hire me:

I will record high quality drum tracks from my home studio for your song! All I need is an mp3 or wav of your song without drums and any notes on parts and tones and I will have drum tracks ready within a few short days! Recording to a metronome is preferred, but if not I will still play my best to bring your song to the next level!

how it works

Turn around time

My turn around time is anywhere from 1-4 days. I typically deliver within 2 days. My touring schedule consists of weekend runs, so I’m mainly recording during the week.

File delivery

I can deliver wavs or the ProTools session. Wavs include each individual track as well as bus tracks which are just aux returns with my in-the-box processing printed on them. I include a kick bus (kick mics to an aux return), snare bus (snare mics to an aux return), drum bus (all drum mics) and a parallel drum bus (duplicate drum bus with separate processing). I recommend using the individual raw tracks for mixing. Using both individual files and bus tracks will introduce phase issues. Feel free to use kick bus and snare bus instead of those separate tracks and use the rest of the tom mics, overheads, and room mics. Files are sent via dropbox once final payment has been received.

Cost

Prices vary. I attempt to work with every budget, but depending on time, it will vary as to what I can accept. I don’t do discounts for multiple songs at a time, so don’t feel rushed to prepare all songs at once.

Number of revisions

I will cut 1-3 takes of every song I receive. If you send a drum template, my first take will be a close copy of that and then I will branch out in additional takes putting my own spin and voice on it. I’m willing to deliver as many edits, punches, revisions, alt takes, etc. as necessary. I just ask that requests be made soon after receiving my roughs as the studio setup is constantly changing from song to song.

Mic list

Mics:
1. Kick in (sE electronic vKick)
2. Kick out (miktek c7e)
3. Snare Top (sE v7)
4. Snare Top (sE8)
5. Snare btm (sE8)
6. hat (akg451)
7. tom 1 (414 b-uls)
8. tom 2 (414 b-uls)
9. Overheads (miktek c5s)
10. Close Rooms (Coles 4038s)
11. Far Rooms (ksm141s)
12. Percussion (AEA r84)

Drum list

Drums:
Gretsch Broadkaster Drum Kit
Gretsch USA Custom Kit
Gretsch Renown Kit
Craviotto Ash Snare (the go-to snare)
Ludwig Black Beauty Snare (the other go-to snare)
Ludwig Acrolite Snare (classic dry sound)
Pearl Masters Maple Snare (super low & dead for the perfect "buzz" sound)
Gretsch Maple Snare w/ Walnut Hoops (awesome "crack" for pop/country)
Vintage Wood-hooped snare (dirty, wide open ring)
12x6 Greg Shulman Side Snare
Gretsch Handhammered Chrome over Brass Snare
Dozens Meinl Cymbal options

examples

artists I’ve worked with

  • Billy Ray Cyrus

  • Maddie & Tae

  • Lindsay Ell

  • Runaway June

  • Kelsea Ballerini

  • Old Dominion

  • Carter Faith

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

  • Jimmie Allen

  • Matt Stell

  • Michael Ray

  • Willie Jones

  • Thomas Day

  • CB30

  • Walker Hayes

  • Levi Hummon

  • David Morris

  • Amanda Jordan

  • Alexandra Kay

  • Halle Kearns

  • Clay Walker

  • Sophia Scott

  • Greylee

  • Unsecret

  • Jamra

  • Derek Austin

  • Tyler Braden

  • Abby Anderson

  • Sienna Gruss

  • Brandon Lay

  • Adam Sanders

  • Carlton Anderson

  • Iam Tongi

  • Walker County

  • Sadie Bass