Nighthawk Studio, Mount Juliet, TN
Face it. LIVE DRUMS would make your song(s) come to life and sound so much better!
You know it's true so hear me out.
Virtual drums (Logic drummer, etc.) have come a long way but nothing beats the feel and emotion of a real human being connecting with your music and its true meaning.
Major label budgets have shrunk and most recordings are being made from home studios around the world these days. The one thing that remains difficult to record is live drums. Drums are LOUD. They take up space. They need many microphones and audio inputs and you need somebody who knows how to make the drums sound good. Good sounds start from the source: the drums (and cymbals). But what about mic placement? Choosing which mic to use? Phase cancellation? The sound of the room? EQing and other processing? The list goes on and on, not to mention you need a DRUMMER who can play in the style that you need.
That's where I come in. My studio already has the drums set up, mic'd up, dialed in, and ready to record at the flick of a switch. I've been engineering my own drumming sessions for clients for over a decade so check out the playlist below this text from my "Session Diaries" series on YouTube and decide for yourself.
What you'll get when hiring me to play drums on your song(s) or record is:
- Great vintage and contemporary drum sounds with expert tuning!
- Excellent pre-amps (Universal Audio Apollo 8p, Warm Audio WA412, & Focusrite Scarlett 18i20) plus pro mics. (Earthworks, Warm Audio, Sennheiser, Shure, Cascade, and others)
- Fast turnaround. Hi quality wav files & multi-tracks lightly compressed and EQ'ed ready to insert in your DAW, plus the RAW drum tracks in addition!
- Up to 3 takes FULL of personality and character!
- Up to 2 percussion overdubs at no charge (shaker, tambourine)
- Acoustic and electronic drum sounds.
- Quality custom drum loops that only YOU will own and have access to for an additional $35.
- All styles including Pop, Rock, Country, Americana, Indie, HipHop, Trap, Drum n' Bass, R&B, Prog Rock, Jazz & Big Band. Influences from Ringo, Weckl, Porcaro, Keltner, Gadd, or Jordan, (and many others) upon request.
- Over 20 snare drums, Istanbul Agop cymbals for every occasion.
- Video of the tracking session for use on social media & promo for the recording project.
Contact me here and let's get started making your songs come to life with some LIVE DRUMS!