Drum Stronghold
 

Copied from many other forums... Basically this is the thread where we get to know each other. We can chat about whatever we want to, but please don't spam this. Spam is incredibly annoying. Post away.

Oookkkk....

To start the ball rolling I guess..

My name is Jezen Thomas, im 14, im from London but I have lived in Sydney for 7 years. Im moving back to England this coming Saturday..
I have been playing for about 2 and a half years. I listen to Tool, Korn, Dream Theatre, and sometimes some other random jazz music with like Vinnie Colaiuta in it or something.
My idol is Jojo Mayer, and hes just a legend. Umm..I enjoy skateboarding, girls, ice-cream, kit drumming, and hand drumming.
Thats about it I suppose. i hope this is what you inted us to do...

My name is matt loften.. I live in Wisconsin, My hobbies are drumset, piano, animating, and sleeping. One of my nipples is bigger than the other one.. girls love it. I wear Brute Trimax deoderant and I think i smell good.

Yeah thats exactly what I meant. Feel free to make conversation as well.
Hi, I'm Will Hendrix, I'm 16, and I'm from Maryland (US). I've been playing for 3 1/2 years, and I mainly listen to metal, with some slight interests in jazz, and some chill out stuff. My favorite bands are Opeth, Nile, Sepultura, Dredg, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Mayhem, Suffocation, etc,etc. Some of my favorite drummers are Igor Cavalera, John Bonham, Hellhammer, Mike Smith, Tony Laureano, Mitch Mitchell, Bill Ward, Martin Lopez, Micheal Zerang, and many others.

Question:..Can other people from other forums talk in here?

D&P has alot of the good members on the site and I need to get out of the pit :)

Yeah that would be fine as long as they don't spam and act like idiots.

Haha, I won't spam.

I have played soccer for like 6 years and been on many State teams and won State once. I play guitar but have been really busy lately because School tryouts for soccer have been held lately. Well this is some about me, oh Yeah and I'm 15.

Question: Who is everyones idols in life?

Hey guys, My name is Noah and I live in Minnesota. My hobbies are drumming, doing theater work and reading. Other than that I'm not very interesting. Get decent grades in school (3.5, although i dont really try, wish i did). I have two dogs, they're both cute! Attend a private prep school of about 300 students. [url]http://www.sjprep.net[/url] , check out the campus, tis really pretty!

Name's Ron Cheung, 14 years old turning 15 this August and i have a nice comfortable life. I enjoy paint balling, drumming, basketball, and music in general. I also play other instruments like Piano, Keyboards, Mallet Percussion, and Clarinet. I would like to learn bass and play in a band.

[QUOTE=British Boy]Question: Who is everyones idols in life?[/QUOTE]


Uhh, Clapton.

Haha, I feel like and Outcast.

I guess this is the D&P "Mini Pit"?
Well I'm Derek (or Dez), I play drums and sing backing vocals in a band called NextDoorNikki. I live in scotland, have ginger hair, wear a kilt and play bagpipes on a regular basis... Ok, so I was joking: I have blonde hair and play drums on a regular basis. I'm at university studying BioChemistry but I'm more interested in band work.

[QUOTE]I guess this is the D&P "Mini Pit"?[/QUOTE]

Shotgun title of: "D&P Mini-Pit Lord" :D:D:D

[QUOTE]Hey guys, My name is Noah [/QUOTE]

Your name is so much cooler than mine.

I fear this will lead to not only more spam from DandP members, but on onset of questions from others visisting thinking we accept them as friends, and in turn welcome their questions.


Im a cynical guy.

[QUOTE=British Boy]

Your name is so much cooler than mine.[/QUOTE]

nah, it really isn't. I hate my name, its so....i dunno.

My name is Craig Busche (pronounced like Bush and no I am not related to the president of the united states"
anyway I jam on my first set still, a beat up run down starion that has 2 broke bass lugs no floor tom bottem head, rim or tension rods, a pastie 50z china and splash and a crash and ride (no idea what the brand is). hmm what else im 14 (actually 13 but 14 in like 2 weeks) and like jamming with my friend and talkin here.

Hey DBJ, could we get this thread stickied? There's only one other one.

yeah good idea

Hello, my name is Brandon. I live in Louisiana. I am 14 and I am a freshman in high school. I have been playing for roughly six months. I enjoy listening to ska and punk (real punk) for the most part, also worship music, and occasionally hardcore music, because the drumming is usually good. I'm not really into the the lyrics though. I also like to skateboard, mess around on the guitar, make websites occasionally and other random stuff. I make good grades (usually all As) and my life isn't too interesting. I have a really awesome girlfriend though, so that makes it more interesting. I have a fully functional family too.

I'm Spencer Updike(dumb name you say? yes..I'll agree) I'm 17 and I've been playing a little over 2 years. I'm from Minnesota(represent, oh wait...it sucks here) and I listen to all sorts of music from Metal to corny pop music, whatever tickles my fancy at that moment. I play Zildjian/Wuhan cymbals, use/will use all Evans heads, IC Pedals/hihat stand...and just recently I was given employee of the month at my job :lol: :thumb:

[QUOTE]I'm Spencer Updike[/QUOTE]

I bet you can make alot of jokes about your name.

[QUOTE]I bet you can make alot of jokes about your name.[/QUOTE]

^ :lol: You have no idea, haha. I don't mind it all that much though. Seeing that it's the name I'm always going to have, I've learned to deal with it. Say if I was named Pat MaGroin on the other hand, though...well then I could assume God hates me :p

....or your parents...:lol: hahaha jks jks

[QUOTE=CombatWombat3]Hey DBJ, could we get this thread stickied? There's only one other one.[/QUOTE]
Na... this isnt really drum focused, plus it should stay on the front page for quite awhile anyway.

I'm Joe, i'm 18 and I live in Hong Kong (originally from england). I will be moving to london at the end of the year. I'v been playing drums for 7 years. i play in two bands:
[url]www.ablazemusic.tk[/url]
[url]http://www.myspace.com/chord[/url] (check out "Five")
I own an electric kit - hart dynamic with roland TD-8 module. Live i play a mix of zildjian and paiste cymbals and a wuhan china, whcih for some reason i had to order from the US.

I read this site a lot, but most of the time i don't have anything worth posting, so i don't post a lot.

^^ dude, i moved from hong kong back to canada. i've been playing for 5 months and im 13. i dont have a kit yet. i am on this site 90% of the time (yes, i have no life).

^^^^^^
Build it, and they will come.....
(Get away from comp, and sex life will come.....)

why on earth would you move from hong kong back to england. i dont know why you ask because you probably dont have a choice. : /
anyway, im 17 live in england, been playing around 2 years. recently up-graded from a session pro with one tom with no reso and a beat batter to a pdp which i love, i got myself a paiste, meinl hats, stupid lil zildjian zxt trashformer (which i rather like really) a pro sonix crash and another stupid cymbal: meinl splash.

oh yeh.... tom smith:D

Hey, my name is Alex. I live in Indiana. I am 16 and I am a sophomore. I have been playing for about two years now. I enjoy listening to any type of GENRE except I am not to the likes of Rap of Country. My most influential GENRE of music would be rock. I love Jazz and incorporate a lot of it into my drumming. My favorite drummers are for the most part, Thomas Lang, Mike Portnoy, Matt McDonough, Daney Cary, Buddy Rich, Alan White, Neil Peart, and much more. I love drumming and hope to pursue a career with it. Anyway I love the forums and will continue to post in them for quite some time.
Later :wave:

I'll bite.. but it makes me feel old. lol

[URL=http://profiles.myspace.com/users/646755]Click here for me[/URL]

[URL=http://www.myspace.com/innerlo]Click here for the band I'm in[/URL]

That keeps it simple heh.

[QUOTE=sm1th]why on earth would you move from hong kong back to england. i dont know why you ask because you probably dont have a choice. : /
anyway, im 17 live in england, been playing around 2 years. recently up-graded from a session pro with one tom with no reso and a beat batter to a pdp which i love, i got myself a paiste, meinl hats, stupid lil zildjian zxt trashformer (which i rather like really) a pro sonix crash and another stupid cymbal: meinl splash.

oh yeh.... tom smith:D[/QUOTE]

Well, the main reason is UNI. I am going to be studying Audio technology in london. HK is a great place, but not music wise. there are NO independant bands that make money here, the only music industry here is canto pop, and i have never seen ANY of my favourite bands live. From what i have heard (from people that have moved from HK to lodon), london is a great place. If i wasn't into music, then i would probably want to stay here.

[QUOTE=J0llyhunter]^^ dude, i moved from hong kong back to canada. i've been playing for 5 months and im 13. i dont have a kit yet. i am on this site 90% of the time (yes, i have no life).[/QUOTE]

start coming to shows! you can find out whats happening (sorta) at [URL=www.talkmusic.org]www.talkmusic.org[/URL]

My name is Jacob Michael, I am a 6'5'' male with green eyes. I work in the web development devision of a computer company. I enjoy conversations, candlelight dinners, and long walks on the beach. I am looking for someone to share my love of kitty cats and puppy dogs with. If you are interested, just meet me in the alley behind McDonald's in an hour.

EDIT: What's that you say? This isn't hotdate.com? Aw ****! All right then, my hobbies..blah..playing drums and kicking ***, blah blah blah...Pearl, Sabian, Zildjian, Paiste, Remo, Toca, blah blah blah...guitar and bass also, blah blah blah...etc.

My name is Ali (short for Alastair) Clark. I'm from UK. I'm 12. I like drumming, trampolining, athletics and most things to do with music. I just started Tae-kwondo and going to the gym every week to get in shape for athletics season coming up (came 2nd in county last year for 80m). At the moment i like punk and ska (Taking Back Sunday, Reel Big Fish, Less than Jake, Goldfinger etc.). Favourite drummers are Thomas Lang, Mike Portnoy and Virgil Donati. These forums have helped me loads especially with my knowledge of equipment.

:thumb:

Mt name is Ally short for Allister, Im 15, started drumming around 2 1/4 years ago, I like going out with my friends, concerts and films as well as drumming. My all time favourite band is Rammstein and they have been for a few years now. Into lots of music, indie, rock, metal, electro some trance. Bands that come to mind are Rammsten, tears for fears, depeche mode, Rob Zombie, Tool, REM, Joy Division, The Cure and David Bowie :)

My favourite drummers are Danny Carey, Mike Portnoy, Dave Weckle and Christoph doom schneider(sure in some rammstein song he just play a straight 4/4 beat but he's better than that and he's a sexy beast : P)


so its pancake day guys

Hey everyone! My name is Jennifer, Im from Minnesota and it seems like Im the oldest here @ 27. I've been drumming for about 7 years. I played keyboards since childhood, but switched over to drums because 1) keys got boring and 2)there aren't many keys in hard rock/metal, which is the music I prefer. Been in a few cover bands...enjoyed them all. Im not currently in a band due to my work schedule, but plan to join one or start one this spring.
Playing gigs is probably my favorite past time. Sex, drugs & rockNroll!! (well... I say no to drugs). My influeneces are Ulrich, Peart and Larkin...Danny Carey too :thumb:

My name is Brian, from upstate New York. I've been playing for about 12 years now, after switching from piano and cello. I did mostly orchestral percussion for a long time, specifically the timpani, and was going to go for symphonic jobs until I started playing the kit. My background is very largely jazz and latin, though I haven't played Latin music in so long I almost can't even remember what a clave is. :lol:
Played in several big bands and, at one time, a salsa band (in which I was the only non-Latino member). I took lessons from the legend, Joe Morello, who completely reinvented my technique and saved me from a lifetime of carpal tunnel syndrome.
After music school, I took a huge turn from classical and jazz and started playing hardcore music. After playing for a couple of local bands, I hooked up with my present band, Drowningman. Just laid down drum tracks for the demo last night, and we're shopping for a label, planning a full-length, and gearing up for tours later in the spring. Last September we toured with Dillinger Escape Plan, and chances are, we'll be doing the same this year.
Major influences include Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Akira Jimbo, Terry Bozzio, Greg Bissonette, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones and Chris Pennie.

Oh, and Travis Barker is the best drummer of all time!!!! :p

[QUOTE=redsquareblack] Last September we toured with Dillinger Escape Plan, and chances are, we'll be doing the same this year.
[/QUOTE]

Really?! What was that like?

Hey... my name's Nick Hall and i come from Surrey in Southern England. I'm 15, will have been playing drums for 3 years this coming summer.
Apart from drums i'm really into music in general (mainly jazz/fusion/rock) like...
Tool
Slayer
A Perfect Circle
Miles Davis
Dave Weckl Band
Weather Report
Slayer
At The Gates
Rage Against the Machine,
computergames, girls, film, swimming etc.
Erm... i'm kind of into oriental culture and i study Japanese at school (hoping to take Chinese Mandarin or Russian at uni). I also study Theology/Philosophy, Ancient Greek and ur usual stuff.
I play with a covers band playing mainly Mudhoney/Melvins/Tool/Slayer etc. we gig quite regularly.
With another band but we've been pretty inactive recently, original stuff mainly jazz orientated rock (our singer/guitarist is also an excellent saxophonist).
What else... erm...
This is an old picture of me....
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/toolboy/me.jpg[/url]
Me with my girlfriend being real losers lol...
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/toolboy/couplephoto1.jpg[/url]
Just my girlfriend...
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/toolboy/tasha.jpg[/url]
My drum kit (inverted colours)...
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/toolboy/inverted2.jpg[/url]
[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/toolboy/inverted4.jpg[/url]

Hey, my names Craig Scardaville, 17 and I live in MA. Been playing for about 5 years. If you want to know my drum info just check out my interview, I think I was like, idk, #4 or 5 or something. I'm in two bands. Dawn of Destruction(I think the name will change, we don't really like it much) as Drazinus and Immortal Khaos as Craeg Khaos(yes, that's a Tool reference). I like hanging out at the mall, movies, w/e. Playing video games like Halo 2 (on XBL my tag is Drazinus, if you wanna play a game of team slayer or something), DDR, Half-Life 2, UT2K4, BF1942, yea, FPS is my favorite genre. I think that's pretty much it...

[-Draz-]

Hey all, I'm new so I guess this is a good place for me to introduce myself. My names Mike, 15, and I'm from Long Island, New York. Been playing for about two years, still kinda looking around for a band to play in. I like listening to alot of stuff, punk and ska mainly, but I'm also into hardcore, alternative rock, indie, and some emo. Long Island has a great scence, so I enjoy going to local shows alot. Like Draz I play a good deal of PC FPS and some RTS. Im in love with Adult Swim on Cartoon Network and watch that very often. I also like studying history in school and what not, especially learning more and more about World War II, I may possibly become a history teacher. Well, thats about all right now.