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Bring It Back - Chasing Highs Xavbarker 564 views We're Back! Vistit our Facebook page and download the lastest FREE Chasing Highs single Now! http://www.sendspace.com/file/vo200p
Million Voices - (Wyclef Jean), a tribute to Rwanda by Xav Xavbarker 1,492 views This is a tribute to Rwanda, a land of wonders
America by June - performed by Xav Xavbarker 1,659 views Here's a new track from my second project called June, a French band recently born and currently working in a studio in Paris on the upcoming album, enjoy!
Natives - (Blink 182) drum cover, 100th video! Xavbarker 13,368 views
Heart's All Gone - (Blink 182) drum cover Xavbarker 24,401 views We've all been waiting for that new album for quite some time, and there it is! Yet again, Travis shows how talented and creative he is, and let me tell you this: I can't s...
Shark Attack - (Limp Bizkit) drum cover Xavbarker 1,314 views
After Midnight - (Blink 182) drum cover Xavbarker 12,402 views
Geek USA drum cover (The Smashing Pumpkins) Xavbarker 3,211 views
Geek USA drum cover (The Smashing Pumpkins) Xavbarker 22 views
Up All Night - Blink 182 Xavbarker 13,826 views Been quite some time guys, just got back from holidays in Africa where I was already impatient to cover that new Blink 182 song! So impatient that I got all sweaty from pla...

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chasinghighs.com

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Xavbarker

Latest Activity

Feb 23, 2012

Date Joined

Mar 5, 2007

About this user

Chasing Highs, the band!
http://www.myspace.com/wilbasound
http://twitter.com/#!/chasinghighs

Xav on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/Xavbarker?ref=name

Xav on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/xavbarker

Xav's band:
http://www.chasinghighs.com

Download the demo here:
http://www.gamefront.com/files/20122681

Download the single (My Son) here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ee5o77

First of all, thanks a ton you guys for your subscriptions, your comments... in one word your support! I do appreciate and that makes me wanna shoot even more vids! Thanks again guys and sorry if I don't reply to all of your messages and/or comments.

I'm Xavier, drummer for Chasing Highs and I live in France. I've been working on Travis Barker's drum parts since I started playing drums, it allowed me to improve my skills very quickly. What I love in his drum playing is his creativity and the fact that within few seconds listenning to a track he's playing on, you know it's Travis Barker, he's very unique! Well I'm clearly coming from a punk rock background, but I also listen to a wide variety of music, including classical music. I'm also influenced by Carter Beauford and Dave Grohl not to mention them. But I'm NOT trying to rip anyone off or trying to be anyone else but me, I'm doing all these Blink 182 covers cause I really enjoy playing along these tracks, besides it's a good way to improve my level in skills since I try to be as good as I can possibly be. Well, other than that I work for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a financial auditor, I guess that's the dark side of me!
Again, thank you for taking the time to listen to my stuff and thanks for the feedback wether it's good or not, you keep me alive!

DRUMSET & EQUIPMENT

-Ocean Sparkle Pearl Masters Custom MMX(18x22",16x16",11x14",8x12")

- Pearl Reference Series snare (5X14", steel shell).

-Zildjian cymbals:
14" A Custom Mastersound hi hat
18" A Custom Medium crash
19"A Custom Medium crash
10" A custom splash
10" ZXT splash
22" Z Custom Power ride
18" Oriental China Trash

-DW 9000 and double Pearl Eliminator demon drive bass pedals

-Remo drum heads
Top: Coated Emperor
Bottom: Clear Emperor
Bass drum: Powerstroke 3
Snare: Emperor X

-Recording equipment
Canon Mini DV camcorder
Yamaha MG 16/4 mixer
M-Audio Microtrack II digital recorder
Shure PG 81 overhead mic (x2)
Shure Beta 91 bass drum mic
Shure SM 57 mic
Sennheiser E 604 (X3)
AKG K-271 Studio headphones