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real name: Scott Deming

age: 23

how long been playing: since I was 7, so 16 years

origin of user name: I'm in the Army and desperately trying to make cut-off points for Sergeant, and drumming is my life so put them together BAM! SGT Drummer. That and my typical gamertag of "Breasticles" wouldn't really make sense on here.

top 5 drummers: Buddy Rich, John Theodore, Tony Royster Jr., Neil Peart, and Travis Barker

make of drumkits: Right now I have a 7 piece Pearl Studio Session set that isn't in production anymore. Towards the end of the year I'm looking to pick up a smaller kit to drag around for practicing. Probably going to be either Gretsch or Ddrum.

make of cymbals: ZILDJIAN FTW!!! I like basically all cymbals, I prefer Zildjians and primarily own them, but I also have a few Sabians and Paiste.

where do you practice: Right now, on my leg, on a desk, on anything that makes noise. I'm in Iraq so I don't have a drumset here I can play, but when I get home it will be in me and my cousin's studio.

are you in a band: Not anymore unfortunately. Soon as I get out of the Army this is basically my top priority. Well, after minor things like school, a job, etc.

what style of music: Typically rock or alt. rock. The last band I was in was described as "Mindless bar rock". But I can play just about anything.

one really odd fact about yourself: I'm paid to kill people. Isn't the government great!

how did you start drumming: I started before 4th grade. My mom mentioned something to me aboutt joining the school band. I had originally picked out a flute, but thank god I switched shortly after to the drums. And I have been hooked every since.
 
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[real name:[/B] Erich Kerkow

age: 21

how long been playing: I just started

origin of user name: Well all my buddies in Korea called me Lumpy because of 1 the cyst I had on my head and 1 on my wrist.

top 5 drummers: To tell the truth i dont really know any drummers but my cousin can play so Ryan Guzman

make of drumkits: Right now I dont have any drums i cant really play in iraq but i bought a Remo practice pad to get my beats and counting down..

make of cymbals: none as of yet.

where do you practice: Right now, on my leg, on a desk, on anything that makes noise. I'm in Iraq so I don't have a drumset here I can play, but when I get home i will be buying a drum set and setting it up in my second room.

are you in a band: Not yet but when i get good enough i will find one.

what style of music: i really like punk, classic, and southern rock.

one really odd fact about yourself: I've got alot of scars on the back of my head only 1 of which i know where it came from.

how did you start drumming: well i have always wanted to start drumming but when i was younger my parents would let me so now that im old enough Im startin
 
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Real name: George Adler Jr.

age: 18

how long been playing: for six years

origin of user name: I love Sweden, and they use the affix -sson in their family names like Svensson, Andersson etc. and my family name is Adler and I put this -sson to the end of Adler.

top 5 drummers: György Martonosi, Gábor Dörnyei, Ian Paice, Tamás Fejes, Christopher Schneider

make of drumkits: I've had a Mapex drumkit but I had to sell it for financial reasons, but I'm going to buy a Tama Imperialstar IS in this summer.

make of cymbals: Alchemy, Sabian

where do you practice: If I had a drumkit I would practice at home, but now I should use my frined's Pearl kit.

are you in a band: I've never wanted to play in band, however I've got a lots of request. But I've a lots of occasional performance.

what style of music: rock, metal and the sub-genres of these.

one really odd fact about yourself: I can speak Hungarian. o_O

how did you start drumming: I saw that everyone in my class plays an instrument, and I thought, I look for something suitable and I've chosen the drums.
 
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Real name: Sebastian Fric

age: 17

how long been playing: 1 year and a half

origin of user name: It's the ''Dutch'' version of my real name, Seebz den Freec = Sebastian Fric
top 5 drummers: Terry Bozzio, Brian Mantia, Joey Jordison, Mike Portnoy, Phil Collins x)

make of drumkits: I don't have my own, but I play on Premier
make of cymbals: Don't have my own, but play on Sabian(hhx and HH)

where do you practice: Anywhere.

are you in a band: Yes I am, Look signature;)
what style of music: I like everything, depending on the day.

one really odd fact about yourself: I haven't had a haircut in 4 years :p

how did you start drumming: Out of curiosity, posted in how did you start thread
 
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name: Darren Holigan.
age: 36
how long have u played: since 1984
origin of name: well im from helena alabama and i drum.
top 5 drummers i idol: well tommy lee #1, charlie benette, dave grohl, chad sexton and chad smith.
make of drums: cb 700, adams, dw, yamaha, pearl, trick, mark 2, & simmons elec. my favorite is my cb700 kit. (red,white and chome kit)
make of cymbals:zil amirs, avedis and z custom. sabian b8. and paiste. my favorite is my zil avedis.
where i practice: i have a home studio.
what band do i play in: no apperent reason.
my style of music: rock&roll, classic rock.
odd fact of me: yeah rite.
how did i start drumming: its kind of a f@cked up story, but lets just say my teacher waz a loony wack off, tought alot of famous drummers he said; (my ass)!! i really didnt get serious till i heard of motley crue. when wild side first aired on mtv, i waz blown away. i said to my self, thats gonna be me one day. today i can be just as strong sounding as tommy lee, im just not as famous..it works for me!! WORD.......
 
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real name? Herman Mendonca
age? 44
how long been playing? since I was 15 in bands
origin of user name? Guess!
top 5 drummers? Buddy Rich, Omar Hakim, Stuart Copeland, many more!
make of drumkit? Pearl Export and Roland TD9
make of cymbal? Sabian and Paiste
where do you practice? Home
are you in a band/s? yes 3
covers or originals? Rock and blues, r&B,soul, Reggae
what style of music? Various
favourite take out food? McDs
country? UK
one really odd fact about yourself? Ford Explorer owner- twice now! Loads of Offroad experiance
how did you start drumming? Free lessons at school, started with 30 in the class, ended with 3 and I am the only one who still plays, never stopped ever since 15!
 
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Real name - Mike
Age - 44
How long been playing- Since I was 15
Origin of user name - I'm a big nut for bands out of Canada in the 80s - Loverboy, Harlequin, Toronto, RUSH ... shall I go on? ;-)
Top 5 drummers - Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich ...
Make of drumkit - TAMA Superstar (circa 1982)
Make of cymbals - Paiste Colour Cymbals, Zildgian
Where do you practice - I have a small home studio
Are you in a band/s - No ... want to get back into playing
Covers or originals - N/A
What style of music - No Bias ... if Iike it, I'll play it!
Favourite take out food - Panzarotti (Calzone's for my US buddies)!
Country - Canada! - True, North, Strong & Free!
One really odd fact about yourself - ummmm .... a computer geek by day ... and music hound by nite (lame - yes it is, but I couldn't think of anything better ... LOL)
How did you start drumming - Drums have always gotten my attention, I believe anyone watching a drummer get the sensation that they "wanna try that!" ... so I did ... saved up all my money from my part time job and bought myself a used Westbury with cheap cymbals from a PawnShop in downtown Toronto and started playing .....
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TAMA Superstar (circa 1982) Black finish with silver lugs/hoops
TAMA and Gibraltar Hardware
Paiste Colour Cymbals (16" and 18" Crash) and Zildjian (20" Ride and 14"HH)
 
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real name -Les Hicks
age- 45
how long been playing- early years about 3 years...later in my life...about 3 years
origin of user name- I play in a local blues band called "The Hold"
top 5 drummers- Bonham, Grohl, Stanton Moore, Buddy Rich, Bernard Purdie
make of drumkit- Gretsch
make of cymbal- Zildjian
where do you practice- at home, work (bass pedal under my desk), in the car.
are you in a band/s- yes
covers or originals- mostly covers...some original
what style of music- Blues and early 60's rock
favourite take out food- cheese pizza.
country- USA
one really odd fact about yourself- I once won an karaoke contest due to my dead on impression of Fred Schneider from the B52s.
how did you start drumming- in my teens I loved watching Buddy Rich on the Tonight Show. I wanted to do that. 30 years late...my wife noticed that I constantly drum...on tables...my lap anything. She bought me a fairly cheap electronic kit. I was hooked all over again. Before I knew it I was converting one room into a studio.
 
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Real name: Dave O

age: 52

how long been playing: early in life about 8 years. later in life about 5 years. (i dropped out of drumming for many years!)

origin of user name: a pun on "derierre man". my friend's son made it up.

top 5 drummers: john bonhan, mitch mitchell, gavin harrison, neil peart, keith carlock and many others

make of drumkits: tama rockstar, but i have a new mapex meridian maple kit on order.

make of cymbals: sabian and zildjian

where do you practice: at home on my yamaha dtxpress e-kit. also at my band's practice room on a junky practice kit.

are you in a band: a local band named "black ship sky" (www.myspace.com/blackshipsky)

what style of music: my band plays original rock, but i also like and play prog rock, alt rock, jazz, blues, indie, electronic and other styles of music

one really odd fact about yourself: i'm the oldest kid you'll ever meet! and i'm not exaggerating!

how did you start drumming: my sister and i had an "air band" when i was a little kid. she pretended to play a toy guitar while i pretended to play drums on cardboard boxes.
 
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real name? Jeff
age? 42
how long been playing? About 2 months
origin of user name? I used to make candy as a side job
top 5 drummers? Neal Peart, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Travis Barker, Tre Cool
make of drumkit? CB (shhhhh...)
make of cymbal? Meinl
where do you practice? Basement
are you in a band/s? Nope.
covers or originals?
what style of music? I like all kinds. Mostly classic and alternative rock.
favourite take out food? Sushi
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? Nothing odd. I'm kinda dull...
how did you start drumming? Always wanted to. Played guitar for 25 years and decided to try drums.
 
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Ral name? my real name is troy

age? 19 years old

how long been playing? ive been playing drums since second grade but ive played the set since 5th

origin of user name? nickname i got
top 5 drummers? The Rev, Keith Moon, Lars, John Bonham, PIckles from Dethklok

make of drumkit? i use a PDP 805 series double base kit

make of cymbal? Zildijian

where do you practice? basement

are you in a band/s? many different projects

covers or originals? both

what style of music? metal baby

favourite take out food? chinese

country? Usa all the way

one really odd fact about yourself? im really picky when it comes to burgers

how did you start drumming? i didnt wanna end up playing a gay instrument like the flute
 
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real name? Michael Parker
age? 38
how long been playing? 12yrs
origin of user name? Book I liked when I was a kid and its fit a couple things in my life
top 5 drummers? Gavin Harrison, Steve Gadd, Neil Peart, Pat McDonald, Tim Alexander
make of drumkit? DW with a Ludwig snare, Roland TD-6 for effects only
make of cymbal? Ziljian
where do you practice? In this creepy basement studio
are you in a band/s? yes, Free Smut
covers or originals? originals
what style of music? mainly rock, but various in other projects
favourite take out food? Indian...chicken Tika Masala!
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? too many to choose from
how did you start drumming? I did on a friends kit when I was about 12 we goofed around a bit, then I found girls when I was 15, forgot about drums, and later on my brother inspired me to pick it up again.
 
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real name? John Ber Nabung
age? 20
how long been playing? roughly a month
origin of user name? Long story, but I wanted a Japanese-esque name.
top 5 drummers? Dave Mackintosh, Chris Adler, Chad Smith, Michael Thomas, Allan Burdos
where do you practice? My house or cousin's place
are you in a band/s? No
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Rock, J-Rock
favourite take out food? Chinese
country? USA, but born and raised in the Philippines
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm an anime and video game otaku (wikipedia it lol)
how did you start drumming? Sadly, it was through playing Rock Band. I used to (but still do) just play guitar, but playing that game made me try out the drums, and I'm loving it.
 
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real name? Nick Brewer
age? 17
how long been playing? 4 months
origin of user name? Name of my "band"
top 5 drummers? Chad Smith, Neil Peart, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Phil Rudd
make of drumkit? Mostly Tama Swingstars
make of cymbal? Sabian
where do you practice? "The Hut" a building me and my cousins built to chill in
are you in a band/s? Ya kind of
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Rock
favourite take out food? Mexican
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself?
how did you start drumming?
I started so me and my cousins could make a bandish thing
 
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real name? Doug Maiorino
age? 17
how long been playing? 7 months
origin of user name? my other love.. Drifting.
top 5 drummers? Chad Smith, Neil Peart, Travis Barker, Steve Gadd, David Weckl
make of drumkit? No name shells
make of cymbal? Meinl, zildjian, pulse
where do you practice? My garage
are you in a band/s? Nope, just a hobby :)
covers or originals? Mostly Covers, but i like ot mess around
what style of music? Rock / hip-hop / punk rock!
favourite take out food? Wendys
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? im white, and have an afro :) w00tw00t
how did you start drumming? ive wanted to play drums since i was 10, never had any room in the house for em, and finally made room and got a cheap set to build on :)
 
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real name: James
age: 13
how long been playing: 4 years
origin of user name: I am a complete Led Zeppelin Fanatic
top 5 drummers: John Bonham, Keith Moon, Buddy Rich, Mitch Mitchell, Topper Headon
make of drumkit: Pearl (want Gretsch)
make of cymbal: Zildjian
where do you practice: At home
are you in a band/s: A band with four of my friends: American Intentions
covers or originals: Fool in The Rain, Bullet with Butterfly Wings etc.
what style of music: Hard rock, classic rock
favourite take out food: In n Out burgers or mcdonalds
country: USA
how did you start drumming: In school
 
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real name? Ilse
age? 27
how long been playing? Almost a year
origin of user name? Growing up I used to have a small sailboat, a Squib... tweaked the name a bit.
top 5 drummers? Oh boy.... Ian Paice, Charlie Watts, Pick Withers (but that's just 'cause I love Dire Straits), Mitch Mitchell and prob Chad Smith
make of drumkit? Century
make of cymbal? Sabian B8-pro
where do you practice? At home
are you in a band/s? IF you can call us a band, yes :)
covers or originals? Covers so far, but working on a couple of originals
what style of music? Blues
favourite take out food? Ooooh, Slap chips
country? South Africa
one really odd fact about yourself? I had a shaved head for about 2 years
how did you start drumming? Always wanted to play, guess I was just waiting for an excuse to start :) (Our church needed a drummer)
 
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real name? Ilse
age? 27
how long been playing? about 5-6 years i guess
origin of user name? I don't know i heard on some Video gaming show lol and i think its from ATHF
top 5 drummers? Ringo Star, Andrew Forsman, err Thomas Pridgen, Whoever was TMV drummer on Deloused, KEITH MOON, others
make of drumkit? Yamahaaaaa
make of cymbal? Sabian Xs20's hoping to get me some nice Paiste's
where do you practice? At home
are you in a band/s? I wish, but once i can jam with my friend from NC im set
covers or originals?neither atm
what style of music? Almost all
favourite take out food? Five guys burgers n fries
country? U.S
one really odd fact about yourself? I enjoy make odd noises at random times
how did you start drumming? well, i played flute for like a year, dropped that plus my cousin was a drummer at villinova so i was like sure! n i love it, although looking to expand into other instruments
 
Re: INTRODUCTIONS - Timbo Sr.

Age 47
I've been playing 37 Yrs
Timbo's really not a special name, a friend gave it to me and it just stuck. Sr. cause my son goes by Timbo also from time to time.
Favorite drummers are Gavin Harrison, Mike Portnoy and Mike Bennett
My Kit(s)--- GRETSCH, TAMA an 1965 SLINGERLAND
Favorite cymbal is --- Zildjian
Practice ---- at home and at the shop
Bands---- Sit in's atm
Style-----Rock, Country, and Fusion
Fav. Fast food is the Big Mac
ODD FACT----I've never taken a formal lesson, some say I do everything backwards.
Start---- Started playing on my sister at three, got a play drumset for Christmas tht year, proceeded to destroy that in a couple weeks, started to play on boxes, pots and pans making my mother really happy, got my first drumset used, a 1965 Slingerland that I still have.
 
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WOW! this is a huge thread!

real name? Erik Martin
age? 15
how long been playing? 8 years
origin of user name? a band I was in
top 5 drummers? Eric Kuhn, John Bonham, Keith Moon, and others who have influenced music
make of drumkit? pdp
make of cymbal? meinl, zildjian, paiste
where do you practice? garage and school
are you in a band/s? just a school jazz band right now
covers or originals? ORIGINALS!
what style of music? mostly indie. difficult music haha
favourite take out food? mexican
country? America
one really odd fact about yourself? I've been to all the states in America but three of them
how did you start drumming? I begged my parents for a set cuz its' awesome!
 
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