Introduce Yourself!

[drummer]

Hey everyone, we've finally got a new member introductions thread. Don't ask why it took 5 years to create this.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!!!!

Please let us know:

• Your Name (it's OK if you want to keep your real name private)
• Age
• Male or Female?
• What type of Drums do you play?
• Who is your Favorite Drummer?
• Are you in a band?
• Do you see dead people?
• How did you find Drum Chat?

You've just joined one of the most popular, but more importantly, one of the most respectful drum forums on the net. If you haven't already, please take a minute to read the Forum Rules (It'll keep you from getting yelled at later. )... as well as the thread on Forum Diplomacy. And don't miss our infamous (and slightly twisted), Newbie Initiation Thread. It's fun! You'll love it! And stop by the Location thread to tell us about where you live.

Here are some other "Don't Misses":
The Best of Drum Chat thread
Free Drum Lessons
What does your User Name mean?
Cool Drummer T-shirts and Accessories



We look forward to getting to know you!

[Bish]

COOL!

I'll start

Bish
54
Male
Acoustic kit (Pearl MCX- at the moment)
All-Time favorite drummer - Jeff Porcaro; Current - Simon Phillips
Not in a band right now
Only when I look in the mirror
Google search

[EddieV]

* Your Name - EddieV

* Age - I was born in the 60's.

* Male or Female? Male

* What type of Drums do you play? I have several kits...I gig with a Pearl kit and a Yamaha Kit. I teach on Pearl Kit and A Tama kit.

* Who is your Favorite Drummer? Bernie Dressel and Gavin Harrison

* Are you in a band? Yes.....I work 4/5 nights a week.

* Do you see dead people? Funny....I've actually been in three working groups that had a current member(s) pass away. 1. Cancer, 2. Plane Crash, 3. Heart Attack - it's a very difficult thing to go through.

* How did you find Drum Chat? Not sure......Google?

[MartyM]

Marty Moorehead ( Marty M )
56
Male
Rogers 6pc and one lonely Djembe
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich
Not currently playing in a band
No dead people yet...still waiting
I find DC informative and exciting with
all the new and older players

[DLDante]

Your Name (it's OK if you want to keep your real name private)
Erick. Dante is actually the name of one of my dogs.

Age
29. Started drumming just before my 28th birthday.

Male or Female?
Male

What type of Drums do you play?
Tama Imperialstar with Sabian XS20 cymbals. Whatever I upgrade to in the future, it will likely remain within the Tama and Sabian families.

Who is your Favorite Drummer?
Don't really have one. I tend to like specific drum beats in specific songs, but don't really follow any specific drummer.

Are you in a band?
Nope. Just enjoy playing the drums by myself.

Do you see dead people?
Every time I look around at the faces in rush hour traffic.

How did you find Drum Chat?
Google, probably. Needed some info and this is one of the few forums where people were having adult conversations.

[shabutie2113]

Victor Zapari
21
Male
* What type of Drums do you play?
I play Pearl MCX and love it
* Who is your Favorite Drummer?
I have a few Thomas Pridgen, Dom Howard, Brian Viglione, Mike Johnston, Chris Coleman

* Are you in a band?
Not at the moment
* Do you see dead people? Yes I actually believe I saw a ghost at my cousins house very creepy.
* How did you find Drum Chat? A Magic Wizard told me

[xweasel]

* Your Name: Zack White.
* Age: 16.
* Male or Female?: With a name like Zack, I'm obviously a female LOL
* What type of Drums do you play?: Pearl Export.
* Who is your Favorite Drummer?: Derek Roddy, Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Gavin Harrison, Benny Greb, Bernard Purdie, George Kollias, Dennis Chambers, Flo Mounier, Mike Johnston, Tim Yeung, Will-Hull Brown, Vinnie Colaiuta, Sean Kinney, Steve Gadd, Zigaboo Modeliste, Mario Duplantier, Mike Terrana, Andrea Vadrucci, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Gene Hoglan, Chris Adler, Martin Lopez, Martin Axenrot, Dave Lombardo, Jeff Porcaro, Simon Philips, Ian Paice, Joey Jordison, Cadbury Gorilla, John Bonham, Jaska Raatikainen, Dominic Howard, Eric Moore, Brook Wackerman, Stephen Philips, Emmanuelle Caplette, Tomas Haake, Danny Carey, Sam Loeffler, Vitek, Krimh, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Mike Wengren, Alex Van Halen, Stanton Moore, Nicko McBrain, Jason Johnston, Daniel Liljekvist, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Thomas Pridgen, Vinnie Paul, Matt Cameron, Brann Dailor, Brad Wilk, Josh Freese, Phil Collins, Phil Selway, Chad Smith, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jason Rullo, John Dolmayan, Tommy Igoe, Jamie Saint Merat, Marco Minnemann, Bobby Jarzombek, among others.
* Are you in a band?: Yes, a 4-piece power metal band.
* Do you see dead people?: Not currently.
* How did you find Drum Chat?: Google search.

[topdog63]

Name: Will Brewton
Age: 34
Drums: Currently I have a PDP EZ series kit that was given to me and the only cymbals are a set of Sabian B8 hats. I do have a Sonor 507 Snare, a Pearl 13x3 Maple Piccolo and the stock snare that came with my kit.
Favorite Drummer ('s): Chad Smith, John Bonham, Carter Beauford (pretty much anyone that I can learn from)
Band: Not in one I just fill in at Church occasionaly
Do I see dead People?: Yes daily (Kinda goes with the Law Enforcement job)
How did I Find DC?: I believe it was some sort of Google Search

[zRam]

I started playing young. when I was in eighth grade my parents ran a bar in San Leon TX and one night the bands drummer didn't show up. My parents mentioned me and I played that night. I did little Biker Bar gigs with them until we moved. in 10th grade I started playing with a band in Granbury Tx. and played in bands until a few years after high school, when I had to decide between making a living or playing in a band, and quit drumming.
I play other instruments (Guitar...) and was recording some stuff and decided I needed a drum part, next thing I know I'm back in it and wonder how I ever let myself stop playing.
My biggest surprise was how hard it is to resurrect the old skills.
In process of putting together an acoustic set, the Electronic are nice and quiet but, not exactly the same, and I hope to start playing out in the future.

• Your Name
  Ronnie
• Age
  45
• Male or Female?
  Male
• What type of Drums do you play?
  little Gretsch Jazz Catalina's (4 piece) also a Roland TD-9
• Who is your Favorite Drummer?
  Learned to play, by playing along with Led Zepplin records, Max Roach, Joe Morello, Neil Peart, Chad Smith
• Are you in a band?
  No, not currently
• Do you see dead people?
  Yes
• How did you find Drum Chat?
  Google

[Constinator25]

* Your Name (it's OK if you want to keep your real name private)
Conner Brown, after I changed my name legally changed from Chuck Norris to avoid public attention...
* Age
16........thousand
* Male or Female?
I'm too awesome for gender
* What type of Drums do you play?
Loud ones
* Who is your Favorite Drummer?
Currently Matt Halpern but I'm a big fan of Matt Greiner and the Orbinator
* Are you in a band?
Most certainly, called Empires Erased. Genre is progressive metalcore if that means anything to anyone...
* Do you see dead people?
I'm a dead person.
* How did you find Drum Chat?
Drumchat found me. Remember I'm Chuck Norris.

[DrumBob]

Hello Everyone...I'm Bob Cianci, drummer, guitarist, music journalist and author. I came upon DC while surfing the web abd came aboard because it looks like a good forum. I live in northwest NJ, have been a working musician since the late 60s, and play with two bands, The Kootz, a very busy cover band that works 250+ plus gigs a year, and The Burgundy Watch, my band, in which I play guitar.

I have written for some of the major drum magazines and few guitar magazines over the years, and am author of the book, Great Rock Drummers Of the Sixties. I have also written for a few blues magazines, newspapers, and websites.

I look forward to being part of the group.

[Bish]

Welcome to Drum Chat, DrumBob.

Glad to have you as part of our family.

[IAmNotATable]

Name: Noah Ice

Age: 16

Male or Female: Male

What type of drums do you play?: Rogers Blue Onyx 4 Pc., DW Hardware, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Head, Pro Mark Sticks

Who is your favorite drummer?: Darren King of Mute Math (I got my Rogers because of him!)

Are you in a band?: Not currently. Some guys at my Church and I are finding the equipment to start one though.

Do you see dead people?: I unfortunately do not possess this skill.

How did you find DrumChat?: Surfing.

[spesman]

* Your Name Scott
* Age 39
* Male or Female? Male
* What type of Drums do you play? Tama drums & Paiste Cymbals
* Who is your Favorite Drummer? Nicko McBrain & Stewart Copeland
* Are you in a band? Yes, a recording band called "Foot vs Mouth"
* Do you see dead people? No, I see stupid people....
* How did you find Drum Chat? I turned left at Albuquerque

[nio]

Hello...my name is NIO.....and I'm a DRUMMER!

* Name: NIO
* Age : 46
* Sex : Male
* Drum Type: 1) Sonor 2001; 2) Gretsch Catalina Rock
* Favorite Drummer(s): Peart, Bonham, Beauford
* Band(s) : OnuS Rock band; Worship Band on Sundays
* How did you find Drum Chat? Google.
* Astrology Sign: Libra
* Turn Ons : Chocolate, Long walks on the beach ....
* Turn Offs : Fake people, Dishonest People, and Ugly People.....oh yeah, Stinky People too !

[Jack Keck]

Your Name Jack Keck
Age 58
Male or Female? Mail
What type of Drums do you play? Sound Percussion drums, Zildjian ABT cymbals, Remo 16" Multi-mask djembe, Remo Advent djembe, Meinl Aluminum darbuka, LP Aspire bongos, tambourine, and no-name pandeiro
Who is your Favorite Drummer? The first drummer that really impressed me was Keith Moon. This was when I was an adlosecent. I have no real favorite, but there are many that I enjoy listening to.
Are you in a band? I play percussion and occassional drums at church.
Do you see dead people? Only once outside a funeral home. I assume the question was asked in jest, so I'll leave this answer at that.
How did you find Drum Chat? Google

[drummer]

Do you see dead people? Only once outside a funeral home. I assume the question was asked in jest, so I'll leave this answer at that.

I just finished laughing hysterically! I don't know why but that really amused me.
Jack, please know, I'm not laughing at you. I'm just amazed at how complex this world is.

Here's the reference by the way:



Welcome to our Drum Chat family!

[almostmatt1]

• Your Name (it's OK if you want to keep your real name private)
  SHOCKER... My names Matt.
• Age
  15
• Male or Female?
  Male
• What type of Drums do you play?
  As many as possible
• Who is your Favorite Drummer?
  Derek Roddy
• Are you in a band?
  Im in quite a few school bands right now
• Do you see dead people?
  Not on a regular basis.
• How did you find Drum Chat?
  Google.

Thought itd be easier to answer in the quote like that.

[weebrad]

Bradley
19
Male
Currently playing a very bad cheapo kit, just bought some Paiste Pst5's though
Travis Barker, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan (RIP), Chad Smith.
Not currently in a band, just jamming with some guitar and bass playing friends for now, hopefully it can turn into a band someday.
Thankfully, no I do not see dead people.
I searched Google for a drum related problem and it was the first link, very very helpful and very nice people...I think I read the entire forum for the next week and then decided I would join

[Jerzey Street Band (JSB)]

Ok here goes...

Your Name (it's OK if you want to keep your real name private)
Mike Weaver (my full name is already all over the net anyway)

Age
28 (29 on 13th March )

Male or Female?
Male (last time I checked)

What type of Drums do you play?
Tama Rockstar fusion with Zildjian/Sabian and, on the odd occasion, Paiste cymbals

Who is your Favorite Drummer?
Benny Greb, but I love so many, currently I am in awe of Chris Colemans control, he is truly unreal, and I do have a soft spot for other 'gospel' drummers such as Gerald Heyward and Aaron Spears.

Are you in a band?
Yep, Jerzey Street Band, hoping to secure a record deal within the next 2 months, please keep your fingers crossed for me and wish me luck. - http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...and-14779.html

Do you see dead people?
Nope, but I am pretty sure there are drugs out there that can help with that.

How did you find Drum Chat?
The almighty powerful Google.

So there we are, I am fully introduced to you all now, even though I have been around for a year.

[Drumbledore]

Hello Everyone...I'm Bob Cianci, drummer, guitarist, music journalist and author. I came upon DC while surfing the web abd came aboard because it looks like a good forum. I live in northwest NJ, have been a working musician since the late 60s, and play with two bands, The Kootz, a very busy cover band that works 250+ plus gigs a year, and The Burgundy Watch, my band, in which I play guitar.

I have written for some of the major drum magazines and few guitar magazines over the years, and am author of the book, Great Rock Drummers Of the Sixties. I have also written for a few blues magazines, newspapers, and websites.

I look forward to being part of the group.

Oh my God, your name is familiar..did you or do you still contribute to Modern Drummer by any chance? Or the old Drums & Drumming magazine, the one edited by Andy Doerschuk?

Whatever the case, we would more than welcome your insight as part of this lil' group of ours!

[markthechuck]

* Your Name - Mark

* Age - 32

* Male or Female? Male

* What type of Drums do you play? mapex drums, black panther snare, A custom cymbals, iron Cobra Pedal, vic firth sticks.

* Who is your Favorite Drummer? Tre Cool, Travis Barker, Lars Ulrich, Ringo, Abe Laborial Jnr

* Are you in a band? Yes.

* Do you see dead people? Nope

* How did you find Drum Chat? Not sure......Google?

[pastor_bob]

Hello Everyone...I'm Bob Cianci, drummer, guitarist, music journalist and author. I came upon DC while surfing the web abd came aboard because it looks like a good forum. I live in northwest NJ, have been a working musician since the late 60s, and play with two bands, The Kootz, a very busy cover band that works 250+ plus gigs a year, and The Burgundy Watch, my band, in which I play guitar.

I have written for some of the major drum magazines and few guitar magazines over the years, and am author of the book, Great Rock Drummers Of the Sixties. I have also written for a few blues magazines, newspapers, and websites.

I look forward to being part of the group.

Welcome to Drum Chat DrumBob! Anyone named "Bob" is OK in my book, and with your background, I am sure it will be a pleasure having you around the place.

[pastor_bob]

[*]Your Name (it's OK if you want to keep your real name private)
Bob
[*]Age
55 years young
[*]Male or Female?
Male
[*]What type of Drums do you play?
6 piece Gretsch Catalina Maple, and 4 piece Gretsch Catalina Elite Jazz
[*]Who is your Favorite Drummer?
Mine are probably the usual suspects, but to be honest, my very favorite is Darla Perlozzi. She is a pro drummer, and my teacher. She's got great skills, is patient and funny, and she's helping me become the drummer that I can be.
[*]Are you in a band?
Nope
[*]Do you see dead people?
Yep. I do funerals.
[*]How did you find Drum Chat?
Google

[BallywalterBeats]

Your Name: Walter Ballybeats. Man that would be an awesome name! It's Nathan really.

Age: 30

Male or Female? Male

What type of Drums do you play? Round wooden ones. Meridian Maple's.

Who is your Favorite Drummer? Dave Grohl (loads of others, but for his passion and enthusiasm when behind a kit Dave is the man).

Are you in a band? Church band.

Do you see dead people? Yes, but they're not all that much fun at a party.

How did you find Drum Chat? Google, how original.