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Remote Session Drumming
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Live Custom Drum Tracks

for songwriters/bands/musicians

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Wherever you are in the world and whatever level of musician you are, you can give your recordings a professional edge with REAL studio drums, performed by a PROFESSIONAL DRUMMER at an AFFORDABLE price.

A typical 3-4 minute song usually costs just £90.00*. 

*Your music will be evaluated before a quote can be given.

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What is included?

- Studio hire

- Equipment hire - (drums, cymbals, mics etc.)

- Set up/take down time

- Rehearsal time

- Session Drummer Recording Fee

- Studio Engineer Fee

- MP3 preview takes

- Up to 8 Individual Drum Stems Per Take (High Quality AIF/WAV)

- Unlimited Adjustments Until You Are Happy

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How it works:

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1. You email me a demo recording of the track you want drums for.

(I can write your drum part for you, you can put together a MIDI drum part which I can learn, or you can tell me what to play - I read music too, so feel free to chart anything out and provide performance notes).

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2. If I believe that I can do your song justice, I will give you a quote. Usually £90.00 per song with a duration of 3-4 minutes.

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3. If you accept the quote, I will provide you with an invoice and a signed Musician's Union Session Agreement contract, which you can print, sign and return a copy to me. You will then pay half of the total fee upfront via bank transfer or PayPal (PayPal incurs an additional charge due to their fees).

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4. I'll begin rehearsing your song and record your drum parts usually within a few days. I'll do three separate initial takes and put together a rough MP3 mix preview for each one, which I will send to you via Dropbox.

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5. Over the three takes, you should have enough options to mix together a complete drum take for your song, but if you'd like any changes done to the performance, I will be happy to keep working until you are happy.

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6. When you are happy, you pay the remaining balance, and I will email you the individual, high quality, raw, unedited drum stems for each of the takes via Dropbox. You will receive up to 8 stems per take in total, from the following options:

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- Overhead Left

- Overhead Right

- Kick Drum Front

- Snare Drum Top

- Hi Tom

- Mid Tom

- Lo Tom

- Under Snare

- Hi Hats

- Room

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7. You can then import the raw drum stems into your DAW to begin editing, mixing & processing.

Equipment

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Drum Kits:

Tama Star - Roasted Japanese Chestnut - Walnut (4 piece) 22x16, 10x7, 12x8, 16x16

DW Frequent Flyer - Maple (3 piece) 20x12, 12x8, 14x11

Sonor Force 3005 - Maple (7 Piece) 22x18, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18

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Snare Drums:

Beier Drums 1.5 Steel 5.5 x 14

Beier Drums 1.5 Steel 5.5 x 15

Ludwig LM402 Supraphonic 14x6.5

Tama Star Walnut - Roasted Japanese Chestnut - 14x6.5

DW Frequent Flyer Maple 14x5

Pearl Drums 

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Cymbals:​

Paiste 2002 - ​HiHats, Crashes (2), Ride, Splash

Zildjian K Dark - HiHats, Crashes (2), Ride

Sabian AAX - HiHats, Crashes (2), Ride, Splash, China

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Electronics & IEM:​

Roland TD6K Kit

Yamaha DTX M12 Sample Pad

Yamaha EAD10 Trigger System

Porter & Davies BC2 Tactile Monitoring Throne

Various AKG, Sennheiser and Shure Drum Microphones

Shure SE535 In-Ear Monitors

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Misc.

Cympad Optimizers & Moderators, Vratim Drum Shoes, Evans Drumheads.

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