean styles, various South American styles etc..
favourite take out food? Pizza
country? Yup
one really odd fact about yourself?
how did you start drumming? School band.

[Sidewinder]

real name:Duane
age:40
how long been playing:30
origin of user name:current band name
top 5 drummers:cozy powell,tommy lee,tommy aldridge,tony thompson,bonzo
make of drumkit:Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute
make of cymbal:Stagg Furia
where do you practice: home and studios
are you in a band/s: yes
covers or originals:covers
what style of music:80's glam metal/classic rock
favourite take out food:chinese
country:uk
one really odd fact about yourself:i am,in fact,just really odd !!
how did you start drumming:my fingers were too short to play the guitar !!!

[Jim Mattingly]

Hey all, a little late getting to this introduction thread, anyway, here it is.

Jim Mattingly, I like long walks on the beach, sunsets, reading by candlelight...Ohh, not the right website, ha ha...

Jim Mattingly, 49 yrs. young. Been playing drums/percussion on and off for 30 plus years. Claim to fame would be opening up for the Gregg Allman band when I was 17 years old and opening up for an east coast big name band called Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band in College Park, MD...Gave up the rock star aspirations when I went into the Navy for 8 years in 79. Still love playing and will literally keep playing until I am physically unable to do so.
Currently my drum kit of choice for about the past 4 years is a SONOR S-Classix kit, racked. Up until recently I have used nothing but Zildjian cymbals, however, I am awaiting delivery of 3 UFIP cymbals, a 20" Rough Ride, 18" Rough Crash and a 18" Natural China.
I use a combination of Shure and Audix mics, a combination of Pearl and Gibralter hardware. A DW 9000 single kick pedal or a Pearl Eliminator double kick. A DW 9000 Remote Hi Hat stand or a Pearl Eliminator HH stand.
I prefer to play Modern/Smoothe jazz stylings for my own pleasure but tend to be in classic rock and blues bands for giggin out, the demand for jazz is just not in the Grand Rapids, MI. areas. I am originally from the Washington, D.C area where the tastes and music styles are much more diverse.
My favorite drummers are numerous but if I had to pick 5 they would be as follows, but not necessarily in the order listed. Lenny White, Gavin Harrison, Richie Hayward, Buddy Rich, Tony WIlliams...
I have been involved with quite a few other drummer/drumming forums but really like this site quite a bit.

[keep it simple]

I have been involved with quite a few other drummer/drumming forums but really like this site quite a bit.Are there other drumming forums, really?

Welcome aboard Jim.

[Karsten]

Hi,

my name is Karsten, I am from Germany. I play drums for about 1,5 years and started teaching myself with DTXplorer, now I bought DTX550k. I always dreamed of my own drum, but got my first drum with mid-30.

I like the Drummer World a lot and often watch videos and bios from famous drummers.

Take care and keep on drumming!

[00batero00]

Hi guys! in John and I'm 22 . I play drum about 3 years ago , but i buyed my set the last year. i going to describe my set up:

my kit it's a maxtone drums, red color vinyl..

- 5 piece standart kit (12,13,16,22);
- a 14x5.5 PDP Snare (i don't know what model is);
- Cymbals stands Mapex 950 and Tama
- my cymbals are:
_Paiste 402 16" crash,
_Stagg SH 14" Crash,
_Stardar HI HAT cymbals,
_Orion solo pro 10" splash &
_Orion solo pro master 6"Splash.
ROCK RIDE 20" PAISTE PST5 COMING SOON..

i like the forum and sorry for my bad english

[boyon00]

real name? Brian Lamont
age? 55
how long been playing? Since I was seven.
origin of user name? Boyon was my sister's name for me.
top 5 drummers? Carl Palmer,Ian Paice,Clem Burke,Levon Helm,Neil Peart
make of drumkit? Yamaha Recording Custom
make of cymbal? Sabian
where do you practice? At home.
are you in a band/s? Not any more.
covers or originals? Both.
what style of music? Blues mostly.
favourite take out food? Sushi.
country? Canada.
one really odd fact about yourself? I love the Accordian.
how did you start drumming? My Dad was a drummer once long ago,and I learned to play on the dashboard to the radio,along with him.

[TravisFans]

real name? Alain Lebarbe
age? 25
how long been playing? 12 years
origin of user name? i liked travis barker a lot before..
top 5 drummers? Navene Koperweis, Matt Greiner, Neil Peart, Travis Barker, Marco Minnemann
make of drumkit? OCDP, and Vaudou Drums in about a month.
make of cymbal? Mostly Zildjian and some Sabian.
where do you practice? Jam space called '' Cite 2000 ''
are you in a band/s? Yes ! ( www.imatiger.bandcamp.com )
covers or originals? Originals !!!
what style of music? Folk/indie/pop
favourite take out food? McDonalds FTW
country? Canada
one really odd fact about yourself? i can take out my teeth. o_0
how did you start drumming? I was playing saxophone at highschool, and i was too good at it... so i started playing drums.

[dlake]

Real name: Dave
Age: 32
How long been playing: 17+ years
Origin of user name: first initial + last name
Top 5: Gene Hoglan, Ted Kirkpatrick, Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl, Animal (all in no particular order)
Make of drum kit: Yamaha Oak Custom
Make of cymbal: Zildjian A Custom
Where do you practice: anywhere I can
Are you in a band/s? Yes
Covers or originals: covers
Style of music: rock, metal, etc.
Favorite take out food: chinese.
Country: Canada
One really odd fact about yourself: I'm boring
How did you start drumming: someone in church needed to give me and my yappy friends something to do so we wouldn't be so disruptive on Sunday mornings, and it stuck.

[MaryO]

QUOTE=TravisFans;816691]real name? Mary O'Neil
age? 43
how long been playing? 1 month
origin of user name? First name, last initial
top 5 drummers? Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Ringo, Buddy Rich, Animal (of course)
make of drumkit? GP
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? my basement...aka the Music Den
are you in a band/s? Nope, no one would have me yet
covers or originals? I imagine it will be covers
what style of music? Hoping mostly 70's, 80's rock
favourite take out food? Trotta's pizza (a Cincinnati thing)
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? People tell me I'm really good at trivia...you probably don't want to challenge me to trivial pursuit. I'm not smart, I just know a lot of useless crap :)
how did you start drumming? Decided it was time to start crossing stuff off the old Bucket List and this was on top of the list. Signed up for lessons and the rest will soon be history.

[Dr_Watso]

Howdy all, looks like there's a format for these posts, which I'll abide, but besides that, I hope everyone is well and drumming often. I play both acoustic and electronic drum kits plus a few other instruments.

real name: Prefer not to state.

age: 28

how long been playing: Never really counted. Started jamming with friends somewhere around 10 years ago, now we play out and record "in a band".

origin of user name: A nickname that's followed me in the real world.

top 5 drummers: JP Gaster, Benny Greb, Josh Freese, Elvin Jones, Papa Jo Jones

make of drumkit: Tama all birch supers 4pc with 'hyperdrive' high tom. - Tama 5pc fusion rockers kit birch/mahogany - Roland td-3 based kit that I put together a piece at a time.

make of cymbal: Meinl and zils

where do you practice: Garage, practice space, on my car's surfaces at lights.

are you in a band/s: The Microbials. Demo soon.

covers or originals: originals - I only "cover" things for practice. Music has too many possibilities to get stuck on someone else's ideas.

what style of music: Rock, jazz, fusion, punk, anything with a good groove.

favourite take out food: Indian

country: US

one really odd fact about yourself: I hate machine-like drumming unless it's a machine doing the beat.

how did you start drumming: I played bass/guitar for a long time with friends in HS, one day, I sat at the crappy sunlite kit in the room and we all had a grand time, stuck with it, and we all still play together (almost all of us, anyhow..)

[drummergirl6591]

real name? Marianne
age? 19
how long been playing? 8 1/2 years
origin of user name? I'm a female drummer, and I was born in 91
top 5 drummers? Rick Allen, Mike Mangini, Travis Barker, Neil Peart, Alex Shelnutt
make of drumkit? I have a Rockwood by Hohner and a vintage Ludwig
make of cymbal? Sabian, Paiste, and Zildjian
where do you practice? My dad's band room
are you in a band/s? Yes
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Every style
favorite take out food? Chinese
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm currently majoring in psychology, but I plan on moving to Los Angeles to go to Musicians Institute, and hopefully start acting, as well
how did you start drumming? I was inspired by the drummer in my dad's band when I was 11

[trepaning]

real name? Brian
age? 42
how long been playing? 30+ years
origin of user name? similar to my real last name
top 5 drummers? Animal, Buddy Rich with Animal, Neil Peart, DH Peligro, John Wright
make of drumkit? Pearl Session Custom, Yamaha DTXtreme 3
make of cymbal? Sabian
where do you practice? home, studio
are you in a band/s? Yes
covers or originals? yes
what style of music? like it all
favorite take out food? homecooking doggie bags
country? Canada
one really odd fact about yourself? I have two penises
how did you start drumming? friends needed someone to play drums as they were all playing guitar

[FL Drummer]

real name? Scott
age? 39
how long been playing? Played for about 10 yrs, quit for about 20 back at it for 1 1/2.
origin of user name? Florida
top 5 drummers? John Tempesta, Danny Carey, Benny Greb, John Bonham, and Animal or course!

make of drumkit? Mapex Meridian Birch
make of cymbal? Zildjian / Boshphorus
where do you practice? Home
are you in a band/s? not now, starting to look for someone to jam with.
covers or originals? Covers, but I work on creating my on style most of the time.
what style of music? Everything from Beatles to Tool, and lots in between.
favourite take out food? Chinese food
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? ?
how did you start drumming? Van Halen, 1984, Hot for teacher- Heard that and got me interested. Started school band shortly after.

[SGdrummer]

What up fellow drummers! I've been on this forum for a while now and I realized I never formally introduced myself!

My name is Sam and I'm from St. Louis, Missouri. I started drumming when I was 7. It was an "on and off" sorta thing until I was about 13 and since then I haven't looked back. I may not be the best, but it doesn't matter to me because I only play for fun.

I'm in a band called Stay For Her (I hate the name but I don't care as long as were somewhat decent). We basically formed in the studio when I was asked to lay down some drums and our current vocalist was asked to sing. We decided to stick around and now were making songs a million times better than before. In fact we just recorded a few new tracks that have to be mixed and mastered still, but should be out soon. If you want to hear our old sh*tty stuff go to myspace.com/stayforher. Again, the new tracks will be up in a few weeks :)

I also do some drum covers on my own time if you wanna check them out. You can obviously see how I've progressed through the years, which is an exciting thing to see for me especially. Link to my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/sgreen2011?feature=mhum

[daredrummer]

Hey what do you know my name is Sam too, an I'm also from St. Louis! Still live here actually.
You still live here as well, or have you moved?

[Bo Eder]

Hi Sam. My name is Bo. Welcome.

[SGdrummer]

Hey what do you know my name is Sam too, an I'm also from St. Louis! Still live here actually.
You still live here as well, or have you moved?

Yes I still live here too! Although I will be going to Mizzou in a matter of months. Still need to find out where I'm keeping my kit, if I even bring it :P

[daredrummer]

Yes I still live here too! Although I will be going to Mizzou in a matter of months. Still need to find out where I'm keeping my kit, if I even bring it :P

Nice go tigers!
What area of st. Louis are you in?

[SGdrummer]

Nice go tigers!
What area of st. Louis are you in?

Yeah I'm pretty pumped!
I'm in Des Peres. You?

[ZigCoffey]

real name: Zig
age: 18
how long been playing 8 years
origin of user name: its my name
top 5 drummers: Gary Chaffee Joe Hunt Tony Williams Elvin Jones Zach Hil
make of drumkit? Gretsch Catalina Maple
make of cymbal? Zildjian k, a custom, sabian aax
where do you practice? My house
are you in a band/s? yes
covers or originals? Original
what style of music? Math rock/progressive/experimental-(paperplanesri.bandcamp.com)
favourite take out food? Pizza \m/
country? USA!
one really odd fact about yourself? I have a dollar in my pocket
how did you start drumming? My father was a drummer and so was his. Drums were always around me so naturally I started to pick them up when I was in 4th or 5th grade

[daredrummer]

Yeah I'm pretty pumped!
I'm in Des Peres. You?

Wow really close I'm right next door in Kirkwood!
Well hey I guess transactions would be easy. If you have anything that you want to sell with college and all you could let me know. Although don't get your hopes too high because there's not a whole lot I need...
And if you're taking your stuff to college thats fine too...
(You wouldn't happen to have a Bosphorus Versa ride would you?) :p

[DisturbanceDrums]

real name: Tux.
age: 25
how long been playing: 12 years
origin of user name: my drum company
top 5 drummers: Mike Portnoy, Abe Cunningham, Matt Greiner, Travis Orbin, Dane Brown
make of drumkit?: Disturbance Drums Maple / Bubinga / Padauk
make of cymbal?: Zildjian, Wuhan.
where do you practice?: Brisbane, in the garage!
are you in a band/s?: Yes
covers or originals?: Originals
what style of music?: Metal, Hardcore, Prog Rock.
favorite take out food?: Kebab!
country?: Aussie mate.
one really odd fact about yourself?: I just yawned... twice.
how did you start drumming?: I was hitting too many things on the table as a kid, so my parents bought me a kit at age 12. Plus I wanted to be in my friends band and it was either Drums or Bass.... I chose correctly...

[TornadoPlummer]

Hi Guys!,
New to the forum, and to drumming, I stumbled across this website a while ago and it seems really good with a very active forum full of new and experienced drummers to chat to and share hints and tips with. I am teaching myself at the minute but hope to start professional tuition soon - there's only so much you can learn from a book and DVD's!
I have posted several videos on YouTube of my drum covers to chart my progression and get some feedback tips from the more experienced drummers out there. I'll post some on the relevant forum in due course.

Looking forward to chatting with you all!


real name - Dan
age - 31
how long been playing - About 3 years
origin of user name - I am a Royal Air Force Weapons engineer - we are known in the British armed forces as "Plummers". I currently work on the Tornado Combat Aircraft hence "TornadoPlummer"!!
top 5 drummers - Chad Smith, Zach Hill, John Bonham, Jimmy Chamberlain and Dave Grohl.....and many more!
make of drumkit - Mapex Vx Series (fusion) in Black
make of cymbal - Zildjian (13" New Beat Hi-Hats", 17" A-Custom crash), Saluda (21" Mist-X Crash/Ride, 16" Earthworks Dark Rock), and a Dream (18" Bliss Crash).
where do you practice - In my spare room.
are you in a band/s - Nope.
covers or originals - I do drum covers that I post on YouTube for guys to comment on and so help me learn. One day when I feel i'm good enough i'll try to join a band and do some original stuff.
what style of music - Rock, Indie, Blues Rock, Hard Rock - anything really!
favourite take out food - Indian!!
country - The United Kingdom.
one really odd fact about yourself - dunno
how did you start drumming - My wife brought me a drumkit after I returned home from a previous tour of duty in Iraq![/B]

[HumanIntervention]

real name - Harry
age - 22
how long been playing - 10 years
origin of user name - Part of an album title I really like.
top 5 drummers - Benny Greb, JoJo Meyer, Will Calhoun, Jan Axel Blomberg and Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka.
make of drumkit - Tama acoustic, Roland electronic.
make of cymbal - Sabian and Zildjian.
where do you practice - In the 'study room' in my house.
are you in a band/s - Not officially, though the band I was in when I was 15 never 'broke up', so we get together during the holidays and do a gig usually.
covers or originals - Both really, nothing better than rocking out to your favourite track. Feels great to play something you wrote and are happy with though.
what style of music - Metal, electronic and funk.
favourite take out food - Pizza.
country - UK.
one really odd fact about yourself - I can blow bubbles out my eye...
how did you start drumming - Some twist of fate during junior school, got picked to have drum lessons with 3 others.

Pleased to be part of such a great community here, truly a wealth of knowledge and experience contained within this forum.

[Rhett]

Hello Fellas, and ladies if there are any out there.

I am new to the thread, and I am excited about how much this thread is used. I have already seen tons of great info on here!

I have been playing drums for about 14 years and live in Alabama. My wife is pregnant and will be having her baby any day.

I also have a custom drum company called HD Custom Drums. Check us out when you have a chance. www.HDcustomdrums.com (http://www.hdcustomdrums.com)We are fairly new on the market, but we are getting great feedback about out drums and we are working on building up our artist roster.

Top 5 Drummers: Benny Grebb for sure, Dave Weckle, JoJo, JR Robinson, Alfred Sergel (this guy is unknown, but is so sick)

I don't know how everyone else managed to have the same questions to answer, and I don't feel like manually typing them all out. So I will stop where I am.

Looking forward to getting to know some of you guys! Peace http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/187487_100002167306868_645475_n.jpg

[HMNY]

real name - a weekend warrior
age - 48
how long been playing - 6 months after a break of some 25 years
origin of user name - complete lack of imagination!
top 5 drummers - Seems to change every time I visit the DW website!
make of drumkit - Yamaha.
make of cymbal - ratty at present, hoping to upgrade to mid level Sabian and Zildjian.
where do you practice - In basement.
are you in a band/s - No.
covers or originals - playing along to my ipod.
what style of music - Metal to funk, give most things a try.
favourite take out food - Chipotle
country - USA, from UK.
one really odd fact about yourself - played my one and only gig where The Jam, The Vapors and other New Wave luminaries played.
how did you start drumming - knitting needles on pillows, some would say there's been no improvement!

When I first started it seemed so easy (relatively), now starting up again it seems so tough, kit set up, layout, cymbal voices and all the other scientific aspects that keep popping up, all from something you just hit!

Happy to have found this community, nice to see plenty of respect and advice, and refreshingly no flaming, bashing and trolling.





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[ourlorderic]

real name? Eric
age? 21
how long been playing? About a year now solidly after a big big gap.
origin of user name? I'm a lord.
top 5 drummers? How can you have only 5?
make of drumkit? Don't wish to talk about it. In the process of buying a new one.
make of cymbal? Sounds good I will use it. I currently have Paiste and Sabians on the kit at the moment.
where do you practice? My house when learning a song and a rehearsal room with the band.
are you in a band/s? Indeed
covers or originals? Both. Main band is a cover band and the originals is just a mess around thing on a Jam hub.
what style of music? Rock and Glam.
favourite take out food? Chinese.
country? UK
one really odd fact about yourself? I am actually the reincarnation of Supermans second cousin.
how did you start drumming? When I was around 6-7 I came home and told my Dad I wanted to play guitar, he told me that no son of his was going to play that over hyped instrument and that he would teach me drums. And he did. Never looked back.

[PrimitivePatterns]

Hello all, first post here!

real name?
Scott

age?
23

how long been playing?
9 Years->Year Break->Getting back over the past few months :-D

origin of user name?
They're beautiful things.

top 5 drummers?
Changes Always... Billy Martin, Chris Hakius, Jon Fishman, Terry Bozzio, All the great people I've jammed with along the way that have inspired and humbled me.

make of drumkit?
-Premier Genista (not the new ones) Shallow 10&12, 16x16, 22x16. A blue wood-grain color. Reeeaaal sweet drums I must say.
-Main Snare's a Ludwig Acrolite 14x5. Looks like an 80s one.

make of cymbal?
-Meinl Byzance 14" Heavy Soundwave Hats. Funny thing, bought these for a metal project and ended up disliking them for that. However, with a lighter jazz stick they blend surprisingly well with my cymbals. Goes to show you can't judge a cymbal by it's intended target players.
-Dream Bliss 22" Ride. A teeeny bit brighter than other 22 Bliss rides. insanely music bell, raw yet refined crash, and an ocean of sticking sounds.
-A grimy old beater I'll be placing with something 19/20 this week

where do you practice?
Just got a practice space in Boston a few months ago, hence the return to drumming.

are you in a band/s?
Trying to play with as many people as I can and just work on myself right now.

what style of music?
Spacey, tight, loose, gloomy, tribal, uplifting, abrasive, gentle, heavy :-P

favorite take out food?
Anything fresh. I'm a pescetarian, so sushi and other fish are big with me. Big fan of swordfish... I love simple "peasant food" made with love. Massive vegetable servings and a strong stout or ultra-hoppy ale.

country?
The ol' US of A. Of Sicilian and French-Canadian heritage.

one really odd fact about yourself?
Hypochondriac

how did you start drumming?
Like many kids, wanted to play rock music with my friends and everyone already played guitar or bass!

[Phodut]

What's up people? I'm new to this forum! I live in Minnesota, am 13 years old, and love to drum!

So, I guess I'll tell you a bit about me, and... well, drumming stuff. My current setup is a snare, hi-hat, cracked crash cymbal, kick drum, hi tom, and low tom. I have a mid tom, but I'm trying to get creative on a smaller kit, so I don't use it much. I also have an uncracked cymbal but I sort of like the feel/sound of the cracked cymbal. I'm not saying I never use my uncracked one though, I occasionally switch between them. I'm hoping to get a ride soon.

I'd say my biggest inspiration right now is Chris "Daddy" Dave. I really dig his style. Some other cats are Thomas Pridgen, Andrew McAuley, Chris Coleman, Mike Johnston, and any peeps out there that love meh instrument.

So, yeah that's all folks. Please, help introduce me to the fam. Peace out!

[MaryO]

Welcome! You'll find everyone here helpful and fun. I'm pretty new here as well and I find these forums a great resource.

So are you self-taught or taking lessons? How did you get started and how long have you been playing?

[Ian Williams]

Hello, Phodut

Welcome to the brotherhood, enjoy it as much as you can!

Show some pictures of your drum-kit.

Cheers,

[Phodut]

@Ian: Thanks man! I will upload some pics soon.

@MaryO: I guess, I'm half self taught half erm... teacher taught?? I watch drumming on youtube a lot and get inspired.
Once every month or so a drummer named Myron Mclean will come down and give me a lesson (he has a youtube check it out: http://www.youtube.com/user/Myrondrums). I also have a channel, but I'm not as good in the videos as I am now and I in general tend to not drum as good under camera for some reason.
But, anyway here's meh channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePhodut

I have been only been playing on a real drumset for about a year, but I'd drum on paint cans and stuff before that.

So, yeah...

Oh...
Yeah!

Just in case you wanted to know I love odd time signatures!!!

[Fox622003]

Just in case you wanted to know I love odd time signatures!!!

Welcome to the forum.
Some advice: Get the basics down; hearing you play a dynamic-less 6/8 beat over and over again isn't going to impress anyone. Work on your technique, it's very loose at the moment. BUT if you polish what you have there, you'll clearly be doing some serious playing (after *serious* polishing, too, though).
And keep in mind odd-time signatures are the easiest, less creative way of sounding, well, odd; the great players all make odd time flow, and regular time challenge the listener.
Calm down on the tempo, take it slow and give it color, dynamics, and feel.


Fox.

[Phodut]

@Fox: I'm confused. I just stated I loved odd time signatures. What exactly are you critiquing me on?

[harryconway]

Welcome to Drummerworld ..... @Fox: I'm confused. I just stated I loved odd time signatures. What exactly are you critiquing me on?Possibly your video ... just a guess.....

[Nodiggie]

Welcome to the forum.

Stay encouraged and keep at it. All that Color, Dynamics, groove and tempo stuff will come just keep practicing and don't ever quit playing the drums.

[Phodut]

Work on your technique, it's very loose at the moment.
Fox.
Looking back on my video, I notice it is quite loose. I guess I don't really notice those things while I'm playing.
How would you suggest I improve it?
BTW, that video was mainly for laughs. My ipod actually was working and I was playing to a song.

@Nodiggie: Thanks, man. I don't intend to quit any time soon. : )

[Fox622003]

Looking back on my video, I notice it is quite loose. I guess I don't really notice those things while I'm playing.
How would you suggest I improve it?


As I mentioned, take it down a notch. Go as slow as you feel it really under control so you don't have to focus so much on the actual drumming, and can hear what you're playing with some perspective.
Getting lessons once a week, specially having someone more experienced listen and give feedback on your playing in real time will really help.


Fox.

[Phodut]

Getting lessons once a week, specially having someone more experienced listen and give feedback on your playing in real time will really help.
Fox.
Yeah, it would only I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere haha...
So, just go slower, eh? I can do that. But, the tempo of the song was fast, it's not like I could change that.
Anyway, I'm still not quite sure what you mean by not focus so much on the actual drumming. Do you mean just to play it without really thinking hard about it? Because, if that's the case, I usually think about it too much when I'm filming, and I know that. Are you saying to just go with it? I usually worry too much about making mistakes under camera, so yeah...

[Fox622003]

Yeah, it would only I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere haha...
So, just go slower, eh? I can do that. But, the tempo of the song was fast, it's not like I could change that.
Anyway, I'm still not quite sure what you mean by not focus so much on the actual drumming. Do you mean just to play it without really thinking hard about it? Because, if that's the case, I usually think about it too much when I'm filming, and I know that. Are you saying to just go with it? I usually worry too much about making mistakes under camera, so yeah...

No, that's not what I meant.
What you have to do is taking it at a speed where you're in absolute control, and you don't have to be directing your efforts to being able to physically play this thing and get the concept right, a tempo where it flows without effort, so you can focus on actually listening to what you're doing and improving how it feels and how tight it is, as opposed to being 100% focused on barely playing this beat at that speed.


Fox.

[Pass.of.E.r.a.]

No, that's not what I meant.
What you have to do is taking it at a speed where you're in absolute control, and you don't have to be directing your efforts to being able to physically play this thing and get the concept right, a tempo where it flows without effort, so you can focus on actually listening to what you're doing and improving how it feels and how tight it is, as opposed to being 100% focused on barely playing this beat at that speed.


Fox.

I dunno, to me it seemed like hewas in control. Yeah he was holding his sticks looser than most people probably do, but so what. If it works for him, and feels great for him why would he change?

That's a neat concept with the broken cymbal, works great for "white noise". have you ever thought about putting a rivet in it?

So you said you're into odd time signatures... have you ever heard of Dream Theater?

Great drumming and welcome to the forum!

-Jonathan

[sparky88]

Sparky from Detriot. Been playing just over ten years. 49 years young. Wish I would have started when I was 10 but it is, what it is....LOL. Big John Bonham / Led Zep fan. Love the Drums, all kinds. I have a Pearl Export six piece, bought an extra floor tom. DW5000 Pedal. Also have a Yamaha DTXPress IV also with DW5000. Play single bass pedal. K/Z Hats. Zildjian Custom A Cymbals. Glad to be here. I will ask a lot of questions. And I'm not a very good speller...Cool I see they have spell check.
Thanks, for your time.
Sparky

[OrangeAgent27]

Sparky Anderson??!!

Welcome, my fellow Michigander! Hope this forum treats you right!

[MaryO]

Welcome! This is a great place to ask questions. And since you've been playing over 10 years and there's folks like me who just started a little over a month ago, we may be asking questions of you too :) And don't feel bad, I'm 43 and just starting out so there are several of us "late bloomers" around, too.

Glad to have you!

[Gary]

Hi all

My name is Gary. I live in Liverpool where I'm currently studying music in LIPA. I've been playing drums for over six years. It's good to see such an active drummers community such as this one. Look forward to chatting on the forums.

Have a great day!

Gary

[artisandrummer]

I am a wheelchair bound man who studied percussion as a teenager from one of the finest jazz drummers who recently passed away...It's been over twenty years since I picked up a stick but I've acquired a new kit and I have rediscovered the passion for playing. I hope the spirit of my former teacher is watching over me....

[harryconway]

Welcome to Drummerworld. We wanna see photo's of your kit ... kinda like crows ... we love eye candy ...

[artisandrummer]

Welcome to Drummerworld. We wanna see photo's of your kit ... kinda like crows ... we love eye candy ...

I see you're from Pasadena...That's where I lived and studied percussion as a kid...

[Phodut]

I'm not quite sure what a cymbal rivet is though I've heard of them.
Yes, I know Dream Theater! They have some cool stuff and Mike Portnoy always kills it.

[brady]

Welcome to the forum.

Don't be discouraged to find you have much to learn. This is a good place to do just that.

Fox made some good points. In your videos, you're all over the place. There isn't any groove or sense of steady time to any of it. Honestly, it was a bit much to take.

Slowing things down to a manageable tempo and using a metronome are going to help a lot.

I realize you're in the middle-of-nowhere Minnesota but I would highly recommend you try to find a good teacher in your area. Surely a local music store would be able to point you in the right direction. A teacher will really help you learn about playing solid time, using dynamics, how to tune your drums, etc.

[gdot]

Hello every im George and I am from the Bahamas.

real name? George Bodie
age? 24
how long been playing? off and on since i was like 14 but i sucked just started taking lessons about a month ago.
origin of user name? my xboxlive tag
top 5 drummers? tony royster jr so far i dont kno very many others like that
make of drumkit? dont have one yet but im thinking about the Gretch catlina birch
make of cymbal? sabian
where do you practice? on my couch for now
are you in a band/s? nope
covers or originals? covers largerly in part to rock band
what style of music? alternative, church, r&b
favourite take out food? chinese
country? The Bahamas
one really odd fact about yourself? i love anime
how did you start drumming? always was fascinated by it...seeing fall out boy in concert pushed me over the edge

[adamsdrums]

My names dylan
i live in NC
been playing drums for almost 4 years now

i have a 1977 tama superstar
14in rack
16in 18in floor
22x18in bass drum

zil A custom
16in med crash
18in projection crash
20in ping ride
18in wuhan china

12in A recording hi-hats

[Phodut]

Welcome to the forum.

Don't be discouraged to find you have much to learn. This is a good place to do just that.

Fox made some good points. In your videos, you're all over the place. There isn't any groove or sense of steady time to any of it. Honestly, it was a bit much to take.

Slowing things down to a manageable tempo and using a metronome are going to help a lot.

I realize you're in the middle-of-nowhere Minnesota but I would highly recommend you try to find a good teacher in your area. Surely a local music store would be able to point you in the right direction. A teacher will really help you learn about playing solid time, using dynamics, how to tune your drums, etc.

Yeah, a good teacher would help. But, I assure you I can keep time. In the video I was attempting to do something, and it threw the time off. I swear there is just something about filming -- I usually suck a lot more in videos. But, nevertheless, yes; I know I have much to learn.

[allseeingeye]

Hey everybody. This is my first post here.

I'm Troy, from Mandeville, Louisiana. I've been playing drums since I was 14 years old (almost 34 now.)

I just ordered the PDP X7 in Black on Black Pearlescent, with an extra kick drum to go with it. Hoping to receive it by this weekend! I'm super excited because this is literally the first new drum set I've ever owned. I've had the same Tama Rockstar kit since I was about 15 or so and this thing has been to hell and back. It has been refinished TWICE.

During the 90's we had what is referred to as the "May Flood" and my drum set was submerged in water for about a day. And you would think it would be utterly useless at that point. Well, I refuse to accept defeat as an option! So in order to salvage it, I stripped off all the hardware, removed the laminate and get this. UPHOLSTERED the set. That's right. I bought foam, fabric, upholstery pins and the works. It stayed like that for years. It sounded like crap of course, but I didn't care. My band of 7 years had split up and I wasn't playing them much anyways.

Then Hurricane Katrina happened, and my drums were then submerged for weeks.
Surely, this must be the end for them, yeah? No!

Once again, I stripped everything down to the bare wood. I spent days upon days wood filling, sanding, wood filling, sanding etc the shells. I also painstakingly grinded and polished every last piece of hardware: every bolt, every washer, everything was thick with rust. I then painted 3 coats of enamel paint and they were done. Had to use a lot of brass cleaner on the cymbals as well.

I don't have any pics of the first restoration but I have plenty of the more recent one. I'll post those in another subforum.

[Cyannetica]

I'm Lenny. I'm new here. I like drumming... Guess that's all.

I'm trying to develop as a drummer so I came here. Hope to learn and grow and meet new drummer friends.

Edit: Oooh, a template.

real name? Lenny "Tha Boss"
age? 25
how long been playing? 2ish years. Percussionist in HS, mostly mallet. Started drumming for giggles.
origin of user name? Forgot
top 5 drummers? Tough question. Props to the Peart's and the Carey's and the Moon's and Baker's. But I love Dana Carvey. And Tommy Bolin's brother Johnnie Bolin (I know him is why).
make of drumkit? I'm not too sure. It's a Sonor in blue fade, most likely a Force 2007, but none of the default configs. Has 10, 12, 13, and 16 toms. Got it used for $300 at guitar center in Sioux Falls. Drum Rep called me when they got it.
make of cymbal? Sabian xs20's brand new. Love em. 14 hh, 10 sp, 16 cr, 20 rd.
where do you practice?My guitarists basement. Used to have a studio, but the landlord was psycho.
are you in a band/s? Why yes I am. 2 of em. Premium Draft (Classic Rock and Blues) and Strophia (whatever is awesome, heavier generally)
covers or originals?PD does covers and originals. Strophia is all original.
what style of music? ^^^^
favourite take out food? Food I take out of the fridge... and newborn babies.
country? No thanks, Not my style.
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm almost positive I have no talent at anything, I just pretend well. I'm also a disabled american veteran.
how did you start drumming? The down stroke.

[c_access]

Hello to all,

My name is Chris, I'm from Greece, Athens, 27 years old.
As you can understand i like to drum.
I Have a Pearl export drum set, Bass drum 20 ", snare 14", toms 10", 12", 13", 16" and
14" Hihats, 16" crash, 18" crash, 20" ride, Zildjian ZBT, and one more 16" crash, paiste PST5.
My first priority is to get a new set of cymbals. I have already placed an order on the Masterworks factory. Custom series, 14" hihats, 16", 17" crash, 20" ride.

I'm in a band here in Greece, we play Alternative, phychedelic rock. We mostly like to ply our own songs and now were are prepering the songs for some upcoming live performances.

Is there anyone else from Greece here?

Thanks

[sticks4drums]

Hey buddy. Great to have you here. Sorry I am not from Greece, but from Canada.

[Ian Williams]

Hello, how are you?

Welcome to this great place and people. I am from Venezuela but I know that Tommy Lee born in Greece!

Cheers,

[c_access]

Hi Guys,

nice to meet you all.

[Buddy Rich of Metal]

Hey everybody. I'm BRoM, and I've been playing like 2 years. I have a black CB 5-piece kit. Not the greatest set in the world, but we were able to buy it off somebody for like $200 with throne, sticks, cymbals, heads, and hardware. After doing a little touching up, it was good as new. Like I said, I've only been playing for a couple years, so I don't really claim to be as good as Buddy Rich, but I do listen to metal and rock. Stuff like Dream Theater, Tool, Alice In Chains, Steve Vai, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, System of a Down, and Van Halen. I also listen to the limited Jazz, Fusion, Funk etc. that I can get my hands on. My favorite drummer is (obviously) Buddy Rich, but I am open to many new drummers that I can discover.

[Rodney Bell]

real name?------Rodney Bell
age?---41
how long been playing?---28 Years
origin of user name?----N/A
top 5 drummers?----Mike Portnoy-Kenny Arnof-Aaron Spears-Scott Travis-Ben Smith
make of drumkit?----Yamaha---Premier---Ddrum---Roland--
make of cymbal?----Sabian all the way
where do you practice?----Home
are you in a band/s?----Yes
covers or originals?-----Both
what style of music?-----Christian Rock / Contemporary Christian
favourite take out food?----Chinese
country?----USA
one really odd fact about yourself?---I got in to The University of Tennessee School of Studio music and Jazz, Dropped out to Tour with my hair band right before nirvana came out.....
how did you start drumming?----Played trumpet in the band and had friends in the drum corp.

[JME]

Great Site, awesome community, good to be a part of it!!!


real name? Jamie (go figure?)

age? 35

how long been playing? 20 years

origin of user name? Short version of Jamie

top 5 drummers? Buddy Rich, Mike Bordin, Rose Morgan, Jo Jo Mayer, Stewart Copeland

make of drumkit? DW Collectors

make of cymbal? Paiste

where do you practice? Home and rehearsal studio

are you in a band/s? yes 1

covers or originals? Originals

what style of music? This band is alternative rock, however all plays tickle me :-)

favourite take out food? Hong Kong BBQ

country? Australia

one really odd fact about yourself? I can speak like Donald Duck.

how did you start drumming? 12 years of age, neighbour played guitar and had a drumset, the rest is history.

[nickthegreek]

I am also Greek.Nice to find someone else from Greece here. :)
My name is Nick,nice to meet you.

[Typo]

real name? Tim
age? 17
how long been playing? ±2 years
origin of user name? Ironic, becuase I dislkie typoes.
top 5 drummers? Mike Portnoy, Gavin Harrison, Mark Heron, Michael Roponus, Andy Edwards
make of drumkit? No particular preference, ddrum right now.
make of cymbal? Sabian
where do you practice? basement
are you in a band/s? No, but I'll jam with friends every now and then.
covers or originals? I like both.
what style of music? Rock in general, however I gravitate towards progressive.
country? US
one really odd fact about yourself? My drumming face is weird.

I'm also known as Typo on the Sabian forum.

[MJ14]

real name? Matthew
age? 19
how long been playing? 2 years
origin of user name? My initials with my favorite number
top 5 drummers? Way too hard to name 5
make of drumkit? DW - Yamaha, played on just about ever yamaha and they're easy to tune and sound amazing. Everyone in my area loves Pearls and I think they're the worst brand name drum set ever made(only my opinion)
make of cymbal? Zildjian A's and Wuhan
where do you practice? Room, Church
are you in a band/s? 2 bands, possibly a third soon
covers or originals? Half and half
what style of music? I play everything from death metal, to rock, pop, jazz. You name it and I bet one of my bands does it. My favorite would probably have to be rock though.
favourite take out food? Chinese
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself?
how did you start drumming? Had to do some type of music class in high school, so I decided band would be the coolest! Didn't really care for the drums while I was in high school though, but then one of my friends asked if I wanted to be in a band. So we started a band, and we've already recorded one CD that has sold about 500 copies in 4 months(not too bad for some new kids who don't know much ;) haha ) and my other band is about to record a CD as well, which should sell about double the copies my first cd did in the same amount of time. Needless to say, I now have a pretty big passion for drums and I'm constantly trying to learn, because honestly I don't know much at all!

[AnonymousInventions]

real name? Greg
age? 59
how long been playing? 48 years
origin of user name? Anonymous Inventions is my recording project
top 5 drummers? Hard to name 5
make of drum kit? Ludwig Classic maple
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? Home studio
are you in a band/s? 2 bands, not related to Anonymous Inventions recording project: one in FL and another in MN
covers or originals? Anonymous Inventions records original jazz fusion; FL band is a funk/rock/blues cover bar band; the MN band is a 60s and early 70s cover band with 3 female back-up singers!
what style of music? Jazz fusion is my preferred style
favorite take out food? Chinese
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I've been an attorney for 31 years
how did you start drumming? My cousin bought a set of drums and I took them over

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

real name? Odd-Arne

age? 34

how long been playing? drums dabbling 10 years (seriously about 3 years), guitar 23, music 28

origin of user name? My mom and dad gave it to me

top 5 drummers? Hard to do, but right at the top something like Vinnie Colaiuta, Paolo Vinaccia, Trilok Gurtu, David Garibaldi & Jeff Porcaro

make of drum kit? Gretsch and Zildjian with Gretsch, Longo and G. Way snares

where do you practice? at home and at the schools I teach at

are you in a band/s? I gig in my old regular bands during my vacations. On regular gigs I still play mostly guitar.

covers or originals? both

what style of music? everything except metal

favorite take out food? thai

country? Norway

one really odd fact about yourself? To most people everything about me is odd. Hence my name is also Odd.

how did you start drumming? When I went to Players School of Music as a guitar student, I had the opportunity to get some lessons with the late David Via and just toyed around with it for a while until I lately have had the time to take it more seriously.

[Phodut]

Also, I live pretty far away from the cities where music stores exist and where I could probably get a permanent teacher. I don't think my parents have enough time take me on a 2 hour drive to the cities every weekend, though. And I have school and all too, so...

Yeah.

What else is there to......Oh.

I guess I am playing snare for marching band this summer, if that means anything. I first learned how to hold the sticks right from my band teacher, even though I play clarinet in band haha.
That reminds me I also am taking piano lessons from a local teacher, and have some xylophone experience, because I play the xylophone in our school's upcoming play.
So, I guess I'm somewhat multi-instrumental if that's even a legitimate word, lol.

I wonder if finding some jam partners would help widen my perspectives as to drumming? Probably...

Anyway, sorry for the double post, lol.

[Dirtcity]

Hello all,

My name is Adam, and I'm from West Virginia. I'm 23, been playing for 10 or 11 years, mostly in rock/punk/hardcore/metal settings, but I love tons of musical styles, a lot of folk and bluegrass, etc. I'm a Ludwig enthusiast, and I love huge drums. Glad to be here!

[harryconway]

I'm a Ludwig enthusiast, and I love huge drums.

Welcome to Drummerworld. You've come to the right place ... lots of Ludwig fans ... and lots of big drum fans. My Luddie kit 26, 13, 16, 18 (B/O badge 6 ply).

[sticks4drums]

Welcome. Well I won't hold the Ludwig thing against you, but I agree on the huge drums. :)

[SoTrippy]

Real name? Bab
age? 19
how long been playing? 7-8 yrs, seriously for 4 yrs
origin of user name? Really?
top 5 drummers? Fave drummers include Steve Jordan, Mitch Mitchell, Jimmy Chamberlin, Chris Dave.
make of drum kit? Gretsch Blackjawl
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? Home, churcch, on stage, and in your living room.
are you in a band/s? I play w/groups of ppl.
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Rock, African, Neo-soul, Jazz, w/e
favorite take out food? Pizza
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself?
how did you start drumming? I feel in love (5 yrs after my dad forced me) by hearing Mitch Mitchell

[Dirtcity]

Hah, thanks guys!

My current two sets are a Ludwig Classic Maple in Champagne Sparkle, 26x16, 14x11, 18x16, and a Mapex Pro M in natural, 24x18, 13x10, 16x16 and 18x16. I just like that big thunderous sound I suppose!

I'm very jealous of the 6 ply, I've never got the chance to play one myself, but they sound awesome in everything I've heard.

[Rabbit Foot]

Hey yall, i first want to state that i came to this forum like 6 months ago and left.. I now feel drums are happening thing with my life and there is no return, so why not be around others who feel the same!

Well a little about me, I'm 18, still id consider myself a noob drummer, but i do have a great desire to excel. Ive been on/off playing drums since 16 and tbh, its all i want to do these days. I'm not sure if i can really contribute to these forums so ill mostly be lurking and reading.

Drums, I have a 1980 something standard Pearl Export.

Cymbals: I have;Paiste 2002 15" sound-edge hats, Paiste 2002 24" ride, Paiste 2002 18" medium crash, Paiste 2002 16" crash, and am in the market for a Paiste 2002 20" medium.

My biggest Inspirations have to be, Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, Bill Ward, and Nick Mason.

Anyways, ive got to go now, it will be nice seeing yall around!

[zarrdoss]

Welcome to the forum! I just got here a few months ago, great place great people and a wealth of information.

[Nuka]

Real name? Luke
Age? 18
How long been playing? since Oct '08
Origin of user name? Nickname
Top 5 drummers? Joey Jordison, Keith Moon, Kevin Sawka, Ryan Richards, Mike Pendicone/Bob Bryar
Make of drumkit? Mapex Horizon HX
Make of cymbal? Paiste, Stagg, Zildijan, Pearl
Where do you practice? My garage and my band's studio (Bok Studios, Sheffield)
Are you in a band/s? Yes: http://www.myspace.com/chroniclesofgraham, http://www.myspace.com/vagrantkingmusic
Covers or originals? Mainly originals in the bands, some covers, some to youtube sometime hehe
What style of music? Name it
Favourite take out food? Chinese, Pizza or Kebab
Country? England
One really odd fact about yourself? Nothing about myself, just myself
How did you start drumming? Got to sixth form, offered free lessons, then just started playing along with whatever was on my MP3 player...

[cocoa]

Hey ho,
I am from germany and music is my greatest hobby.
I'll buy a drum kit in the next few weeks and I hope to find some help here. .

I'm a guitarist, but I really like playing the drums of our drummer, so I decided to buy one.

I like ska, punk, rock and some metal stuff (especially symphonic metal)

Glad to be here!

[nickthegreek]

I have been in the forum for quite some time,but never really introduced myself.So:
real name? Nikolas
age? 17
how long been playing? 5 years
origin of user name? Well my name
top 5 drummers? Buddy Rich,Jack Dejohnette,John Bonham,Nicko McBrain
make of drumkit? Yamaha Rydeen
make of cymbal? Zildjian K custom dark
where do you practice? Home
are you in a band/s? I am in a band,we are called Collateral Damage,we don't have myspace or something,we play for fun and maybe a gig sometimes
covers or originals? Both,have a few originals,I may post some when we record them
what style of music? Almost everything
favourite take out food? Pizza,Chinese,Burger and of course Souvlaki
country? Greece
one really odd fact about yourself? If it is odd that I smoke a pipe at my age,but nothing else
how did you start drumming?Well my mother asked me when I was 12 if I wanted to start lessons for an instrument and I told her I wanted to learn drums.I really thank her for that and haven't regret my choice.

This is me.Nice to meet you all. :)

[Mike Tyson]

Hello everyone,
My name is Mike and I am just 26 years old..!!
I am from New York city and running my own software house..!! I have very much interest of playing drums..So I am here for getting interact with other drummers here and want to collect some useful tips,suggestions and other value able information..I hope you guys will enjoy my company here...!!! :)

[John T]

Hi
Just registered here and thought i would give a brief self intro-

My name is John (original username!), I live in Tamworth UK with my partner. Children have left home now so just the two of us and our faithful bull terrier `Jack`.

I started playing on and off through school years then seriously with a a couple of bands from around 18, with the final band coming to an end in the late 80`s after becoming disillusioned with the whole music business thing and all the promises and expectations that never came to fruition. Although I would have continued with the band but the other guys just seemed to run out of steam and enthusiasm.
I have never lost my desire to play drums and music being my all time greatest mistress, vowed that one day I would return to the `throne`........Well, after over 20years of raising kids and doing the `grown up` stuff I finally bought a Roland TD12 last November for my birthday (49). Have played consistently for the last 6months and am enjoying it more than ever!!!!! (the advantages of e-kits).
The kit has grown somewhat since and through all its changes and permutations is now somewhere close to what I want in relation to gear, playability and how I like a kit to look. It`s a bit of a mutant with acoustic bass drum converted to `e`s, also a couple of converted acoustic toms, one to my left and one right as low floortoms. Hart dynamics and Roland toms with assorted Roland cymbals all running through 2 TD12`s and a TD6 brain and a Mackie proFX12. Not to everyones taste but I love it.
So, more of a musical intro (pun unintentional) to what I have read so far on here a great site for like minded people.
Looking forward to posting and spending some time here.

Cheers
John

[John T]

Hi
I think I may have posted this in the wrong place initially!

Just registered here and thought i would give a brief self intro-

My name is John (original username!), I live in Tamworth UK with my partner. Children have left home now so just the two of us and our faithful bull terrier `Jack`.

I started playing on and off through school years then seriously with a a couple of bands from around 18, with the final band coming to an end in the late 80`s after becoming disillusioned with the whole music business thing and all the promises and expectations that never came to fruition. Although I would have continued with the band but the other guys just seemed to run out of steam and enthusiasm.
I have never lost my desire to play drums and music being my all time greatest mistress, vowed that one day I would return to the `throne`........Well, after over 20years of raising kids and doing the `grown up` stuff I finally bought a Roland TD12 last November for my birthday (49). Have played consistently for the last 6months and am enjoying it more than ever!!!!! (the advantages of e-kits).
The kit has grown somewhat since and through all its changes and permutations is now somewhere close to what I want in relation to gear, playability and how I like a kit to look. It`s a bit of a mutant with acoustic bass drum converted to `e`s, also a couple of converted acoustic toms, one to my left and one right as low floortoms. Hart dynamics and Roland toms with assorted Roland cymbals all running through 2 TD12`s and a TD6 brain and a Mackie proFX12. Not to everyones taste but I love it.
So, more of a musical intro (pun unintentional) to what I have read so far on here a great site for like minded people.
Looking forward to posting and spending some time here.

Cheers
John

[Epochdrums.com]

Hello. New to the forums.

Name-Robert
Started playing when I was 21, now I'm 24.
Kit- frankinstien of sorts. Started with an off brand crap set and I've bought and collected different drums and cymbals over time.
Style of choice- metal, heavy metal, metal core also love to dabble in blast beats
I love to talk/watch/play/and buy drums.
Fav drummers-Derek roddy, Neil peart, meytal Cohen, buddy rich

[Quilly]

Hi Guys,
I've been using the site or a while but never joined the discussions so I decided it was time to join up and introduce myself!!

Real name? Mike McQuillan
age? 22
how long been playing? about 8 years
origin of user name? Nickname
top 5 drummers? Jojo Mayer, John Bonham, Nicko McBrain, Animal, Jungle Drummer (Jungle Drummer could be a bit controversial but then again he is probably the best known drummer in the UK Drum n Bass Scene.
make of drum kit? Premier Olympic
make of cymbal? Mostly Sabian
where do you practice? Home, University, Local Pub
are you in a band/s? Yes, UK heavy rock band Sons of Icarus, and also started up a Jungle Drummer style DnB project for University
covers or originals? Originals, but also do pub gigs which is mostly covers
what style of music? Heavy Rock with Sons of Icarus, Drum n Bass for University project but I listen to anything from Jazz to Dance
favorite take out food? Chrispy shredded beef in chilli sauce.
country? UK
one really odd fact about yourself? only 2 of my toes work properly, and I'm not really sure why!
how did you start drumming? Started playing bass but had no idea about theory or the technicalities of what I was playing so started from scratch on drums with formal tuition. I did this so that I could actually understand what I was playing and I would ultimatly have a greater appreciation of the music. Plus drums is more fun.

[Drummer Sarah]

Real name? Sarah Chatt

Age? 24

How long been playing? 5-6 years on and off

Origin of user name? Isn't it obvious?

Top 5 drummers? John Bonham, Buddy Rich, Cindy Blackman, Dave Groel...I don't know John Bonham is the main dude. I need to listen to more drummers I think!! :D

Make of drumkit? Roland TD-6V with a Pearl Eliminator.

Where do you practice? In the spare room :D

Are you in a band/s? No but I'm hoping to get into one this year (New Year Resolution)

Covers or originals? Hopefully both!

What style of music? Ideally classic rock.

Favourite take out food? Chinese

Country? UK

One really odd fact about yourself? Ehh one? Apparently I'm very cat like. I smell everything but I eat it, I'm always touching things and I'm always curious. Plus I can make convincing cat sounds which freak my cats out...Actually my last name means cat like person. Pretty weird.

How did you start drumming? Once upon a time I was listening to pop music, but I was really bored with it. I started going through my Dads cd collection and the first I picked was Led Zeppelin Physical Graffitti (I liked the name!). This was the first time I'd ever thought about the drummer in a band! Never gave any thought to drummers before this. Anyway, my birthday was a couple of days after (same day as Bonzos!!) and I bought the Led Zep DVD and was blown away. I try and think about that moment when drumming is getting annoying for me (like when I'm trying to fathom single stroke rolls....easy?! Yeah right haha).

[Bryan Inferno]

real name: Bryan

age: 24

how long been playing: 10 years

origin of user name: We have a flag football team named Inferno, one of the guys from the other team that was setting up scrimmages decided to put me in his cell phone as this name, kinda liked it so I stuck with it.

top 5 drummers:
Chad Szeliga
Neil Peart
Derek Roddy
Carter Beauford
Thomas Lang

make of drumkit: Using a Pearl kit right now, going to be moving out of state soon and picking up a better set up - debating on a PDP maple?

make of cymbal: Sabian

where do you practice: Use to practice in a rental space in San Diego, moving to Rhode Island, got a place we will be using there.

are you in a band/s: Stealing Gadsby (http://www.stealinggadsby.com)

covers or originals: Originals

what style of music: Hard Rock / Alt Metal

favourite take out food: Papa John's Pizza, cannot get enough of that stuff!

country: USA

one really odd fact about yourself: I have a weird mix of interests. I am an IT consultant who loves to watch and play football and use to play in death metal bands bwhaha.

how did you start drumming: All of my friends in High School were picking up instruments. Since I was very young I was intrigued by the drums, it just made the most sense.

[DrumDemon]

My name is Dave, about to turn 23 in June
Been drumming for close to17 years now.

Started out marching (snare) for 8 years, then moved on to the drumkit.
My "forte" is metal and funk, (I know, very different from eachother)
and just about everything in between.

I play on a 7 piece Tama Silverstar (1 snare, 1 bass, 5 toms)
and I use Sabian XS20 cymbals
For sticks, I go with Vic Firth Rock

[DrumEatDrum]

Even though I have some 3000+ posts on here, I've never actually posted an introduction.

Better late than never!


My name is Ian

On the business side, I have worked at
Drum World in San Francisco, CA
Guitar Center in San Francisco, CA
B Street Music in San Mateo, CA
West LA Music in Los Angels
I have a degree in Business Administration with option in Finance, and additional education in accounting.

On the playing side,
I went to P.I.T. 1991-1992.
I’ve done my fair share of pick up gigs, but mostly focused on original bands.
In the late 90’s I played in front of at least one person from just about every record label that existed at the time, but none of the bands I was with quite got over that hump.
A few years ago I put out in independent CD, that sold copies from Japan to the Netherlands, to Brazil.
More recently, I have switched my focus to song writing, and recording in my home studio.

I am a drum gear geek, and my head is full of random drummer facts and trivia.

My website: http://www.drumeatdrum.com/

My day-job profile can be found here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ianwmayer

[keep it simple]

Even though I have some 3000+ posts on here, I've never actually posted an introduction.

Better late than never!


My name is Ian
Hey Ian, never made an introduction huh! Hmmm, come to think of it-----------

Cool to know a bit about your background. That "hump", man, that's a bitch, & so far outside of your control, it's untrue! Kudos to you for penning your own material. Super satisfyng.

Welcome to the forum, lol!!!!

[dj symptoms]

Real name? Jon

Age? 23

How long been playing? 7 years maybe? Lost track

Origin of user name? It's been my DJ name since I started scratch DJing at age 13... check out my website (http://www.djsymptoms.com) if you'd to see some scratch videos

Top 5 drummers? Neil Peart, Danny Carey, Tim Alexander, Tony Royster and Blake Richardson

Make of drumkit? Currently have a 5-piece acoustic kit (it's been refurbished and painted so I don't know what make) pieced together with my old Roland TD-3 pads to make a hybrid kit

Where do you practice? My living room has become a full out music studio

Are you in a band/s? I jam with several different groups of people and always have several projects going at a time, but no I'm not really in a band

Covers or originals? Both, I only enjoy covering songs that are at least somewhat tricky

What style of music? Everything from funk to metal

Favourite take out food? Thai or Mexican

Country? US

One really odd fact about yourself? I have an extremely odd sense of humor.

How did you start drumming? After playing violin and piano for a short while when I was young, my parents switched me to drums which I enjoyed playing and seemed to have somewhat of a knack for. I hated going to lessons though because I didn't like making any kind of weekly commitment so I ended up losing the drum set. Many years later in high school, I wound up getting a great deal on an electric kit and held on to that until it started to die out on me. Just recently bought a new acoustic kit and here I am.

I've learned a lot and been able to help many people out on djforums.com, I'm hoping to have a similar experience here. Looking forward to whatever I can learn and however I can help. :)

[matthew_skinner]

Hi guys, I introduce myself....

Real name: Mattia
Age: 32
How long been playing: 15 years
Origin of user name: from the film Million Dollar Hotel
Top 5 drummers: Manu Katché, Larry Mullen Jr., Dominic Howard, Matt Cameron,
Make of drumkit: Yamaha Stage Custom Birch 1998
Make of cymbal: all Paiste Signature
Where do you practice: with my friends in studio
Are you in a band/s: Yes (www.noline.it)
Covers or originals: U2 Tribute
What style of music: Pop Rock
Favourite take out food: Spaghetti alla carbonara
Country: Italy
One really odd fact about yourself: I’m crazy about women…
How did you start drumming: when I was young I played the guitar and the drummer in my first band was always late, so until he arrived I started to play drums...

[g0ldrush]

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Born in Montreal Denis grew up in a musical environment including listening to his mother playing well known blues songs on the family piano. It was at this time at the age of 10 that his musical career began by playing on a home-made drum set which he made himself from metal cans and drum sticks sculpted from tree branches. At an early age he was surrounded by the sounds of his parents listening to Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, John Bonham and Neil Peart.
After mastering playing the drums he went on to play the piano, the guitar and a host of other musical instruments. In his 30 year musical career he has played many styles of music. He has been greatly influenced by the Rock and Blues styles from the 70’s and 80’s. His studio experience - his experience playing popular festivals and numerous tours of Quebec and Western Canada have made him a seasoned musician whose performances on stage are always filled with high energy and good vibrations.

WWW.ROCKROULETTE.COM

[alextroke2099]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll85/alextroke2099/189618_10150106232963371_601798370_6647566_3736396 _n.jpg
Above: Deep Blue Sky, from right to left: Alex Troke (Me, guitar player), Tim Hamlyn (Singer), Brandon Burge (Drummer), Jordan Legge (Bass Player)

Real name: Alex Troke
Age: 13
How long been playing: 3 years, kinda fiddled around here and there before that
Origin of user name: Obviously, my name, and 2099 is just a number I use for everything, for some reason. I can't remember where it came from exactly, but I think it may have some relation to the Marvel universe based in 2099. There's some comics on it. :P
Top 5 drummers: John Bonham, Neil Peart, Tomas Haake, Dave Grohl, Danny Carey
Make of drumkit: Don't really have one right now, but should soon have a Gretsch Catalina Maple.
Make of cymbal: Again, don't have any, but the next ones will probably be either Sabian Xs20, or HHX, all depends on the cash.
Where do you practice: 3 places mainly; in a friends shed, at my school, and in a building that also has a restaurant in the same building, next door. That way, I can eat and play music. :D
Are you in a band/s: Yes. Deep Blue Sky as of now. We're a hard rock/heavy metal band. We play stuff like Marilyn Manson, Rage Against the Machine, Murderdolls, and a lot of original stuff. We are all multi-instrumentalists. My main instrument is guitar, but also play bass, keyboards, and drums. Our singer's main instrument is drums, but he also sings, plays guitar and bass. Our drummer also play bass, but he is mainly a drummer. Our bass player's main instrument is guitar. I've been in many beforehand too, and I'm also looking into being in another band or 2, to satisfy my need to play a plethora of musical genres. :)
Covers or originals: Both, tbh. I like covers, because the crowd can get into it more, because they know the song, and they're extremely fun to play. But covers show the audience that your capable of even more than just ripping off another band.
What style of music: A lot of different genres. :P Blues, Funk, Jazz, Grunge, Alt Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Soft Rock, just, a lot of stuff.
Favourite take out food: CHINESE FOOD X9999999999999999999
Country: Canada
One really odd fact about yourself: If there was one person in the world I would kill, it is Justin Bieber.......I am not a Belieber....
How did you start drumming: Really, I just eased into it. I played in a band on guitar, and every once and a while, we'd all take a brake and eat. I was usually the first one finished, so I'd ask the drummer if I could play his kit. I still do this today. :P

[Greenskittle]

Real name: Gavyn
Age: 15 (going 16 this Sept)
How long been playing: 6 months
Origin of user name: My favourite candy . Sour Skittles , the green packet .
Top 2 drummers: Bernard "Buddy" Rich , Dylan Elise
Drumset: Doesn't exist ... Yet .
Where do you practice: In a small studio taught by Mr. Jenson Koh .
Are you in a band/s: Not yet .
Covers or originals: None yet .
What style of music: Pop Rock
Favourite take out food: Anything . I don't call for food , the food calls for me .
Country: Singapore
One really odd fact about yourself: I go crazy over Filipinos .
How did you start drumming: Obsession with rhythm and beats .

[Phil Kelly]

Hi : Phil Kelly here -former big band and studio drummer here ( until arthritis stopped the playing part of my career ) Since them , I've been a professional composer /arranger and jazz recording producer. Below is a condensed resume:




In addition to more than 40 years as a composer / arranger for film, TV, and other media applications, I've written for bands like Bill Watrous' NY Wildlife Refuge, the Old Tonight show band , Doc Severinsen, Si Zentner, as well as functioning as arranger/ conductor / drummer for vocalists Buddy Greco, Julius LaRosa, Frank D'Rone, Sylvia Syms, John Gary, Jenny Smith, and Al 'TNT' Braggs among others..

Early on in my career, I also logged several years as a jazz drummer with artists such as Terry Gibbs ,Red Garland, and Denny Zeitlin as well as years of work as a studio and recording drummer. In addition to his film and TV writing, I've written music for over 500 national commercials , ESPN, ABC Sports , NFL Films, and industrial films and shows for Cadillac, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, American Airlines and Zales Jewelers.

I also was the primary arranger for the Fort Worth (TX) Symphony Pops series for more than 25 years,and has been commissioned to provide custom pop symphonic scores for Doc Severinsen and Peter Nero. He has had arrangements played by the Houston , Dallas, Detroit, Cincinnati, and North Carolina Symphony orchestras.

Now semi-retired and residing in Bellingham WA, I still writes jazz and pop orchestra arrangements for publication and on commision, and is beginning an auxiliary career in the educational field as a clinician in film scoring and music for the media at various colleges around the USA , as well as a big band coach at the Bud Shank Centrum Jazz camp in Port Townsend WA. in 2002 -2003

My first big band jazz album under his own name, "Convergence Zone" was recorded in 2003 for release on Origin Records. Since then, I've recorded two more Origin CDs:
"My Museum " ( 2005 ) with an LA band and "Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles" in 2008.








Phil Kelly




SELECTED RECORDINGS: ( as arranger and/or composer)
Tis the Season Forth Worth Symp. Orch Radio Shack
Night Dreams Doc Severinsen Mercury (?)
Tiger of San Pedro Bill Watrous Columbia
Manhattan Wildlife Refuge “ “
Bigfoot Lou Fischer Big Band Seabreeze
Constantly John Gary Pye
Prairie Portrait Don Edwards/ FWSO Shanachie
Germaine Bazzle NO Jazz heritage fest. Rounder
Terry Gibbs Sounds of 52nd St Mack Ave
Phil Kelly / NWPW Convergence Zone Origin *
Phil Kelly /SWSAW My Museum Origin **
Phil Kelly / NWPW Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles Origin
* 2004 Grammy nominee -Best Arrangemet
** selected as one of “ Top 50 new jazz releases of 2007
by JazzTimes magazine
Primo Kim "Make it right " ( 2008 )
Stix ( Crusaders ) Hooper " Many Hats ( 2010 )

more info at my website:

http://philkellymusic.com

[Kage Konjou]

Real Name: Alex
Age: 25
How long been playing: 14+ years
Origin of user name: I used to be partially fluent in Japanese, used the name, it's stuck ever since
Top 2 drummers: Derek Roddy, Morgan (Henker's drummer)
Drumset: Explained in a thread, for your convenience (http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=842442)
Where do you practice: At friends' houses
Are you in a band/s: None right now, but looking at a speed mathcore industrial metal band soon
Covers or originals: Originals
What style of music: Metal
Favourite take out food: Whatever the craving calls for
Country: USA
One really odd fact about yourself: There's a few..
How did you start drumming: Jealousy over people who could play music, and admiration for drumlines (which is where I started this journey)

[HipshotPercussion]

New member, old drummer.

I've been playing drums since the late '50s. Got my first kit, a brand new WFL Buddy Rich Super Classic as a "You escaped from junior high" gift from worried parents. Kept it until last year.

I play rock, blues, jazz and have gigged with people no one ever heard of and also with names way too well known for their own good. Always the substitute when someone got sick, disappeared, or O.D.ed because my major job has been as a TV writer and producer.

My first paying writing job, in fact, came out my love for music: I wrote a film at MGM for one of the too-famous guys. He left the country, then died, before it could be shot, but I already was a pro drummer, and the script made me a pro writer too.

Although I'm not writing much these days, I'm still playing. I've been lurking in this forum for about a year. Great place. I look forward to knowing everyone better.

Be warned: I'll probably post pics of a couple of my kits.

Thanks for being here,

Hipshot

[Mike P]

Real Name: Mike

Age: 24

How long been playing: About 8-9 years

Origin of user name: It's my name.

Top 2 drummers: Too many to pick from.

Drumset: A rockwood shell set (First one still), Evans heads & rings, Sabian B8 cymbal set, a wuhan china, zildjan splash, Remo pinstripe bass head with a muff'l ring, PDP double kick, Stock hi-hat stand, Some extra boom stands and floor mount toms.

Where do you practice: In Pop's garage

Are you in a band/s: None right now

Covers or originals: Originals

What style of music: Metal, Progressive, Indie, Folk

Favourite take out food: I don't eat.

Country: USA

One really odd fact about yourself: I am into Cavaliers haha.

How did you start drumming: Started playing violin in 4th grade, And got my first guitar in 6th. My brother got his first bass that same year and we always traded back and forth learning both of them. He went on to do orchestra bass and then we got an electric organ. Later got the drum set and I picked up on that fairly easily. My brother ended up with all the stringed instruments and now has quite a collection. I'm still kicking it on the drums. Looking into a new kit though. Time to upgrade from my starter kit..

Pics

Old pic, A few new cymbals since this pic.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww84/96RedCav/DSCF2765.jpg
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww84/96RedCav/Drums.jpg

A small part of my brother's rig and a couple of his axes :). He has more now.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww84/96RedCav/Setup.jpg

Our best friend and fellow jam buddy playing one of my brother's other guitars. He has a matching bass in black too.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww84/96RedCav/DSCF4096.jpg

Looks like a cool site. Hope to gain some good information

[DrumsByDave]

Real Name: Dave
Age: 27
How long been playing: 17 years
Origin of user name: Drums by Me
Top 2 drummers: Bill Bruford, Stanton Moore
Drumset: Custom keller maple drums, 16"x20" kick, 8"x10" tom, 13"x15" floor tom, 5"x13" Pearl Omar Hakim sig snare. Sabian cymbals- 14" AAX Stage Hats, 16" HHX Ozone, 18" AA El Sabor, 21" HHX Groove Ride, 18" Signature Garibaldi Jam Master Crash/Ride.
Where do you practice: Home, rehearsal studios, the space where I teach privately
Are you in a band/s: Yes
Covers or originals: Originals
What style of music: Fusion/Progressive
Favourite take out food: Pizza
Country: USA
One really odd fact about yourself: I'll have to check with my wife - she notices my quirks more than I do...
How did you start drumming: Parents complained I had too much energy - a friend suggested I learn percussion.

[Russtopher]

I've been lurking around here for a little bit, finally signed up. I spent a lot of time at the old drumset.com BBS way back around '97-'02, if there's anyone here from that place....

Real Name: Russ
Age: 35
How long been playing: 24 years
Origin of user name: nickname since I was 13
Top drummers: Neil Peart, Charlie Benante, Wil Calhoun, Gavin Harrison
Drumset: '62 Ludwigs I spent a summer restoring about 10 years ago. 22, 13, 16, 14. Those have just been retired to "practice only" status, and have a Tama '85 or '86 Swingstar that I use for playing out (same drum sizes). My main snare is a '74 Supra. Cymbals are mostly Sabian, with a few Zildjians and Wuhans.
Where do you practice: Guitarist's house (aka our rehearsal space)
Are you in a band/s: Yes - Tide of Empire http://www.tideofempire.com
Covers or originals: Originals
What style of music: indie alt pop dad rock
Favourite take out food: Chinese
Country: USA
One really odd fact about yourself:Don't know if it's "odd", but I have the same exact warmup routine I play before every show, and have done so since I was 15 or so
How did you start drumming: Dad took me to see Van Halen on the 5150 tour, but waited too long to get tickets so we ended up behind the stage. Bad seats for the most part, but I had an excellent view of Alex Van Halen. I was 11 years old and watched him the entire show. The rest is history.

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9580/22837910150585671805089.jpg

[FarFromTheTruth]

Real Name: Jesse
Age: 19
How long been playing: 6 years
Origin of user name: FarFromTheTruth
Top 2 drummers: Travis Smith Derek Roddy
Drumset: Ddrum Diablo Death Punxs, Zildjian cymbals, pearl hardware and Axis pedals
Where do you practice: At home in my music room
Are you in a band/s: No
What style of music: Anything
Country: Australia
How did you start drumming: I used to sit in on my dads band practices and thats where i really became interested in drumming

[Forastero]

Real Name: David
Age: 28
How long been playing: 8 years
Origin of user name: My nick name with my band - when we started I was the only non-spanish speaking person in the group so I was the outcast, or "Frastero"
Top 3 drummers: Rick Shadrach Lazar, Mark Kelso, Giovanni Hidalgo
Drumset: I'm a latin percussionist so...Mountain Rhythm Congas (9" quinto, 10" conga, 12" tumba)
Where do you practice: Home, rehearsal studios, one of my band's rehearsal space
Are you in a band/s: Yes - www.babalaostereoclub.com, www.sambasquad.com, and recently quit www.chasingeve.com
Covers or originals: mostly originals...but some covers make it into the repertoire.
What style of music: BSC - Latin Funk, SSQ - mostly Brazilian Samba, but also Afro-Cuban, and African
Favourite take out food: Pizza
Country: Canada
How did you start drumming: 8 years ago I took a class at university and things just took off from there!

[Yogiberra95]

Real name? Scott

Age? 15

How long been playing? About 3 years now.

Origin of user name? Yogi's a pretty funny guy, haha.

Top 5 drummers? Keith Moon, Cozy Powell, Dave Weckl, Eric Carr, and Ringo Starr.

Make of drumkit? Ludwig Accent

Make of cymbal? Paiste

Where do you practice? At home... thankfully my parents and neighbours don't really seem to mind the noise.

Are you in a band/s? Nope, though I wish I was - only bands around where I live want to play stuff like death metal... that's not really my kind of music. :\

Covers or originals? Would probably do covers.

What style of music? Rock (Classic, Prog.), Jazz, and Funk.

Favourite take out food? Chinese

Country? USA

One really odd fact about yourself? I love collecting swords. Favourite sword I have right now is a Hanwei Solingen Rapier.

How did you start drumming? I saw Ringo Starr and his band play at a local casino, which inspired me to pick up the drum sticks. Drumming is now pretty much my favourite hobby.

[mathik]

Real Name: Matheus
Age: 16
How long been playing: 1 year
Origin of username: My friends call me "Math", that comes from Matheus, then I just added ik to the end lol :P
Top Drummers/Influences: Chad Smith, The Reverend, Nicko Mcbrain, and many more!
Drumset: Mapex Orion Maple, Orion Solo Pro Cymbals
Where do you practice? Custom made music room in my house.
Are you in a band/s? No. But I'm planning to found one in Avenged Sevenfold style, and to found one progressive rock/jazz band with my drum teacher (he plays bass too)
What style of music? Some kinds of metal, all kinds of rock, hardcore, punk, jazz.. Well.. alot!
Country: Brazil
How did you start drumming? Well.. I always used to like hitting the walls and everything when I was 6, then my dad bought me a kid's drum set, but it was stolen some weeks after.. Then I tryed to start learning guitars, but didn't like it. Years have passed away and just when I became 15 I asked my dad for a real drum kit.. I always liked drumming and everything, and now I'm one haha :DD

[con struct]

Hi : Phil Kelly here -former big band and studio drummer here ( until arthritis stopped the playing part of my career ) Since them , I've been a professional composer /arranger and jazz recording producer.

Phil! Fancy running into you here!

(This guy is the real deal, folks.)

[Karmalord]

Real Name? Jim Price
Age? 46
How long Playing? 34 years
Top 5: Neil Peart, Buddy Rich,John Bonham,Mike Portnoy,Steve Gadd
Drumsets: Gretsch Catalina Club Rock with 26" Bass/Gibraltar Stealth mounts
Roland TD/10-TD/6 combo
Bands? No,but record with wife in Home studio under Lords Of Karma(soundcloud/lords of karma)
Write and record in newly built home studio -Originals only. I believe life's too short to spend it playing covers. IMO, the difference between artist and musician is the ability to create vs. playing what is created by others.
Play various styles depending on the song we're writing.Play guitar,Bass and record with ProTools.
Drive '03 Corvette and love to invent/create/improve on ideas at home and work.
Got start in Drum Corps. here in the Great Northwest. Realize from seeing all the drummers here between 14 and 24,just how many lose the passion somewhere along the way before reaching my age.

[Steffan]

Real Name: Steffan
Age: 16
Top 5: John Bonham, Dave Grohl, Chad Smith, Joey Castillo, Taylor Hawkins
Drumset: DDrum D2 personally custom set up, Zildjian and Paiste Cymbals, Vater FunkBlasters
Bands: Not any yet, but I was a member of the Schools Winter Drumline.
Practice: At home, mostly on the pad but I get to play the kit for about 2 hours 3 times a week.
Always working on my chops when i get the chance

[Thesleepingwell]

real name? Chris
age? 25
how long been playing? 3 months (I'm a beginner)
origin of user name? Takes it's name from a Lydia track
top 5 drummers? Sal Abruscato, Josh Freese, Nick Mason, Jimmy Chamberlin, Craig Taylor
make of drumkit? PP Drums Electronic Kit (PP900E)
make of cymbal? Don't own any, but I'd settle on Instanbul ones
where do you practice? in a tight space in my room
are you in a band/s? no, but I'd love to be in one
covers or originals? I'd go for both
what style of music? Alternative, Metal or Prog
favourite take out food? Bacon sandwiches
country? United Kingdom
one really odd fact about yourself? I'll always take the long way home
how did you start drumming? I just decided to try it and I'm hooked!

So yeah, I'm more or less a beginner but we've all had to start out somewhere. My drum tutor (I've undertaken lessons), has recommended me a load of resources to look into and Drummerworld was one of them. See you around :-)

[OnThisDaysDrummer]

Name: Dusty
Age: 21
Years Playing: 8
Inspirations: Charlie Watts, Brooks Wackerman, Longineu Parsons III and many more.
Reason Behind Screen Name: My main band "On This Day"

My style of playing is a bit "unorthadox" because I try to combine the technique of all my favorite drummers. I played traditional grip for the longest time due to my stint in the marching band while I was in Junior High and High School. 'Till this day my snare drum tilts away from me, instead of level, or toward me. I'm a really straight forward guy, and I love to learn and talk shop.

[AidenMathieu]

real name? Aiden
age? 16
how long been playing? 3 years
origin of user name? Its my name
top 5 drummers? Neil peart, steve gadd, travis barker, lars ulrich, buddy rich
make of drumkit? Gretsch Catalina Birch
make of cymbals? Sabian
where do you practice? garage
are you in a band/s? Bromine Complex
covers or originals? both
what style of music? Classic Rock, Metal, Alternative, Hard Rock
favourite take out food? Chicken nuggets
country? USA
how did you start drumming? Rock band

Check out my youtube channel guys and please SUBSCRIBE, help me get to 5k subscribers!

Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BromineComplex?feature=mhee

[kimimila]

real name? Jessica
age? 26
how long been playing? I'm buying a set this week. So . . . I'm an extreme beginner. ;-)
origin of user name? I'm of Lakota (Sioux) descent, and I thought "kimimila" was a pretty word. It means "butterfly".
top 5 drummers? I'm just getting familiar with a lot of drummers, so for now I'm going to say I really love Steve Jordan and Cindy Blackman.
make of drumkit? Pearl Soundcheck (the 5-piece starter set)
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? In one of our guest bedrooms that has been used as my husband's "guitar room" for years.
are you in a band/s? None yet . . . I think I have to learn to play first. ;-)
covers or originals? Undecided.
what style of music? Undecided.
favourite take out food? Taco Bell!
country? US
one really odd fact about yourself? I love bacon.
how did you start drumming? I've wanted to play drums at least since I was eleven years old. Now, 15 years later, my husband is buying me a set for our 5th anniversary!

[Timepocket]

real name?Jon
age? 38
how long been playing? 30 yrs
origin of user name? wit
top 5 drummers? Mr. Peart , Mr. Gadd , Mr. Beauford Make of drumkit?Eames make of cymbal?zildjian where do you practice?Home
are you in a band/s?yeah....play acoustic guitar
covers or originals? originals
what style of music? country
favorite take out food?Pizza
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I exist
how did you start drumming? butter knives on hard cover books

[AlphaAccount]

Age: 17
How long been playing: 6 years
Origin of user name: Name of my YouTube account
Top 4 drummers: Tony Royster, ?uestlove, (youtube drummers): Jerome Flood, and Pete Alexander
Make of drumkit: Astro (really cheap lol)
Make of cymbal: So cheap that there's no name on it. Some off-brand.
Where do you practice: At school, in the living room on my E-Kit.
Are you in a band/s: Concert and Jazz Band at school and Marching Band the past 2 years
Covers or originals: (I wish)
What style of music: I usually play Funk or Jazz, but I listen to Hip-Hop (mostly the good underground stuff).
Favourite take out food: Cheese Steak Sub
Country: US
One really odd fact about yourself: I'm a twin. (brother plays the drums just as well as I do)
How did you start drumming: Joined Band in 6th grade and haven't stopped since. Although it wasn't until high school when I started watching and interacting with other drummers that I decided to step up my game and learn the drum-set.

I made an account here in November of 2009 and posted about 50 times, but didn't use it too often. I want to get re-acquainted with drummerworld and hopefully stick around this time. This is an awesome site. Free access to advice/feedback from thousands of other drummers.

[worlds_first_drummist]

real name: Rick
age: 31
how long been playing: 8 years
origin of user name: There are guitarISTs, vocalISTs, keyboardISTs, and bassISTs... Why not drummISTs?
top 5 drummers: Rick Allen, The Rev (RIP), Steve Gadd, Chick Webb, Buddy Rich (not necessarily in that order)
make of drumkit: Pearl Export
make of cymbal: Zildjian / Sabian mix
where do you practice: Spare bedroom in my house
are you in a band/s: Trying to start one
covers or originals: originals
what style of music: To listen? Just about anything. To play? Anything that tests my skills and provides a learning experience.
favourite take out food: Papa Murphy's pizza
country: USA
one really odd fact about yourself: I like going to school
how did you start drumming: Wanted to play drums since I was really little. When I was 23 I lost my job after sucking up to the Man since high school, I suddenly had some time on my hands.

[Pataflafla]

real name? Christian
age? 17
how long been playing? 2 years in excess of 5 hours of the day
origin of user name? Its the one rudiment that when someone hears it for the first time they always say... "wait huh?"
top 5 drummers? Gadd, Rich, The Rev, Vinnie, Dave
make of drumkit? Mid 70s pdp bass and toms repainted, and custom kit in the make, Joey jordison Sig. snare (dont like him love the snare though)
make of cymbal? Zildjian 20' zxt ride, 16 inch rezo crash, 18 inch A cust. Dark Crash, 14 inch zht rock hats
where do you practice? Utility Shed, HOT AS HECK
are you in a band/s? Yes two The Messenger is You, A solo side project
covers or originals? Originals both of them
what style of music? Hard rock with melodic breaks, and whatever im in the mood for
favourite take out food? Asahi , a local Japanese place
country? Uninted States
one really odd fact about yourself? I like rebuilding and refurbishing drums as much as if not more than playing them
how did you start drumming? I was in band playing trumpet, and the jazz band director talked to me because the drummer was graduating and he wanted to start training someone. I told him I'd never played before and he told me I had a great sense of time and with practice he thought I could do it. Well turns out he was right. This year we went to the Savannah Jazz Festival which is a national level competition and we as a high school band still managed to place fourth out of 57 bands.

[wsabol]

real name? Will
age? 23
how long been playing? 13 years
origin of user name? my name.. i know, its lame
top 5 drummers? Steve Gadd, Elvin Jones, Brian Blade, Keith Moon, Bill Stewart
make of drumkit? percussion plus, modified by me.
make of cymbal? Zildjian K Custom, Istanbul Agop, Bosphorus
where do you practice? where ever I can when no one is around
are you in a band/s? No. recently left. sad day. Actively looking though
covers or originals? BOTH
what style of music? Jazz, funk, rock, blues, soul, hip hop
favourite take out food? Papa John's Pizza
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I want to go back to school
how did you start drumming? My dad was a drummer in the drum corps of Colonial Williamsburg. He got me hooked for when I started band in 6th grade.

[Reborn Drummer]

Re: INTRODUCTIONS - Please use this thread to introduce yourself

REAL NAME? Don but everyone calls me "Corky"

AGE? 51

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING? Off and on 40 years (wow...just realized that)
origin of user name? I played when I was a kid and all through college. went into the military and didn't play regularly until I retired a couple of years ago...so I consider myself a "Reborn Drummer" to the religion of playing drums (not in any Theological sense)

TOP 5 DRUMMERS? Simon Phillips, Billy Cobham, Tony Williams, Vera Figueiredo(LOve her!!!), I grew up with Carter Beauford so I have to count him too.

MAKE OF DRUMKIT? Yamaha Custom Tour, 6 Piece, PDP rack system

MAKE OF CYMBALS? Zildjian K Custom, Mastersound Hi Hat

WHERE DO YOU PRACTICE? In my home office

ARE YOU IN A BAND(S) Yes. My college roommate from freshman year and I rejoined and started playing together again with others and his own son which has been really fun. Light gigging.

COVERS OR ORIGINALS? Covers

WHAT STYLE OF MUSIC? Rock, blues, jazz, soul

FAVOURITE TAKEOUT FOOD? Fabio's Pizza (they are awesome here in Central VA)
country? USA
ONE REALLY ODD FACT ABOUT YOURSELF? II used to be a helicopter pilot and found drumming and flying a helicopter use a lot of the same skills (all four limbs doing something different at once)and both are really fun!!!

HOW DID YOU START DRUMMING? My oldest brother was in a neighborhood band when I was a kid and I got interested since he played the drums.

[Kauffmaniac]

real name? Brian
age? 30
how long been playing? been fooling around with them since high school, but only seriously been playing about 6 years
origin of user name? added a few letters to my last name
top 5 drummers? Bill Ward, Dave Grohl, John Bonham, Danny Carey, Neil Peart, Dave Lombardo (okay that's six....)
make of drumkit? Pacific CX
make of cymbal? Sabian & Paiste
where do you practice? Basement
are you in a band/s? yes, The Rhythm Pimps
covers or originals? originals
what style of music? rock / funk / reggae
favourite take out food? chinese
country? usa
one really odd fact about yourself? i dont like ferris buellers day off (what a hype)
how did you start drumming? heard "War Pigs" and "In Bloom" and I wanted a drum kit....

[Jerome Lachaud]

Real name? Jerome
Age? 37
How long been playing? 20 year (with big gaps though)
Origin of user name? My real name...
Top 5 drummers? Danny Carey, Randy Bottom, Matt Cameron (Soundgarden), Joe LaCaze (EyeHateGod), Dave Lombardo
Make of drumkit? Pearl Session Elite from '92 for band activities and Rolan TD-3KW for home practice
Make of cymbal? Sabian & Zildjan
Where do you practice? See above
Are you in a band/s? yes, Eibon
Covers or originals? Originals
What style of music? Doom/Sludge Metal
Favourite take out food? Libanese
Country? France
One really odd fact about yourself? I'm almost ambidextrous
How did you start drumming? I wanted to start a KISS cover band when I was 11...I've always wanted to play in a band. Tried guitar first but I needed something less subtle for me.

[sticksthedrummer]

real name? Jason Scott Parker
age? 31
how long been playing? 20 years
origin of user name? My band mates started calling me that. I fought them and lost......
top 5 drummers? Vinnie Coliuta, Thomas Haake, Omar Hakim, Jojo Mayer, Manu Katche
make of drum kit? Pearl Export Select (Refinished by Me)
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? Atlanta, GA in my home studio
are you in a band/s? The Universe Divide
covers or originals? Originals
what style of music? Instrumental Tech Metal
favorite take out food? New Han's Chinese or Chinese Pagoda
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I don't throw away broken cymbals
how did you start drumming? My older brother joined the high school drum line in 1990. It was all over from there.

[sticksthedrummer]

Here it is..................

[rafaelblock]

real name? Rafael
age? 50+
how long been playing? 30+
origin of user name? Oops....
top 5 drummers? Gene Krupa, Keith Moon, Bill Bruford, Terry Chambers,Ginger Baker oh jeez, I can only pick 5?!
make of drumkit? clear Ludwig VistaLites + Mapex snare
make of cymbal? 1960s Zildjian
where do you practice? where ever I can when no one is around
are you in a band/s? Not as a drummer
covers or originals? original
what style of music? rawk
favourite take out food? Indian
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm left handed but play drums, bass and guitar right handed
how did you start drumming? It looked like fun and I found a Gretch set for $200 ......

[malmondrummer]

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Real Name: Ben
Age: 28
How long been playing: 14 years
Origin of username: My Band
Top Drummers/Influences: Terry Bozzio, Gavin Harrison, Derek Roddy, George Kolias, Talor Hawkins
Drumset: Old Mapex Venus (13 Years old) With a black panther walnut snare (drool)! about to upgrade hopefully to a custom jarrah Stave kit or a DW
Where do you practice? Custom made music room in my house.
Are you in a band/s? Yes, Malignant Monster
What style of music? Metal, But i play all sorts of music
Country: Australia, Perth
How did you start drumming? I played alot of instruments when i was young (started piano when i was 2) but always hated practicing i played a friends kit when i was14 and loved it asked my parents for a kit but they said no but i could start getting lessons my teacher said all i needed was a chair and a practice pad (which my parents liked cause they could see if i was gonna stick to it) i played on that for 9 months so they finally gave in and went halves with me on a kit!!

[DavidFord]

EDIT: Sorry, wasnt aware of this page. I copied and pasted this to here.



Hi Peeps. :)
Im known as David Ford online, and strangely, Im a guitar player LOL. Ive been constantly on the search for drummers. Not sure HOW active I can be in the forums, but I'll try. But before I started posting, and getting to meet you all, I thought I'd intro myself. I dont want to seem like Im spam, so here it goes,,,(cough ,,,couch,,,COUGH!! Hey, its pollen season :P )

Name is Dave (duh LOL) Im from Boston Massachusetts. Im 39 years old. At one pint in my life I was an EMT. Currently I work transporting handicapped kids to a special school in Brighton Mass. Love the job. Lot different than I thought the job would be.

I originally picked up the guitar at age 6 (Will someone please turn off the background music? LMAO ) Even though, I never got guitar lessons, it never stopped me. Not that my Dad couldnt afford it (trust me he had money) I just never asked him. Id watch MTV, when it was MTV, and kept watching the video to see where guitar players fingers where (someone else's wallet LOL Kidding, cough)

By the age of,,,11-ish I bought my first electric with my own money from paper route. Still I never learned anything, that wasnt 100% visual. Didnt have book etc. I'd say for the next 20 years, all I did was play and watch. As that time went on, Id start putting names to the chords. Id catch someone on a show or video that would state the name of em.

Well, about 6-ish years ago, was playing my stuff in front of a friend who also played. He liked it, but said it was old. He was doing Metallica, and I was playing the Eagles etc. Not that it wasnt good, its just old. What he said was some what true, and it trully hurt. So I placed down my guitar, more likely to never play it again. Just about a year and half ago, my other REAL friend was bull, I placed the guitar down to never play it again. I used to come with things that normal players didnt. He used to be impressed, that I could take my guitar and play lead to things like, his kids toys, or to something that had no melody. Always had a tune, when one wasnt there.

So I agreed to retry, and thats when I met him (well, not him, but knowing of him) Joe Satriani. I heard of him before, but never listened to him. Once I heard his music, the heavens almost sang to me. Instrumental Rock, without singing. I couldnt sing, But could do more than just strum chords. He was right in my alley. So as of today, thanks to JOE, I know have 2 electric, 1 Bass (9 hours old) 2 electronic Drums, several pedals and ready to rock and roll. The only problem is, the $400 in electronic drums are almost useless to me. If it isnt a pre-set, Im lost. My only gripe is not having a drummer. Always doing projects online with guys, but the lack of drums or drummer, is a bummer. Which is what brought me here.


Sooooooo, I know Im not a drummer, but I always need one, and like to work with some online. And Im hoping the Admins and Mods, if its ok with them, ID like to stay and meet some of you. Im extremely good hearted, friendly, sense of humor and work well with others. (Am I joining a forum, or applying for a job?? LMAO :P ) Ok, I guess thats it (plus my hand is sore from typing so much.) Is it ok for me to stay?? Will follow all the rules!! (edit, cant spell tonight LOL)

Dave :)

[yipmanhands]

Hello all, I've been reading this forum for a coupla years now but not posting so before I charge into any discussions it would only be polite to do the introduction thing first.
real name?...Tone (tone bloody deaf too)
age?...49
how long been playing?...started playing about 77/78 in communal house punk band and was godawful then,stopped for years though always a drum fan.My son started playing in his school band on the kit and when Grandma bought him a kit I decided I'd like to get back at it,that was a few years ago but I'm still bloody terrible but I love to woodshed so no harm done to an audience. One day I may be alright.
origin of user name?...Also a Wing Chun practitioner.
top 5 drummers?...without doubt, Danny Carey! many others from many styles but four names more, Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio),Pete DeFreitas (Echo & the Bunnymen...RIP),Orestes (Bitch Magnet, I think that was his name),Terry Chambers (XTC)...many more though, like Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four),Karl Burns (The Fall),Topper Headon (The Clash) etc etc !!!
make of drumkit?...none, it's my sons,Percussion Plus 5 piece with added Sonor floor tom. Thinking of buying a Tama Superstar Hyperdrive, 7 piece when I build a shed to put it in.
make of cymbal?...Planet Z ride,crash and hats (birthday present) and china of unknown parentage + a Tama cowbell.
where do you practice?...Kit's in sons bedroom much to his chagrin.
are you in a band/s?...Not yet.
covers or originals?...N/A
what style of music?...well !!! If I could play like Danny Carey,whatever took my fancy but,that ain't gonna happen at my age so drummers above should hint at styles.
favourite take out food?...I prefer to cook my own food but probably Thai.
country?...Born in England,grew up in New Zealand,live in Australia.
one really odd fact about yourself?...I work hard, while at work.
how did you start drumming?...Always loved to listen to drums and just happened to get a kit when punk hit town and talent was not required to have a bash.Seriously wish I had taken it more seriously then though but, hey! Whaddya do? 20/20 hindsight is a bitch.

[GCDrummer]

real name: Avery Pozdnikoff
age: 17
how long been playing: 1 year
origin of user name: My bands name is Gallons Corner and I just took the GC.. Real creative I know!
top 5 drummers: Ringo Starr, John Bonham, Jared Champion, Gene Krupa
make of drumkit: Ludwig
make of cymbal: Zildjian/Sabian
where do you practice: In what our band calls the "jam shack".
are you in a band/s: Yes, one!
covers or originals: Both at the moment
what style of music: Old school rock and roll!
favourite take out food: Easily Pizza
country: Canada
one really odd fact about yourself: There are no really odd facts about me and I think that's odd enough!
how did you start drumming: Well, last year my guitarist buddy brought his guitar over and I played rock band drums with him. He said that I should start a band with him and so we did!

[loki03xlh]

real name? Mike
age? 35
how long been playing? 23 years
origin of user name? Long drunken story....
favorite 5 drummers? Nicko McBrian, Tommy Lee, Vinny Paul, Bill Ward, Lars Ulrich
make of drumkit? 15 year-old Tama Starclassic birch/poplar
make of cymbal? assortment of Zildjian/Sabian
where do you practice? basement music room
are you in a band/s? not anymore
covers or originals? whatever I feel like playing
what style of music? Hard Rock, Metal, R'n'R, Blues
favourite take out food? Chinese
country? U.S.A.
how did you start drumming? a couple of neighbors played, once I heard/saw, I was hooked and had to get my own kit.

http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=899&pictureid=5475

[goon]

real name: tee $
age: 26
how long been playing: 12 years
origin of user name: it just is.
top 5 drummers: no particular order- jason roeder (neurosis), chris hakius (sleep/ om), jack irons, stephen hodges (tom waits), brain, bonham (yes that's 6)
make of drumkit: ludwig
make of cymbal: paiste
where do you practice: in a really dark room with lots of amps.
are you in a band/s: indeed.
covers or originals: originals.
what style of music: doom metal
favourite take out food: bbq
country: 'merica
one really odd fact about yourself: eggs are disgusting.
how did you start drumming: i was lusting for a long, underpaid, super-eventful career in the music industry.

[Trommelmonster]

real name: Alex
age: 25
how long been playing: about 9 Years
origin of user name: Trying to find something that was free on Youtube and now its stuck
top 5 drummers: Fredrik Andersson, George Kollias, Charly Antolini, Dave Lombardo, Benny Greb
make of drumkit: Musik Machine (no big Brand)
make of cymbal: Paiste Pst 5 Rock Series
where do you practice: parents basement (acoustic) home in flat (E-Drums)
are you in a band/s: used to, not right now
covers or originals: Covers to Warm up, then originales
what style of music: Hard Rock / Metal
favourite take out food: Kebap
country: Lower Saxony / Germany
one really odd fact about yourself: I drum around on everything that makes a sound
how did you start drumming: Friends needed one for a Band and asked me if I wanted to learn

[PXH_Blackmagic]

Real Name: Simon
Age: 28
How long been playing: first lessons at 7, more recently 5 year's reguarly
Origin of username: Long story about a car...
Top Drummers/Influences: Chad Smith, Johnny Rabb, JoJo Mayer, Rolf Fjell
Drumset: Mapex Meridian Birch, Zildjan A Custom Rezo Cymbals
Where do you practice? Local Studio.
Are you in a band/s? Yes.
What style of music? Middle of the Road Rock / Pop
Country: UK
How did you start drumming? At 7 it sounded a lot cooler than playing the Guitar!

[John bag]

name: John
age: 33
how long been playing: 16 years
origin of user name: childhood nick name
top 5 drummers: steve gadd, buddy rich, then all the rest & i mean that. Ill have a different drummer that ill listen to usually week to week.
make of drumset: 4ps D.W. maple collecters series, 7ps Tama starclassic bubenga elite series.
make of cymbals: zildjen K's all around
where do u practice: private studio
bands: none right now. Study privately
country:USA eastcoast
styles: rock, funk, jazz, latin, r&b, hip hop, fuison, drum & bass.

[Alex Jadi]

real name: Alex jadi is my real name

age: 18

how long been playing: I've got my first drums at the age of 8 but I hit things since I'm a baby.


top 5 drummers: Virgil Donati, Mike Mangini, Marco Minnemann, Derek Roddy, Jeff Porcaro.

make of drumkit: Pearl VX

make of cymbal: Meinl.

where do you practice: in my practice room

are you in a band/s: yeah sure : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malkavian/45314337262?sk=wall

covers or original: original

what style of music: moder power thrash

country: France

[b3rnar2]

Hi everybody :D im Bernardo Yacono from Argentina (tucuman)
Well i just want to know new friends drummer and share with you my experience as a drummer :D.
well i've been playing in my band Initial Gracity www.myspace.com/initialgravityband but we're already not together any way you can listen to us.

www.myspace.com/berdrummer this is my space :D
or if you want ... you can check my videos on youtube and add me :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7_Thi7NbWQ

thank for your time:D i hope you like :D

[LeverageL1]

Hey everyone,

My real names Leonard and i live in new south wales, Australia I am 20 years old as of yesterday and i have been playing drums for about 5 months and i get lessons weekly.

I currently have a mapex voyager drum kit and im trying to learn as much as i can which is why i think this forum is a great place.

My favourite drummer is cobus potgieter and he is the reason i play drums as well as the fact that drumming is just epic and the skill involved in playing well interests me.

I don't know what else to say so yeh hi :P

[danlawson1995]

Real name? Dan Lawson
Age? 16
How long been playing? 3 years
Origin of user name? My name and birth year
Top 5 drummers? Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chad Smith, John Bonham and Ginger Baker... (in no order)
Make of drum kit? Tama
Make of cymbals? Sabian
Where do you practice? My conservatory
Are you in a band/s? Precious Few Heroes
Covers or originals? Both
What style of music? Rock
Favourite take out food? Pizza
Country? England
One really odd fact about yourself?
How did you start drumming? Video of Smells Like Teen Spirit. The rest is history.

[jpdrumt]

Jamison Pierce
24
7 years wo0t!
First name, last name, drum teacher:P
Virgil Donati, Toni Royster, Thomas Lang, Marco Minnemen
Tama StarClassic Performer
Sabian AAX
I Practice in my garage until the studio opens up
Not atm, played for a few that opened up fro Suicide Silence, Stick to Your Guns and Emmure
allll origanals
Anything around metal, Been playin some funk and jazz lately
Mexican!!!
Usa So cal yo
dont know if its odd, but i load up on energy drinks and practice till 5 in the mornin:P
I started taking private lessons when i was 18 in Reno NV, had to practice in a apartment with pads, but still pissed off the neighbors lol moved to to southern Ca and start taking lessons with <a href="http://www.McMillanMusicSchool.com">McMillan Music School in San Diego</a> and after bout a year I was hired as a teacher and couldn't hope for anything better:)http://www.mcmillanmusicschool.com

[The Gedge]

Real name? Joe Gedge
Age? 15
How long been playing? About a year
Origin of user name? Surname with "the" in front. No idea why.
Top 5 drummers? Dave Grohl, John Bonham, Dominic Howard, William Goldsmith, Tre Cool
Make of drum kit? Roland (Electronic, although Remo made the heads)
Make of cymbals? Roland (Electronic)
Where do you practice? My bedroom
Are you in a band/s? Kind of; we have no ideas for names or music style, and I might have to be singer if we can't find one.
Covers or originals? Both
What style of music? Rock
Favourite take out food? Curry
Country? England
One really odd fact about yourself? I can't ride a bike.
How did you start drumming? Liked tapping on things but had no idea how to drum, so I thought I could learn, so I did.

[Tdubs]

Tom Warner
16
About a year
T for tom Dubs for the W in Warner
Carter Beauford,Steve Jordan, Aaron Sterling, Will Calhoun, Mitch Mitchell
Mapex
Zildjian
Basement
Yeah, we're called uprising. Some rock and alternative. We do mostly covers and are working on some originals because we won recording time at a battle of the bands.
Fav food- Mighty taco(local place)
Country? US
How did you start drumming? Always have annoyed my parents by tapping on things so i bought i kit and taught myself to play. After a year of self instruction i no play for all of my school's bands, jazz, swing, and concert.

[iwearnohats]

real name? David
age? 27
how long been playing? about 14 years
origin of user name? I wanted something more anonymous than my usual one :)
top 5 drummers? Virgil Donati, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Kollias and Jason Rullo (at the moment anyway)
make of drumkit? Gretsch USA Maple (+ Renown maple 16" tom and Pearl Poplar Firecracker 12" snare)
make of cymbal? 4x Paiste, 3x Meinl, 3x Stagg, 3x UFIP
where do you practice? At home at the moment, not for long as I'm due to become a dad
are you in a band/s? I was.
covers or originals? Originals. Got sick of covers years ago.
what style of music? The band was experimental rock with prog and metal elements. My main focus these days is on extreme metal (which I suck at), jazz (which I suck at), and funk/fusion (which I suck at).
favourite take out food? Pizza
country? Australia
one really odd fact about yourself? I hate loud noises.
how did you start drumming? I was always interested in drumming, but never formally started playing until I was about 12 :(

[JaxonDrums]

Real name? Jaxon Williams
Age? 17
How long have I been playing? About 3 or 4 years...
Origin of my username? It's my name followed by drums.
Top 5 drummers? Buddy Rich, Phil Selway, Dominic Howard, John Bonham, Dave Grohl
Make of drumkit? Tama Superstar (Black Finish)...
Make of cymbals? Zildjian 13" K Hi Hats, Zildjian A Custom 6" Splash, Zildjian A Ride, and Sabian B8 18" Crash
Where do you practice? Bedroom or garage.
Are you or were you in a band? I'm looking for one.
Covers or originals? Covers for now...
Style of music? Alternative, Indie Pop, Funk
Take out food? In & Out Burgers, however I rarely eat fast food.
Country? United States
How did I start drumming? My parents bought me a drum set when I was 13 years old and I have taught myself to play.
Here is my drum set...

[bemac11]

Real name? Bryan McClees
Age? 36
How long have I been playing? 24 years
Origin of my username? First letter of first name, first syllable of last name.
Top 5 drummers? Paul Roraback, Taylor Hawkins, Joe Morello, Neal Peart, Matt Cameron
Make of drumkit? n/a
Make of cymbals? n/a
Where do you practice? Church
Are you or were you in a band? Drummed for Jason McKinnis, and used to play with Kevin Compton of Last American Buffalo
Covers or originals? Both
Style of music? Rock, Funk, Jazz
Take out food? Any
Country? United States
How did I start drumming? Was tapping on everything as a kid. Dad got me drums.