Im Steven from Patterson, Ca. My friend and I started a Band called YTIC (yi-tic). We play Metal and have been together since November 2004. Check out our website. [url]www.geocities.com/yticmusic/homepage[/url] (sorry no music posted yet)

*PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY*
Check out the website!
[url]http://www.geocities.com/psypherband[/url]
o_o'

Well I guess I'm a latecomer to this thread, but whatever. I'm Tyson, and I'm from Manitoba, Canada. I've played drums since junior high (humble air-drumming and drum-roll beginnings), and I'm graduating this year. In the fall I'm going to university in either Saskatoon (at the U of Saskatchewan) or in Winnipeg (at the U of Manitoba). I'll be taking 4 or 5 years to get my B.A. in commerce (depending on if I take University 1 for my first year at university). In high school right now I'm in a class called Performing Arts, which is basically two guitarists, a bassist, a singer and me doing covers of songs, writing songs, etc, and then in the end going to Winnipeg to record a demo so we get more familiar with the process. I've been in several bands, cut a demo with one of them, but all of them have broken up, and Performing Arts is what I would call my band right now, as we have several shows lined up.

My interests and hobbies include drumming, songwriting, listening to music, hanging out with friends, partying, going to movies, going on trips, relaxing at the lake, and I guess I don't mind video games from time to time.

I gotta give ya props man, your a good user nice to have around!

playwithfire is by far one of my fav users...i remember him in his early days with my previous username. Iron Turtle caught my attention recently with his lengthy; and detailed answers to alot of the questions up here

Did you, by any chance, get offered a modding job for a different site (which i wont name) recently, playwithfire? I wont mention the site on account of advertising, but im curious...

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]Good Luck Drazinuss. Tell us how you do[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I didn't place in either of my events. For E. Speech, I got this: "What can companies do to help prevent workplace violence" I came in 7th or 8th, I think, according to my advisor, and the notes on my speech that she got was my ending was a little short...that and when I'd look up to not read from my notes, I'd lose my place on the notes, and wouldh ave to take a few seconds finding it again, but whatever, I was the first person from my school to even try that event, so I guess that makes me feel better...Then with fundamentals of HTML, they had us like, basically create new web pages, and one of them recquired us to do forms, well, I don't know how to do forms(this was all to be done only in notepad, btw), so I tried, and managed to get like, input type bars, the kind where you type the title of a post or thread on here, but I also needed to get radio buttons, and reset and submit buttons and such, and I just didn't have enough time to mess around with that. On another note however, our website design team placed first(which I was supposed to be on, but that's another story) so that was good, because we're a tiny school compared to some others so to come in first in that, when some schools send in two teams sometimes, was pretty good. But I still ahd a fun weekend regardless...

[-Draz-]

7th or 8th isnt that bad. I mean...how many people do you think could do all that crap of all of us?

Congrats :thumb: props for you

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]7th or 8th isnt that bad. I mean...how many people do you think could do all that crap of all of us?

Congrats :thumb: props for you[/QUOTE]
Agreed. Nice job man.
Hey, my name is Will, I'm 16, my favorite drummers are Igor Cavalera, Hellhammer, Mike Smith, Elvin Jones, John Bonham, etc,etc. I got into drumming when I simply wanted to learn an instrument. I am also known as The Thing That Should Never Be. I'm just using this name until I become unbanned. :upset:

Keep the thread going everyone.

what you get banned for?

K here goes

My name is Rolie Chavez Jr. I'm a freshman in college and im a chemistry major. (math wiz) I have been playing everyday for about 8yrs now and i will never stop. My band and i have recorded 3 CD. Been living in Tx. I listen to punk, metal, and JAZZ.

What can i say drums relax me.

[QUOTE=Der Meister]what you get banned for?[/QUOTE]
I made a thread called MX Marylanders, as I wanted to know who else here lives in Maryland. People posted stupidly in it(I thought that was the reason for its closure), so I made a new one. Apparently there was a bunch of other threads for other states, and I got banned

thing - 2 week ban, 12 days 15 hours left.

Thats what the mod said, i asked him how long you were banned for

[QUOTE=-TheGlassPrison-]thing - 2 week ban, 12 days 15 hours left.

Thats what the mod said, i asked him how long you were banned for[/QUOTE]
Thanks man for telling me. 2 WEEKS? Thats a while... Oh well.

2 weeks is ridiculous! Your unbanned man.

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]Did you, by any chance, get offered a modding job for a different site (which i wont name) recently, playwithfire? I wont mention the site on account of advertising, but im curious...[/QUOTE]I know the MX'er who got that job, I wasn't offered it and had never known about it up until he mentioned it to me.

So as of now I'm pretty dedicated to the MXD&P ;). I visit the Pearl forums once in a while, just as a guest though, to see what opinions are on there. I decided against joining because seeing as it's owned by Pearl, it's pretty biased towards Pearl.

I don't really frequent many other forums, I check in on things on a few every couple of months but that's really all. MX is the only one I'm on even on a weekly basis (though with MX it's usually a daily basis).

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]2 weeks is ridiculous! Your unbanned man.[/QUOTE]
Thanks very mcuh man. :)

[QUOTE=playwithfire]I know the MX'er who got that job, I wasn't offered it and had never known about it up until he mentioned it to me.

So as of now I'm pretty dedicated to the MXD&P ;). I visit the Pearl forums once in a while, just as a guest though, to see what opinions are on there. I decided against joining because seeing as it's owned by Pearl, it's pretty biased towards Pearl.

I don't really frequent many other forums, I check in on things on a few every couple of months but that's really all. MX is the only one I'm on even on a weekly basis (though with MX it's usually a daily basis).[/QUOTE]

Yeah...I was offered first, and i suggested a few people i knew of here in my early days on my other username. Bobbyjohnny was the other one offered, and possibly some others i dont know about, but i was just wondering.

Im still dedicated to these forums though...when i see some worthy questions of being answered. The other one doesnt even have more then 15 members next..none that post rather then the mods.Thats were most of my articles come from though.

Anyway...i actually got a jam going this week...my first for a long time.
i toldmy firned Id go to his house and tune his very very crappy set for him, but itll probably die again in 5 minutes of playing, :lol: but a promise is a promise. It should be fun

Does anyone else find that the bass drum is a fair bit louder than the snare in Hells Kitchen (DT of course), especially near the end.

Maybe it's just because the bass drum has a big oomph to it and the snare is kinda deep.

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]Haha come on! Neilsons great man.[/QUOTE]

Yeah he is king imo. Classic comedy king! well in my era.

[QUOTE=RichHunt]Does anyone else find that the bass drum is a fair bit louder than the snare in Hells Kitchen (DT of course), especially near the end.

Maybe it's just because the bass drum has a big oomph to it and the snare is kinda deep.[/QUOTE]
Yeah. I've always found Mike's snare sound to be generally quite weak and quiet.

[QUOTE=Rich B]Geez, now I feel like the old Fogie!!

My name is Rich and I'm from Warren, MI (North of Detroit) and I'm 40 (yikes!)

I played percussion from Junior High partway through college. Played marching band, concert band, pit orchestra, jazz band you name it.... Toured Europe with Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp travelling international concert band and jazz band one summer, that was COOL! So I sold my set off halfway through college (a late 70's Slingerland metallic blue) cuz I was strapped for cash and didn't have time to play them.... Graduate, get a job, get married, have kids etc...... somewhere in the back of my mind I miss playing... not just the drum set but all percussion! Last year I joined the Warren Concert Band, a local community band that's been around for about 35 years now, god it feels good to play again, with a serious group!

Now my oldest son plays percussion too, in the middle school. He's pretty good if I do say so myself! About 2 months ago he gets "invited" to join the jazz band (and yes, it's by invite only) and his instructer calls me one day to say he's doing pretty good but will really needs a set at home to practice with (see the wheels turning :lol: ), turns out all the other drummers in jazz band are 8th graders and will be graduating this year, there are no 7th graders and he's the only 6th grader invited to join so far, odds are somewhat good he may be the ONLY drummer next year in jazz band. So, the wheels are turning, his birthday is tomorrow and he will be surprised with a Pearl Export set (Dark wine/black hardware) and Meinl CMS cymbals, god I can't wait to set it up and surprise him, and then sit down and start showing him some moves....... :D :D :D :D :D

This is a great forum!![/QUOTE]


Hi my name is Les. Dont feel alone...LOL....Im 39 and i too have run the gambit of the playing drums and percussion since 6th grade.... i have seven children and four of them are percussionists.....my basement(when we are all playing) is louder than any drumcorp could be.....LMAO I have tried a lot of different kits. I have recently aquired a set of pdps and they are great...sabian and gibralter.

My name is Marvin Beagle, i am 17 and have been playing drums for 4 years and guitar for 2. I am in a band, were not that good! I play backup guitar occasionally but mostly hold down the Throne. My favorite band is Metallica and I have a 5-Piece Pearl kit and Zildjian ZXT Titanium cymbals.

[QUOTE=the thing that should never be]Yeah. I've always found Mike's snare sound to be generally quite weak and quiet.[/QUOTE]
Except on LTE :)

Thats still one of my favorite snares, so much ring and overtone.

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]Except on LTE :)

Thats still one of my favorite snares, so much ring and overtone.[/QUOTE] Aye a beaut.

Bah...I usually don't like to do this but what the hell.

My name's Douglas Dean Read, born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on 11/16/87, I now live in Indianola, Iowa. I am obsessed with music and drugs and women. I am a supposed "genius" in the top testing percentile in the United States. I don't give a f[B]u[/B]ck about high school. I have chosen to devote my life to percussion/business pursuits, and the love of my beautiful girlfriend Kaci. I like Blindside, Tool, local music scenes...and I just got a mohawk today...for fun.

Nice everyone.

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]Thats still one of my favorite snares, so much ring and overtone.[/QUOTE]IMO ringy snares have to have a really even decay to sound really great. A nice PING reaches a peak volume quickly after the strike and then decays evenly, if the ring tremolos then it doesn't sound nice.

I need to get a bio in soon..

I love Mike Portnoy's snare

My names David Dovey, I am 18 and from Perth, Western Australia. I have been playing percussion for 6 years, kit for just over 4, and have been in a band for just over a year. My band is Axiom, we play metal (I suppose the best sub-genre to describe it as would be melodic metal). I am doing Bachelor of Design at Edith Cowan University, (2nd year) and have been going out with my beautiful girlfriend for coming up on 5 months. I love reading, watching DVD's, and above all else, listening to and playing music. My fave bands are Tool, Metallica, Dream Theater, AFI, Bad Religion, In Flames, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, A perfect Circle. Other music I like is old-school heavy, thrash and power metal, prog metal, classic rock, old school hardcore, underground hip-hop and melodic death metal.
My kit:
Pearl Export EX (black/black h/w)
14/5.5 wood snare
10x9 tom
12x10 tom
14x14 floor tom (suspended)
16x16 tom (w/ legs)
Cymbals: Zildjian
14" ZBT Hi-hats
21" A Zildjian Sweet Ride (Traditional)
16" ZBT Crash
17" A Custom Crash
18" Z Custom Medium Crash

Dixon Double Kick Pedal
Tama Hi-hat stand w/ Ludwig drop clutch
Cymbal Stands: Dixon and Pearl
Pearl Rock Cowbell
Vic Firth Danny Carey Signature Sticks
Wincent Rods and Brushes