Philosophy: I am hesitant to post videos on YouTube because its motto is "Broadcast Yourself." Well, that is certainly a proud and boastful thing to do if I don't give credit to God who gave me the talent that I hope to share through my videos. I've always wanted to be a drum teacher, so if this helps inspire people to be better drummers, excellent. Just keep in mind that it's not about "you"; it's about Truth. Jesus claimed to be the way, the truth and the life. So remember your creator...and if you want to talk about that, just hit me up, I always love a good conversation.
My Drum Set: Yamaha Maple Custom (original, not the Absolute series) 22" Kick with Evans EQ3 and AKG D112 Mic 13" Pearl Brass Piccolo with Remo Coated Ambassador and SM57 mic top and bottom 8" Tom with Evans EC2 and Sennheiser E604 dynamic mic 10" Tom with Evans EC2 and Sennheiser E604 dynamic mic 12" Tom with Evans EC2 and Sennheiser E604 dynamic mic 14" Tom with Evans EC2 and Sennheiser E604 dynamic mic 16" Tom with Evans EC2 and Sennheiser MD421 dynamic mic
Cymbals Left to Right: 19" Paiste Signature China 18" Paiste Signature Full Crash 14" Paiste Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hats 8" Paiste Signature Splash 14" Paiste Signature Full Crash 10" Max Stacks (Mike Portnoy Style) 18" Paiste Signature Power Crash 12" Paiste Signature Micro Hats 16" Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash 21" Paiste Signature Dry Heavy Ride 19" Zildjian K Custom China
Hardware: Pearl Eliminator pedals for both kick and hi-hat. Tama stands.
Sticks: Vater 7As
Oktava condenser mics used on hi-hats and ride. Neumann KM184s as overheads Preamps: Vintech 273, API 3124+ A/D Converters: Digidesign's Digi002 (expanded to 18 channels with Presonus' Digimax FS) Software: Pro Tools LE with Waves Plug-ins Monitors: KRK V6s