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Re: Introduce Yourself

real name? Jean Philippe Meresse
age? 44
how long been playing? 30 years
origin of user name? Fan of Bonzo
top 5 drummers? Bonzo, Paice, Bruford, Moon, Cobham
make of drumkit? Tama Starclassic, Remo Be-Bop
make of cymbal? Paiste 2002, Sabian
where do you practice? Pro
are you in a band/s? yes
covers or originals? covers & originals
what style of music? Pop 60's, Pop Rock, Country, Hard Rock,...
favourite take out food? Italian
country? France
 
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real name: David Hernandez
age: 30
how long been playing: 18 + years
origin of user name: Taken from my name
top 5 drummers: Vinnie Colaiuta.; Terry Bozzio, Derico Watson, Christoper Coleman Nathan Townsley
make of drumkit: Yamaha, Pacific
make of cymbal: Zildjian, Wuhan
where do you practice: Everywhere
are you in a band/s: Yes: RIO-Mario Torres, Naked Violet, Sojourn Worship
covers or originals: Both: Cover: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Santana, etc... Original is Latin/Rock/Jazz :: Praise & Worship music is both cover/original material
what style of music:What ever the mood calls for.
favourite take out food: Mexican
country:USA
one really odd fact about yourself: Graduated top in my tech school, all while dreaming of being a drummer.
how did you start drumming:Just picked up some sticks and started beating on things.
 
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real name? Jack
age? 49
how long been playing? 40 years
origin of user name? Drummer for Spirit of Grace contemporary Christian Rock Band
top 5 drummers? Steve Gadd, Ed Shaughnessy, Buddy Rich, Anton Fig, Carter Beauford
make of drumkit? Yamaha Oak Custom, Yamaha Anton Fig Custom snare
make of cymbal? Vintage Zildjians, Sabian
where do you practice? Church, garage
are you in a band/s? Yes
covers or originals? Mostly originals
what style of music? Christian "classic" rock and roll
favourite take out food? Chinese
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? Starting playing in father's band at age 14
how did you start drumming? 4th grade instrumental lessons
 
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real name? Ryan
age? 20
how long been playing? On and off since 12
origin of user name? An old joke
top 5 drummers? Brann Dailor, John Merryman, John longstreth, George Kollias, Mike portnoy
make of drumkit? Sound Percussion
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? home
are you in a band/s? Soon to be in the masters of luxury
covers or originals? originals
what style of music? blues metal/ stoner rock, previously (and hopefully again) grindcore
favourite take out food? Pizza
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I have mild ocd which causes me to spend large amounts of time figuring out "perfect" numbers to set clocks and alarms to
how did you start drumming? Just something I always wanted to do, so I convinced my parents to get me a kit, and taught myself
 
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real name? Marko Ramsey
age? 38
how long been playing? 30 years +
origin of user name? Combo of me & my kid
top 5 drummers? Tommy Aldridge, Scott Rockenfield, John Bonham, Ian Paice, Myself
make of drumkit? DW, Hart Dynamics
make of cymbal? Many
where do you practice? Oklahoma City
are you in a band/s? Elizabeth Turner & Slowvein
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Rock
favourite take out food? All
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? Too many to list
how did you start drumming?[/B] Forgot...Been too long
 
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markojett said:
real name? Marko Ramsey
age? 38
how long been playing? 30 years +
origin of user name? Combo of me & my kid
top 5 drummers? Tommy Aldridge, Scott Rockenfield, John Bonham, Ian Paice, Myself
make of drumkit? DW, Hart Dynamics
make of cymbal? Many
where do you practice? Oklahoma City
are you in a band/s? Elizabeth Turner & Slowvein
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Rock
favourite take out food? All
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? Too many to list
how did you start drumming?[/B] Forgot...Been too long


Rockenfield hu? Good choice!
 
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real name? Kevin Little
age? 17
how long been playing? Since about age 10 or 11
origin of user name? First initial, last name and 3 numbers
top 5 drummers? John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell, Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Keith Moon
make of drumkit? Ludwig
make of cymbal? Zildjian/Soon to be some Paiste
where do you practice? In my room
are you in a band/s? Yes, kinda
covers or originals? I'd like to play originals but we play covers
what style of music? For the band-rock, for me Funk, Rock, and Reggae
favourite take out food? Chinese food, usually from a Buffet, General Tso's chicken
country? No I hate that music... Jk, USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I have to put my socks on before I put my pants on, and I can't goto bed unless I have socks on but I have to take them off to fall asleep
how did you start drumming? I hit a drum with a stick? Idk what i'm supposed to say.
 
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real name? Matt
age? 15
how long been playing? only about a year
origin of user name? hmm dunno really just a random phrase i thought would make a good name, lol
top 5 drummers? Bernard Purdie, Dom Famularo, Dave Grohl, Aaron Solowoniuk, Thomas Lang.
make of drumkit? Pearl (export)
make of cymbal? Sabian (aax, aa, hhx)
where do you practice? my room
are you in a band/s? yes
covers or originals? both
what style of music? mostly rock, punk, indie
favourite take out food? pizza or chippy or chinese...cant decide
country? Scotland/UK
one really odd fact about yourself? meh i'll think of something later...
how did you start drumming? My sister used to play so there was a kit just sitting in her room getting dusty, one day i started playing it and realised how fun it was.
 
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Real Name: Marty Morrison
Age: 16
How Long I Been Playing: Awhile
Origin Of User Name: My favorite band which is The Pogues.
Top 5 Drummers: My Dad, Keith Moon, Andrew Ranken, Dino Danelli, Jon Poulos
Maker Of Drumkit: Mapex, Taye, Pearl, Sonor, Ludwig
Make Of Cymbal: Zildjian
Where I Practice: Home
Are You In Band/s: Yes
Covers Or Originals: Originals
What Style Of Music: Irish, Soul, Blues, Country, Jazz, Rock, Punk, Ska, Reggae, Oldies
Favorite Food: Pizza
Country: Americay
One Odd Thing About Me: Uhhh can't think of any right now. Lol
How I Started Drumming: I saw my dad when i was young and been interested ever since but just now taking it more seriously than other times.
 
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real name: Martin
age: 23
how long been playing: about 15 years, but lots of breaks
origin of user name: movie by a famous German comedian and musical genius, Helge Schneider.
make of drumkit: Pearl World, Snares: Brady Block, N&C Horizon,
make of cymbal: Zildjian, Sabian
where do you practice:
are you in a band/s: no. :-(
country: Germany
how did you start drumming: musical family: "what do you want to play?" - "öhm, drums." - Well I didn't know anything at that time... ;-)
 
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Just wanna say hi to all!


real name? Billy
age? 25
how long been playing? got my first kit 2 months ago. Ive also dabbled in the past.
origin of user name? Name, and since im a guitar player first and love the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff - i just combined them
top 3 drummers? Russel Simins, Patrick Keeler, Brad Wilk
make of drumkit? Mapex
make of cymbal? Chin-Dal (came with the kit and the actually sound cool)
where do you practice? in my large room
are you in a band/s? Yes, www.myspace.com/substrike (check out my drummer!) and my own thing on the side.
covers or originals? all original
what style of music? blues/rock, experimental, rock, motown
favourite take out food? Checkers baby
country? i guess america
one really odd fact about yourself? im obsessed with roller coasters.
how did you start drumming? wanted to record my own music, got sick of a drum machine, got some books, read a lot and studied some basics and vwaalahhh! i got a kit!
 
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real name? Yong Ye

age? 22

how long been playing? 4 years

origin of user name? inspired from a figure's name in a comic book called Slam Dunk

top 5 drummers? Steve Gadd,Stanton Moore,Virgil Donati,Mike Mangini,Dom Famuloro。

make of drumkit? not own now.Just Practice in some drum shop.but would be a Gretsch U.S.A CUSTOM

make of cymbal? hi-hat Zildjian K custom dark 13",K custom fast crash 15",Armand zildjian "beautiful baby" 19" with 3 rivets,cool sound.

where do you practice?dorm and drumshop ,they got a practicing room for any band player.

are you in a band/s?yes ,rock and pop band,but I just wanna find a funk and jazz
band.

covers or originals? Both

what style of music? funk,jazz ,fusion,orleans jazz,pop ,rock,bebop,

favourite take out food? none,
country? China

one really odd fact about yourself? I am majoring maths in my college life,but my drumming is better than maths.

how did you start drumming? I found my hands are not suit for playing guitar,got be a litte short,and at that point,I saw a clinic of mike mangini in China,holy shit!That's what I want!
 
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real name? Jeannine
age? im a girl! dont ask lol/ 27
how long been playing? 2 little years...
origin of user name? was lazy, will be lazy, exept when playing
top 5 drummers? M.Portnoy, J.Freese,D.Carey, G.Harrison, (D.Silveria), of course there other like Dom Famularo, Thomas Lang...
make of drumkit? none
make of cymbal? none
where do you practice? Music Arts,Geneva
are you in a band/s? no
covers or originals? both?
what style of music? a lot: from led zep to Dream Theatre/ Marillion to Korn/ whatever exept swiss traditonal music (sorry)
favourite take out food? italian, japanese,...
country? little Switzerland
one really odd fact about yourself? music addict,spent a lot of money on 'real' Cd's (love the artwork) so im not very into downloading music.. other? ehm.. no
how did you start drumming? mas I don't have the courage to sing in front I thought it might be better to stay behind.. but I quickly realized, it has nothing to do which place, important is to be good on what you do

have a nice one
lazyjane
 
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real name? Jason Alaksa
age? 27
how long been playing? Last time I did the math.....it was about 12 years
origin of user name? A nickname a coworker gave me in my last job
top 5 drummers? wow, 5 huh? uumm....Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Neil Peart, Adrian Young......but first and formost....Mr. Carter Beauford **bows down**
make of drumkit? Yamaha, 6 peice Stage Custom, before they started making it cheap !!
make of cymbal? I'm constantly back and forth, so I have a mishmah of Zildjian and Sabian. When I get money I'm interested in trying Paiste and Meinl (sp?) (Now finally in Canada!!)
where do you practice? Practice?? I WISH....Apartment living SUCKS....usually some studios downtown with bands, and solo if I REALLY need to!!
are you in a band/s? Joining a Toronto Acousticy/jammy/funky/rocky act called "THe Show". And working on founding a band with Toronto and maybe one day Astralwerks artist, Steve Vieira.
covers or originals? Little from option A and but mostly option B
what style of music? I'll play ANYthing. I've done Mostly Rock and/or Pop, but have played in Jazz combos, Country bands, and a HECK of a lot of Symphony Orchestras
favourite take out food? Wendey's, Lick's, etc.
country? CANADA RULES !!!!
one really odd fact about yourself? I HATE the sound of metal on metal (i.e. sharpening a knife), it's like nails on a blackboard.
how did you start drumming? I wanted to join the band in grade school. Being Asthmatic I thought it might be a good idea to stay away from the wind instruments....we didn't have a string program...so...here I am.....and I haven't looked back since !! :)

You can learn a little more about me and hear some tracks off my self produced demo at my MySpace page. http://www.MySpace.com/TorontoDrummerMusic.

I LOVE this website. I could spend HOURS watching some of these videos. My kudos to anyone involved in it's creation and administration, and I look forward to getting to know you all !!!

Jaybomb
 
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real name? johnny getz
age? 60
how long been playing? Played during school, then after the Army, then a 32 year break, now for 2 YEARS 2008
origin of user name? sons nickname is or was Grunter
top 5 drummers? Krupa, Rich, Collins, Starr, old Beatles freak
make of drumkit? GRETSCH MAPLE RENOWN
make of cymbal? A ZILDJIAN
where do you practice? my house
are you in a band/s? no
covers or originals? na
what style of music? jazz, light. old rock
favourite take out food? subway
country? USA, USA, USA
one really odd fact about yourself? I am not related to Stan Getz
how did you start drumming? sucked on the sax
 
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real name? Stephen Lloyd

age? 16

how long been playing? 13 years

origin of user name? i dunno, just came into my head!

top 5 drummers? carter bouford, abe laborial Jr., thomas Lang, Dave Hassel, Andy Gangadeen

make of drumkit? DW

make of cymbal? Zildjian, Paiste, Bosphorus and Meinl

where do you practice? my V-drum kit in my room

are you in a band/s? yeah, Jazz functions mainly

covers or originals? both

what style of music? Jazz(Like it all though)

favourite take out food? Mexican

country? UK

one really odd fact about yourself? um, i um. too many to choose from

how did you start drumming? first "real" kit at the age of 3, the only wat from there was up!
 
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real name? ASHLEY
age? 21
how long been playing? 2 DAYS!!!
origin of user name? SOMETHING SIMPLE
make of drumkit? PEARL
make of cymbal?ZILDJIAN
where do you practice? HOME
are you in a band/s? NOT YET
what style of music? ALTERNATIVE
how did you start drumming? AFTER A PAUL MCCARTNEY CONCERT...PLUS THERE IS A FELLOW BASS PLAYER IN THE HOUSE
 
Re: Introduce Yourself

I guess I totally overlooked this section:
real name? Gish
age? 30
how long been playing? 9 years (excluding a couple of breaks in between - started @ 18)
origin of user name? I started tutoring some math and science classes in grad school (tooder), and the state im in (IN).
top 5 drummers? Ian Paice, John Bonham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Stewart Copeland, Doane Perry
make of drumkit? Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage Nouveau Fusion (10/12/16/22)
make of cymbal? Zildjian ZBTs, Sabian XS
where do you practice? One of the bedrooms
are you in a band/s? Yes
covers or originals? Mostly Originals/Some Covers
what style of music? Funk, Rock, New-Age
favourite take out food? Mexican
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? To strengthen my left hand I started driving with my left and now it's more comfortable that way than my right
how did you start drumming? I was always drawn to music as a kid and at the time keeping a beat seemed simpler than anything else. So I started with banging on the school congas and slowly progressed to a full drum kit.
 
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Chris MacDonald

real name:Chris MacDonald
age:17
how long been playing:7 years
origin of user name:best drummer of all time and yea of my birth. so bonzo_88
top 5 drummers:John Bonham, Danny Carey, Neil Peart, Jojo Mayer and John Blackwell
make of drumkit:Yamaha
make of cymbal:Sabian n Wuhan
where do you practice: boothferry road, hull and gig shop, beverly road, hull and at home.
are you in a band/s:2-shadow_line and give me the antidote.
covers or originals:shadow_line-originals with a few tool and rush covers. GMTA-covers with a few originals.
what style of music:progressive, blues. pychadellic etc.
favourite take out food:thats all crap man.
country:UK
one really odd fact about yourself:I wear boxers.
how did you start drumming:listened to led zeppelin and tush from a young age.
 
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Man i really gotta change my name...
 
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