Drum Tracks

When not touring, I like to stay busy doing recording sessions at my studio. I’ve been doing on-location session work since 2002 but since building my own first small recording studio in Queens in 2007, I have done several hundred sessions for various artists and clients all over the world in genres ranging from light acoustic singer-songwriter to extreme death metal. My current studio has a great sounding 35x17ft live room and is located right in my house in New Jersey.
Schedule permitting, I am always happy to work on new projects and take pride in producing professional tracks at very affordable rates. The days of record label budgets are behind us and big studios are closing their doors. With the technological advancements of recent years, it is now possible to achieve 100% professional sounding recordings with an affordable equipment setup at your own home. However, most of the factors for achieving professional sounding drum tracks will never change: A drummer who can play consistently and with just the right dynamics and feel, a good sounding, well-tuned drum set put together with the right cymbals, drums, heads and accessories to fit the music, a room that sounds good and enhances the sound of the drums and cymbals, and an engineer who has a knack for choosing the right microphones, set up at the right angles.
I offer all of this at a budget that would have maybe covered the first hour at a major studio ten years ago.
Take a minute to check out some samples of work I’ve done. I have hundreds more samples and I’ll be happy to email you some if you’re looking for more samples in a specific genre.

Apart from “long-distance” recording projects, I also welcome clients to come to my studio and be present and assist while I track. My studio is also equipped for recording any and all other instruments and full productions (examples of full productions done at my studio are the Indestructible Noise Command album and Ted Poley’s “Breathe” single). Westfield (New Jersey) is a historic, cute and picturesque town with great bars and restaurants and many affordable hotels and motels in the area to make your stay a great experience!

If you are interested in having me record drum tracks for you, or if you’re just curious about the process, feel free to email me any time. I’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have and discuss the possibilities.

 

THE PROCESS

1. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR MUSIC!
The first step is to contact me with your info and song. I'll listen to the song and review your budget and get back to you to talk about the options and discuss what you're looking for exactly. We can discuss playing styles but also what kind of cymbal and drum sounds you're looking for. I want you to LOVE what I'm going to do for you! If you're looking to have me do a full album (10 songs or more), I'm always happy to do the first song free as a test. Once we figured out all of the details, we move on to step 2:

2. MAKE A DEPOSIT.
For me to get started, I'll need a 50% deposit. I accept PayPal and Western Union.

3. UPLOAD YOUR TRACKS + SONG INFO.
I'll need (scratch) tracks that were recorded to a click track (not a manually played electronic drum kit track or or other type of manually programmed rhythm/drum track). Preferably you'd send me all instruments separately. The format of the tracks needs to be .WAV. Additionally, you'll need to add a text file containing the following information: Tempo, tempo changes and corresponding measure numbers, song sections and corresponding measure numbers, and the bit- and sample rate you want me to record at.

4. I'LL EMAIL YOU A ROUGH MIX.
You'll let me know what you think and I can make changes if needed. Once you are totally happy with the track, we move on to the next step:

5. I UPLOAD THE FILES.
As soon as I receive the remaining balance, I will upload the tracks for you and you're good to go!

Ready? Submit your song!