Hey everyone, Just found this site, By the way, I'm a huge fan of blink 182

Hey guys,

I'm new to this forum, and I must say this site is heaven for a drummer or even a musician who is looking to expand his music abilities. I've been playing off and on for about 25 years now, I switched to guitar/songwriting but still have an acoustic kit and an electronic drum kit. I'm not the greatest drummer but I still love to jam.

When I found the drumless tracks it really kicked the drummer back into me, thanks MJS and Jim for the tracks! I was hoping to find some drumless tracks w/out a lead melody vocal track. (and possibly a click in the left ear?) Are there any out there?

Anyhow, I'll be posting more soon, I've got a lot to read up on since I'm new to the forum Take care, all the best...

ricky

Howdy all,

I've been on this site for a few months now, but I'm only finding the time now to actually contribute. I've been playing for 15 years, almost entirely in rock bands, but I've also played with a couple of metal bands, an acoustic singer-songwriters club & a Samba-based street percussion troupe, playing the world famous St.Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.
I guess my strengths would be groove & feel, I play a double bass pedal, but only for small segments that need an extra layer, or to build a momentum towards the end of a song etc, as for fills, I'll let you guys decide.
I'm married with 2 kids, and my kit is set-up in my 9 year olds bedroom, so I don't get much time to practice. When I do sit & the kit, I mostly play what comes to me, just free grooves & fills, whatever comes into my head at the time. I don't spend much time developing my skills as I only have a limited amount of "drum-time", I play what is fun & enjoyable. Over the next few months I hope to get my act together & record me playing over selected drumless tracks from this site (Thanks MJS, Jim1453 & any other uploaders!!!) & I am also working on my own ambient/atmospheric rock project (Think along the lines of the band "This will Destroy You") & hope to upload this as soon as it's done. I might do a video of me soloing first though, so keep & eye out & try to be nice!! ;D

Keepin' time,

Paddy

P.S. Nice to see one of Ireland's best drummers, Graham Hopkins, in this month's Modern Drummer!

Greetings from New Hampshah,

I usually play to my own stuff but I got some new hardware in my studio recently and needed to test it out. Instead of loading one of my projects, I thought it'd be fun to see if I could find some drumless tracks on the 'net. I had Weckl's old stuff once upon a time (it's in a box somewhere) and wound up finding that (elsewhere, actually). But along the way, I stumbled on this site. Obviously I have a lot of looking around to do.

About me: I'm currently 35. Started playing coffee cans with tinker toys when I was 3 and haven't looked back since. Started piano lessons at 5, formal percussion lessons (school, groups, and private) around 8 or 9, started playing for pay (mostly orchestral gigs) not long after that. In junior high started getting really into jazz and latin jazz. Got to play with some of the greats in high school (you'd know some of their names), did a couple overseas big band tours, etc. Came very close to going to Berklee (they offered me a nice deal) but decided playing as my primary source of income wasn't for me. I fly airplanes for a living now and play on my time off.

For the most part I play jazz, latin jazz, blues, and church gigs (CCM stuff). I also play a little piano and a little bass. I've got a Noble & Cooley kit with a mix of cymbals (mostly Sabian), and a lot of toys (congas, djembe, and a whole closet full of goodies). Wish I played more but life sure gets in the way sometimes.

Influences... all over the map. Weckl's name keeps coming up and he was an early influence of mine, but since becoming an adult I have moved more towards the musicality end of things and focus less on the Weckl / Coliauta / Chambers / Donati techno-monsters. That said, lately I've really enjoyed Cliff Almond's playing with Michel Camilo. Musically speaking, I dig Jeff Hamilton a lot for big band or small. These days, if I had to pick between Rich or Bellson, I'd go with Bellson. He was nicer anyway .

As for non-drummer influences, I'm partial to great trumpeters. Dizzy Gillespie is way high on my list, as is Wynton, Arturo Sandoval (he belongs in the Weckl category sometimes), earlier Maynard and Miles. Love salsa, too. And if I keep going, I'll wear out my welcome here so I better quit...

Thanks to all for the outstanding site. I'll be back to find some fun stuff to play to.

V-

Well Hi to everyone from the Uk.

My name is Dave and I've just joined Music4drums.

I've been drumming for many years but took some time out due to day job pressures. However, I recently took early retirement and am now devoting much more time to getting back into the music scene.

I recently set my self up a studio and am teaching drums to mainly to beginners and intermediates. I use a Roland TD12 (Mesh heads) to enable students to rcord what they learn to backing tracks. I also use accostic drums if students prefer but the TD 12 is proving very popular inthe studio

Personnally I'm into jazz and funk but recently I've been listening to a lot of big band arragements to develop my own reading and playing skills further.

I play Tama starclassic birch drums with DW pedals and mainly Zidjian cymbals although I do have a realy old Paiste 602 18" that I can't let go.

Always on the lookout for drumless backing tracks ad this appreas to be a good site for those if you are into rock mainly.

Anyway, hi all and good drumming.

Dave.

Hey!
I'm Mårten.
Born 1992 in Sweden, where I also live.
Been playing drums for about six years and play in a band called Sense To Fall (http://www.myspace.com/sensetofall) and a coverband.

Current setup ;
Premier Artist Birch - Blue Sparkle.
22x18" 16x16" 12x9" 14x5.5" snare.
Zildjian Sweet Ride 21"
Sabian AAX Studio Crash 19"
Zildjian A hi-hats (Vintage).

hello boys and girls^^

My name is Oscar
i live in sweden and i've been playing drums for around 5 years now, and i'm in a rock and roll band.

i'm a high school student with music as my main subject.

i'm into all kinds of styles, all from jazz, funk, latina, afro-cuban, to Metal and rock.


my biggest influences are:

Tommy Lee
Aaron spears
Travis Barker
Dave Weckl
Tony Royster Jr
Thomas Lang
Thomas Pridgen
and many more!

i've haven't been so serious with my drumming untill i had the chance to choose drums i school and i feel that i'm really going forward in my learning, and i'm looking forward to see how far i can go with my drumming:)

My setup:

Mapex M birch
22" BD
12" TT
16" FT
14" Snare

Zildjian Z-custom 16" Crash
Zildjian Z-custom 18" Crash
Zildjian Z-custom 19" Crash
Paiste 2002 Sound edge 14" Hi-hat
Paiste 2002 22" Heavy Ride
Wuhan 14" China
Stagg Cowbell


Peace Out!

Hi,
Im new to the drums.I have been taking lessons for one year now.The music I like is punk and rock. My dad said I should join a drum fourm and learn things from other drummers.

So I'll be talking to all of you soon I'm sure.

Hi my nick name is TrackerBce I'"m from Québec city canada ( French Aera ) I like the drum my favorite drummer is Dave Weckl - Dennis Chambers - Steve Smith - Steve Gabb - Mike Portnoy but I'm not a drummer I like to see the technic of each one . I like to see the evolution of the drum electronic than Yamaha versus Roland Td sorry if my english is not so really good .

Chiefs,

Let me introduce myself. My name is Wilson and I am from Malaysia and been playing for about 10 years. I am using a Roland TD-3KW

Influential drummers: Dave Weckle, Mike Portnoy, Jimmy Chamberlin

Regards.