INTRODUCTIONS - Please use this thread to introduce yourself

[Victor_se]

real name? victor
age? 18
how long been playing? don´t konw really but i believe 3 years or something like that
origin of user name? my name
top 5 drummers? Mike Portnoy, Bittner, Lang, Adler, Ulrich
make of drumkit? tama swing star
make of cymbal? Sabian
where do you practice? My room
are you in a band/s? yeah
covers or originals? covers
what style of music? mainly rock, heavy, occasionaly rock pop
favourite take out food? mexican :D
country? México
one really odd fact about yourself? ..........
how did you start drumming? listening to my favorite msuic and watching dvds

[Blitzkrieg]

real name? Juan Carlos
age? 32
how long been playing? 2 months :)
origin of user name? jojo mayer t-shirt
top 5 drummers? Carter Beauford, Steve Smith, Mike Portnoy, Manu Katché, Dave Weckl
make of drumkit? Roland TD-6. I live in an apartment, so no way I can have a real drumkit
make of cymbal? Roland
where do you practice? My balcony
are you in a band/s? not yet
covers or originals? definitly will be covers.
what style of music? mainly pop rock for now
favourite take out food? Chinese
country? Venezuela
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm too old to drum, but what the heck I love it
how did you start drumming? DMB's Carter gave me the last push, but I've been wishing to drum since I was a kid. Just not encouraged by my fathers.

[Smeghead]

real name?John Downey
age? 36
how long been playing? 21 years
origin of user name? From the English TV show Red Dwarf
top 5 drummers? Thomas Lang, Mike Portnoy, Joey Jordison, Lars Ulrich, Dave Wechl
make of drumkit? Tama Superstar Custom
make of cymbal? Zildjian Z Customs
where do you practice? Where ever i can My drums live in my car
are you in a band/s? An 80's metal cover band and a Metalcore band
covers or originals? Both
what style of music? Anything i play Mostly metal but love playing funk
favourite take out food? Maccas (im fat)
country? Australia
one really odd fact about yourself? ..........I have a big head Literally.haha
how did you start drumming? Started playing in High school

[BrynnerAgassi]

real name? Brynner Agassi
age? 27
how long been playing? 23 years
origin of user name? My real name!!! :)
top 5 drummers? Dave Weckl, Robert Noghli, Lars Ulrich, Dennis Chambers, Chad Smith.
make of drumkit? Tama
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? Studio/home
are you in a band/s? Session drummer, producer. In the middle of creating my own band!
covers or originals? Originals,
what style of music? Industrial, pop, jazz, funk, ethnic (middle eastern), rock.
favourite take out food? (where do I start) BURGERS!
country? USA
one really odd fact about yourself? Having ADD, does that count or do all musicians have that haha
how did you start drumming? My father Evin Agassi www.Evin-Agassi.com Assyrian Legendary singer, grew up in music and pretty much runs in the blood!

[sXeDanimalsXe]

real name? Dan Pelzel

age? 24

how long been playing? 11 years

origin of user name? People said I look like a rabid animal when I play, and then Danimal became a nick name the "sXe" is because I am Straight Edge (no drugs or drinking)

top 5 drummers? My fav? Well Dave, Taylor Hawkins, Brian Malbon, Brann from Mastadon, Steve Smith

make of drumkit? Trick Drums

make of cymbals? Sabian

where do you practice? In a storage shed, it sucks

are you in a band/s? Loss Of Reason (myspace.com/lossofreason) and a hardcore band Attack At Dawn (myspace.com/attackatdawnva)

covers or originals? originals

what style of music? heavy, lots of hard hitting

favourite take out food? I don't like fast food, but taco bell I guess because its cheap

country? I live in america

one really odd fact about yourself? I have more piercings in one body part than most people have in their whole bodies

how did you start drumming? Saw a Nirvana video when I was 13 and said "wow that guy looks like a cool guy, and hes going nuts, I want to do that!"

[SiR.BenSon]

Real Name-Ben Goodhead
age - 14
how long been playing - Well Off And On For About 6 Years, Im Still No Good!
origin of user name - Nickname from mates
top 5 drummers - Jaskä Raatikainen, Mike Portnoy, Oliver Fokin, Janne Parviainen, Manuel DiCamillo
make of drumkit - Doppler
make of cymbal - Several Different Makes, Cant remember any currently!
where do you practice - Band Rehersal Room (Mates bedroom in other words)
are you in a band/s - Yeah One "Kunis Talvi"
covers or originals - Mix Of Both
what style of music - Old Rock, Mainly Folk Metal
favourite take out food - Chinese.
country - UK
one really odd fact about yourself - So many...
how did you start drumming - Well i used to do it for school, recently picked it back up when kunis talvi offered for me to drum, i said i didnt have a kit, so my mate, bought me a brand new double bass kit!..thats what you call good freinds eh?

[CtrStDrumSchool]

real name - Matt Scurfield
age - 31
how long been playing - 21 years
origin of user name - A combination of the name of the store I work at and the lessons I teach there

top 5 drummers - Danny Carey, John Bonham, Dave Dicenso, Steve Smith, Thomas Lang

make of drumkit- Taye Studio Maple, Taye Tour Pro
make of cymbal - I endorse Zildjian cymbals
where do you practice - Bandstand Live Taunton MA

are you in a band/s - Gary Hoey Band
covers or originals - Both
what style of music - Mainly Rock but I teach it all

favourite take out food - Bertucci's
country - USA
one really odd fact about yourself - I play right a right handed kit but I am lefty

Currently Accepting Students in Southern Massachusetts. Contact Me!

This site rocks!!! Thanks Bernard!

[jayzbeats]

real name - Jason
age - 22
how long been playing - 12 years
origin of user name - nick name (jay) and I like to make beats

top 5 drummers - Bun E. Carlos, Neil Peart, Steve Gadd, Eddie Bayers, Mike Johston

make of drumkit- Pearl Session Series, Tama Swingstar
make of cymbal - Zildjian and Paiste
where do you practice - Home

are you in a band/s - Currently in two Gospel bands, and a duo with a piano player
covers or originals - Both
what style of music - Southern Gospel, Country, Big Band, Jazz, Latin, Rock N Roll, everything else I can.

favourite take out food - Italian
country - USA
one really odd fact about yourself - I'm a fountain of useless knowledge

[LeftRightBack]

real name: Michael
age: 16
how long been playing: 1 Year
origin of user name: Something random
top 5 drummers: Ringo starr, Gene Krupa, Kiyoshi Ijichi, Moby, Matt Tong
make of drumkit: CB
make of cymbal: Sabian, Zildjian
where do you practice: Garage
are you in a band/s: no
covers or originals: original
what style of music: Rock I guess
country: USA
how did you start drumming: My father

[Dauns]

real name-- DZ
age-- 21
how long been playing-- 3 years
top 5 drummers-- Mitch Mitchell, Brad Wilk, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, myself
make of drumkit-- Pearl
make of cymbal-- Zildjian
where do you practice-- in my living room
are you in a band/s-- no
covers or originals-- N/A
what style of music-- jazz
favourite take out food-- piazz
country- CHINa
one really odd fact

[drumfiend]

John Mahoney
been playing 16 years
Kit is Yamaha Stage Custom
Cymbals are Zildjian A Customs with Sabian hats and china
Use a DW Rack
DW 5002
Evans G2 Coated
Vater 7A Manhatten
Top 5:
JP Gaster
Kris Myers
Steve Gadd
John Blackwell
Dennis Chambers
In an original jazz/progressive rock band???
we practice in my garage/studio

[S86KMJ]

real name: Stefan K.
age: 21
how long been playing: 15 years
origin of user name: Top Secret
top 5 drummers: Johnny Rabb, Buddy Rich, Jaska Raatikainen, Marco Minnemann, Matthias Dangel
make of drumkit: Pearl
make of cymbal: Paiste
where do you practice: at home, band rehearsal room
are you in a band/s: http://www.myspace.com/forsane
covers or originals: no covers
what style of music: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Power Metal
favourite take out food: no favourite
country: germany
one really odd fact about yourself: joining the Army to afford my new Drumset
how did you start drumming: rhytmical pot-hitting in the age of 3

[brennenlesser]

My names Brennen Lesser. Been playing kit since fall 2001. I'm 21. I want to be a performing artist/clinician. Expect me to be WAY active on this forum

[fijjibo]

Hey mate.

I hope you have a great time here on DW

I never left.....

[brennenlesser]

Originally Posted by fijjibo

Hey mate.

I hope you have a great time here on DW

I never left.....

Yeah, I haven't been active on this cuz I've been so busy. I figured I could see other ppls methods, help some ppl out, and teach my methods!

[drum.lad]

well welcome man and teach away ill listen to any good stuff you got sure aint what this forum is about learning off one another

[brennenlesser]

Originally Posted by drum.lad

well welcome man and teach away ill listen to any good stuff you got sure aint what this forum is about learning off one another

rad dude, Stay tuned. I have a lesson planned out to teach in technique

[Paul Cooke]

I am not an alcoholic, I am a drummer...

Peace

PC

John Hunter a great drummer 2 and my studio engineer................



The studio.....

my discs for Diamond Life



My first drum



My first Pro kit when I was 21





Band rehearsels.................

[brennenlesser]

That rehearsal picture is funny! lol

[Paul Cooke]

hey i was still in nappies man...took some doing playing drums and doing the baby thing all at the same time:) pc

[x-man988]

Ladies and guys,I'm new here,those questions are too long,so I....pass

[Honketonk]

So ... I´m the new one it seems. I´m 22, playing drums now for about 2 years and my "heroes" though would be Jason Bittner, Chris Adler, Derek Roddy & Dave McClain. Trying everyday to get better and searching for a new band right now. I´m playing a Pearl Export Series Kit with Meinl/Paiste/Sabian Cymbals, DW Pedals, Pro-Mark Sticks & Evans Drumheads.

If I missed something, just ask or tell ! ^^

[aegir77]

Real Name: Patricio Davila

Make of Kit: Tama Rockstar and Black Panther, The name of my Kit = Camila
Make of Cymbal: Sabian HHX and AAs
Make of Head: Remo Coated Weatherking
Sticks = Vic Firth or Vater
How long have you been playin?: 8 years
Home country: Mexico
Top 5 Drummers: Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Billy Kilson, Antonio Sanchez, Will Kennedy
Genres: Rock, Jazz, Funk, Latin, Fusion, Pop
In Band: Yes, a Rock/indie/pop " Vesspa"

[patz mikis]

real name: Patricio Funes
age: 18
how long been playing: 4 years
origin of user name: A friend called me Patz ones and i liked it, and Mikis means "Son of Mike" (My master R.I.P)
top 5 drummers: Mike Portnoy, Ian Paice, Thomas Lang, Neil Peart, Chad Smith
make of drumkit: Pearl
make of cymbal: Paiste
where do you practice: My friend and bassplayer's house (we've got our handamade acoustic room)
are you in a band/s: yes!
covers or originals: original
what style of music: Progressive
favourite take out food: Pizza
country: Argentina
one really odd fact about yourself: Surfing and Music!
how did you start drumming: a friend sold me an old Lazer drum, and i started loving it with de RHCP

[brownstone]

real name: Boy Noviar
age: 31
how long been playing: 15 years (lama booo!)
origin of user name: A friend called me brownstone like Mr Brownstone on GNR Songs (kelakuannya aja mirip bro!)
top 5 drummers: Dave Grohl, Aaron Comess, ringo Starr, David Silveria and Pat Thorpey (Dah tau gw jago tapi lebih seneng ma permainan sendiri c =))
make of drumkit: Tama Rock St@r (masa c?)
make of cymbal: Zildjian (sumpe lo?)
where do you practice: home and rehearsal stud`s (kalo pas ada duit)
are you in a band/s: yes! (pasti donk, mang drum doank kayak bedug?, huh~)
covers or originals: original (tapi kalo cwe yang second juga okeh)
what style of music: Hard Rock, Alternative Rock and Nu Metal (musik tarling boleh nda?)
favourite take out food: Nasi Padang and Mie Ayam (kudu ma makanan ini)
country: Indonesia (tau ga lo?, di peta ada tau!)
one really odd fact about yourself: Drums, Cats and Girls (moto idup gw)
how did you start drumming: 1992, after saw sepultura concert in Lebak bulus Jakarta (lagi abg, eh nonton concert ga bisa main gitar lagi, ya kepincut ma drum deh)

[davidgray]

Real Name: David
Make of Kit: Yamaha
Make of Cymbal: mix of Sabian and Zildjian
Make of Head: Evans G2s
Sticks = Vic Firth 5BN
How long have you been playin?: 10 Years
Home country: USA
Top 5 Drummers: Lang, Rich, Chambers, Cobham, Smith
Genres:Funk, Fusion
In Band: Not at the moment

hey guys - i've been browsing for a couple of weeks but never posted. I'm new here and this is my first post. Name is David and am from Alexandria, VA.

[sethster27]

what up all...my name's seth...just started really getting into drumming recently...mostly came here to ask questions about it all...peace

[jayp]

Welcome to DW, this is deffinatly a great place if you have any kind of drumming related question.

Let us know some more about you, what kind of styles do you play? what kind of kit do you have? do you have any pictures of your kit?
What kind of bands do you listen to?

Have fun and enjoy your stay!

Jay P

[AlexM]

Sounds like you in the right place, welcome man!

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Welcome Seth to the best site on the web for drum and drumming info. From gear to lessons to drummers bio's to views of our sets and setups. A quick estimate from the first page shows about 170,000 to 200,000 posts. After you have read all of these, you may begin asking questions. Just kidding, but there is a search feature where you can type in a subject or idea to see if it has been discussed previously. If not ask away and the 12000 or so members will be glad to help. Have fun.

[halfwayinn]

Hi I'm new to the forum:

real name: Dean Duffield
age: 23
how long been playing: 15 years
origin of user name: Pub/bar I worked at whilst living in Spain
top 5 drummers: Alex Gonzalez, Steve Grantley, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, ME
make of drumkit: Tama Superstar + Roland TD6
make of cymbal: Sabian, Stagg, Wuhan
where do you practice: home and rehearsal studios
are you in a band/s: Yes, we rock!
covers or originals: Originals
what style of music: Metal, punk, grunge, pop rock, funk
favourite take out food: Indian
country: England, UK
one really odd fact about yourself: Errr....
how did you start drumming: Dad was a drummer so taught me and now I'm better!

Here's my kit although I have posted a few in the 'My Gear' section:

[xanadu]

real name: sam gilbert
age: 18
how long been playing: 10 years
origin of user name: rush song
top 5 drummers: billy cobham, john bonham, stewart copeland, neil peart, buddy rich
make of drumkit: Tama rockstar custom/metalworks
make of cymbal: zildjian
where do you practice: home
are you in a band/s: not yet
covers or originals: both on my own
what style of music: rock, punk, raggae, funk, fusion,
favourite take out food: chinese
country: maine USA
one really odd fact about yourself: my fist drum hero was zac hanson.....
how did you start drumming: when i was 2 my parents taught me hot too clap out rythmes(mom is a music teacher, dad is a guitarist)

[ablethevoice]

Hi everyone. My name is Tom.
Usually I don't post an introduction in the "hey, I'm new" forum on such sites, but seeing as how this is a site for drummers and everyone else seems to lay out their dirty, I guess its only fair that I do too.

AGE: 47

Years playing: 20 (retired due to wrist injury-specifically ganglial cyst which needed surgery, Doc said to continue playing might result in permanent loss of use of hands so I regretfully quit-well, quit drums, but not music. I switched to keyboards.)

Origin of user name: That's kind of a long story, but here goes. When I first went online I was trying to sign up for Yahoo! using a character name from the pantheon of H.P. Lovecraft's monster lore. All the names had been used, or I was given an option of a name with a ridiculous string of numbers like "Cthulhu1990656". I didn't want any numbers in my user name so I tried and tried for some catchy name and kept getting the "try again" message. While all this was going on, I had the TV running in the background and M*A*S*H happened to be playing. In that episode, a character pulls up in a jeep and says into his radio, "ablebravo 1 to ablebravo 2, we're in position..." . Well that had kind of a catchy sound to it so I tried ablebravo as my username and hey, presto! it worked. Ever since then, my internet presence has had some variation on the "able" portion of that original Yahoo user name.

Top 5 fave drummers: Carl Palmer, Buddy Rich, Dave Lombardo, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford

Type of drumkit: I don't have it any more, but I used to have an 11 piece solid maple Slingerland kit. After literally shattering pretty much every make of bass pedal, I finally found one that could handle my lead-footed style and still be lightning fast even with a solid wood beater- the Slingerland 944 Yellowjacket.

Cymbals: I've always been a fan of the classic A. Zildjian, but I did have a 22" Paiste China type as well.

Where do I practice?: Well, as I said I don't play drums any more, but I do have a full-function home recording studio which is my recreation as well as my business. I, doing business as Bent Ears Audio Laboratories, produce voice tracks and musical bedding for commercials and corporate training videos. I have an Ensoniq ESQ1, an Ensoniq Halo, and 4 "soft synths": A Moog Modular, MiniMoog, ARP 2600 and Yamaha CS80.

I also post my compositions which boil out of my subconscious from time to time on my podcast site, the link to which can be found in my profile. Any comments-good or bad- are more than welcome.

[BadMuthrFingr]

real name: Zach Rivera

age: 13

how long been playing: 4ish years

origin of user name: Name of my band

top 5 drummers: Danny Carey(Tool is THE best band), Dave Groll, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Chad Sexton

make of drumkit: Gretsch Catalina Club(awesome kit for the money)

make of cymbal: Zildjian, zildjian, and......also some zildjians

where do you practice: home and guitar center

are you in a band/s: do I hear a yes?

covers or originals: wevenly written a few originals, havent actually played them in public yet, at the moment covers

what style of music: FUNK, Jazz, and im a big time rocker

favourite take out food: Chinese

country: US, my dads Puerto Rican...........hell yea

one really odd fact about yourself: I was seriously the worst drummer in the school band until about 2 years ago, and now I kick major ass, also, My favorite kit is an awesome CB-17, seriously my first kit for 100 bucks, I could make babies with those drums

how did you start drumming: i tried out to play drums in the school band,guess I made it

Im here to learn as much as I can about drums, I would love to do something with music for a living, hell I could even teach music, but Id probly stay after school for hours and play drums

~BMF

[Frantic Freddie]

real name? Fred
age? 51 next week
how long been playing? since I was about 13-14
origin of user name? My RL nic,given to me many years ago by a fellow drummer
top 5 drummers? Buddy,Louie,Carl,coupla local guys...too many to list,really
make of drumkit? Ludwig,Ludwig & Pearl
make of cymbal? Zildjian
where do you practice? home
are you in a band/s? yes & I fill in for a couple others
covers or originals? covers
what style of music? rock,blues,country
favourite take out food? Blake's Lotaburger
country? US of A
one really odd fact about yourself? I make great Mexican food
how did you start drumming? started on an old set of bongos,graduated to set 3-4 years later.

[Frantic Freddie]

Oops,double post!
Oops,double post! ;)

[aunkster]

Well Im 45 years old and ready to take an adventure that i always wanted to do .I found an instructor and just purchased a set of Tama superstrs Bronze colored.\
Ill post pictures soon.

I live in cincinnati and and have 3 kids and Im a paramedic by trade.

Thats about it for now.
I start with my first lesson next friday.

Allan

[MSPaintClock]

real name? Padraig Lindel
age? 18
how long been playing? A year.
origin of user name? MSPaint - Program that comes with Windows. Clock - Clock Crew member.
top 5 drummers? Jim Fox, Jimmy Chamberlin, Mitch Mitchell, Mike Johnston, David Jennings.
make of drumkit? Tama Enforcer Kit.
make of cymbal? B8 Sabians.
where do you practice? In my room. D:
are you in a band/s? Yes, we'll be huge one day.
covers or originals? Both, mainly originals.
what style of music? Anything drums are awesome.
favourite take out food? Chinese what type of question is this?
country? United States.
one really odd fact about yourself? I'm very broad in terms of how many arts I practice. I'm a martial artist (Kendo), visual artist (Lots), I like to write and I'm a musician (Guitar, Drums, Trumpet, Whistling :P) Gary Chester died on my birthday, I hope I'm him reincarnated.
how did you start drumming? Always wanted to drum. Got into it because my friends needed a drumer for a stupid band that never had a chance.

[Vinnysimmo]

Welcome. twenty charachters

[Victor_se]

Originally Posted by aegir77

Real Name: Patricio Davila

Make of Kit: Tama Rockstar and Black Panther, The name of my Kit = Camila
Make of Cymbal: Sabian HHX and AAs
Make of Head: Remo Coated Weatherking
Sticks = Vic Firth or Vater
How long have you been playin?: 8 years
Home country: Mexico
Top 5 Drummers: Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Billy Kilson, Antonio Sanchez, Will Kennedy
Genres: Rock, Jazz, Funk, Latin, Fusion, Pop
In Band: Yes, a Rock/indie/pop " Vesspa"

MEXICO RULES!!!!!!!!!