Hey everyone,
I decided to take part in the first Mix With The Masters mixing contest. It's a really cool song called 'Let Her Know' by an artist called IVO and it was originally mixed by the maestro…
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Sep 14, 2017
Thursday 14th September - Mixing The John Deery And The Heads Album - Just Released!
It was a pleasure to have mixed the new album for Derry based "John Deery And The Heads" which has just been released. Tracking for the album entitled "Nothing Permanent Lasts" took place at the Blast Furnace studio…
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Sep 12, 2017
Tuesday 12th September - Mixing The New Single For Underline The Sky
It was a great experience mixing the new single for Ipswich based "Underline The Sky" entitled "Hey Misery".
The band have been steadily rising after winning The Road To V contest in 2009 and opening the…
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Sep 6, 2017
Wednesday 6th September 2017 - Helping to overcome tension while playing drums - Part Two.
Mental Techniques In Drumming - Part Two
By M. Rupert Walden. Originally published in Modern Drummer magazine in August 1987
I once had a Kung Fu instructor tell me there were masters who no longer needed…
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Sep 2, 2017
Friday 1st September 2017 - Helping to overcome tension while playing drums - Part one.
I've recently been studying how the effects of tension, posture and natural body movement can have a major effect on how a person approaches and plays the drums. I've been reading through "Anatomy of drumming" by John Lamb…
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May 10, 2017
Wednesday 10th May 2017 - In The Studio With John Deery And The Heads
Hi everyone,
I recently had the absolute pleasure of helping to record drums and bass on a session for John Deery And The Heads who are based in Derry, here in Ireland. John is one of the best songwriters in…
Apr 14, 2017
Friday 14th April 2017 - Some Studio Mixes
Hi everyone,
As well as playing drums on recordings for other artists I'm often found behind the mixing desk acting as a recording and mixing engineer for bands and artists in my own right. Here are a few tracks I've…Read more
As well as playing drums on recordings for other artists I'm often found behind the mixing desk acting as a recording and mixing engineer for bands and artists in my own right. Here are a few tracks I've…Read more
Feb 22, 2017
Wednesday 22nd February 2017 - Mixing Drums Tutorial (Chris Lord Alge Style)
Hi everyone,
I finally mustered up the courage to tackle a drum mixing video tutorial. This will be the first in a series and this opening video deals with my overall approach and workflow when it comes… Read more
I finally mustered up the courage to tackle a drum mixing video tutorial. This will be the first in a series and this opening video deals with my overall approach and workflow when it comes… Read more
Feb 19, 2017
Sunday 19th February 2017 - Studio Setup Walkthrough
Hey everyone, I spent yesterday in the studio recording drum tracks for an extremely talented writer from the States so I thought I'd post a short article about my microphone setup for the session.The microphone setup for pretty much every… Read more
Jan 12, 2017
Thursday 12th January 2017 - My article published by 'Vintage drums, legendary sounds'.
Hey everyone, happy new year I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and that 2017 brings you much happiness.
I'm delighted to announce that I've had an article published on the incredible 'vintage drums legendary sounds' website. It's run by…Read more
I'm delighted to announce that I've had an article published on the incredible 'vintage drums legendary sounds' website. It's run by…Read more
Nov 9, 2016
Wednesday 9th November 2016 - Under The Wing Of A Master
I was also extremely lucky to be mentored twice by 6 time grammy winning mix engineer Chris Lord Alge. Chris has mixed literally everyone and has mixed several of my favourite albums. He is renowned for his larger than life…
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Oct 11, 2016
Tuesday 11th October 2016 - Very Superstitious....
Some cool stuff has been happening over the summer. A number of weeks back none other than Mr Stanley Randolph, the drummer for the legend that is Stevie Wonder, commented under a video of me playing the Wonder classic 'Superstition'.…
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