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Ludwig drums have a great combination or tone and punchy attack. I use both Classic Maple (22, 10, 12, 14, 16 … combinations of) and the Club Date kit for jazz work (18, 12, 14).
I've been blown away by the smoky old school Turkish vibe of the Masters series rides. I also use Formula 602 and Signature series crashes and hats in various setups. Many thanks to Christian in Switzerland and Martin in the UK for inviting me into the family in 2015.
Many thanks to Dean and Mandy at Team PR for their support. I use the AAA cases which are bomb-proof - love them!
The Sontronics DM-1B large diaphragm condenser sounds huge on the bass drum with a very uncoloured tone. Thanks to Lisa and Trevor for sorting me out with this gem!
Studio - Remote recording facility
I have a well kitted-out small studio at home with Sakae Trilogy drums (and some great older vintage pieces), a large selection of old and new cymbals and Roland electronics. I have carefully chosen my mic selection, which includes in addition to the Sontronics DM-1B, a pair of Beesneez Lulu FET overheads, Heil PR-30 and the trusty old Shure SM-57. These go through some great pre-amps including CAPI VP28s and Warm Audio pre-amps, UA Apollo interfaces and am fluent in using Logic and Ableton, and can track in ProTools.
Sessions have covered a wide variety of genres for individual artists, from rock tracks through to big band drum parts and I have recorded work for corporate clients, such as Music Sales and Faber Music publishers, HBO, Wake The Town, Soho Productions, Bassline Publications and BIMM University.
As part of the agreed fee, I will offer a number of revisions of the work (alternate takes applying your feedback) and either email individual stems as .WAV files, and/or produce a stereo drum mix, using a variety of high-end VST plugins from Universal Audio, Klanghelm and Waves.
Please use the Contact button above to get in touch and discuss this with me - I'd be delighted to play your music.
