James Burn, drummer.
past and present projects:
1) D-I-N-G-O
Band formed in 1988. Various lineups over the space of a couple of years and died out early 90's. Reformed late 2003 by myself and the other founding member, Simon. Two piece cover band.
2) Aztral Rose
Joined in early1998. Played with them until late 1999. A four piece cover band playing a collection of classic rock songs.
3) LiCKERiSH
Joined band in late 1999. A five piece, original outfit. Played loads of gigs and recorded a CD album (not commercially available). Played with them until March 2001. An excellent band, had the potential to go far. The band have apparently followed a new direction and have gone through a name change. Now known as CrowThorn.
4) Big YELLOW
Joined in April 2003. A melodic pop/rock combination. 4 piece band consisting of guitar, bass, keyboard and drums. Played two gigs in London during 2003. Band was dormant for most of 2004. Left November 2004.
5) theBomb 45's
A 4 piece outfit playing good old-fashioned punk-rock. Joined in September 2004 and have been playing up a storm all over London since ... All good fun actually!
6) CRUX
Brand spanking new project. Just over a year in the making but it's finally in place. Expect more information soon. 3 piece outfit with bass, guitar and drums. Officially formed December 2004 ...
Jon Carroll is a Lansing/Michigan State University based drummer available for project or session gigs!
Jon has been a working project drummer for thirteen years, specializing in rock, funk and rockabilly music. During that time, he has performed in assorted venues across the country, and he has recorded with both regional and national recording artists. Jon has also been a member of the Wright State University Concert Band, Dayton, Ohio and a private percussion instructor. Jon Carroll is one of the most active recording and performing drummers in the Lansing/Mid-Michigan area.
Jon's musical influences include Bob Mould, The Smiths, Morrissey, Peter Gabriel, Steely Dan, Living Colour, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Emily's Motives, and many others. Jon's drumming influences include Kenny Aronoff, Will Calhoun, Manu Katche, Vinnie Colaiuta, Craig Carroll, John Taylor, Dave Weckl, Neil Peart, as well as a host of other great drummers.
Jon holds a B.A. in Anthropology, and a Master of Humanities (M. Hum) degree, both from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Michigan State University. An aspiring archaeologist, Jon's research is focused on prehistoric social dynamics in the Great Lakes region of North America ...
The Luis Conte Official Web Site.
Grammy-winner Luis Conte is an acknowledged master of percussion. His celebrated career includes touring and/or recording work with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, including Madonna, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Santana (Supernatural album), Jackson Browne, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, James Taylor, Shakira, Ozzy Osborne, Queen Latifah and Cuban legends Arturo Sandoval and Cachao. He can also be heard on the scores and/or soundtracks to such box office smashes as Mission Impossible, Rain Man, Waiting To Exhale, Coming To America, Drumline, Out of Time, The Italian Job, Oceans 12, Sideways, Disney’s animated Tarzan, Brother Bear and countless others ...
This page is home to resources of all kinds relating to my favorite jazz drummer, Leon Parker. Besides his incomparable skills on the kit, what I like about Parker is his musical vision. Simply put, he combines musical traditions--jazz, African, Latin, and others--with innovation. So many of today's jazz musicians fall into one of two categories. They're either "neotraditionalists," such as Wynton Marsalis, who would like nothing more than to turn back the clock to the "golden years" of jazz of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Or, they are in the less well-known population of the "avant-garde," whose music is innovative and perhaps interesting, but its abandonment of traditional musical forms makes it inaccessible noise to the ears of most people. To me, Leon Parker combines the best of both worlds: his music has a fresh, interesting sound, but it's rooted in rhythmic grooves that make it accessible: it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
Born: August 21, 1965, in White Plains, New York.
Leon Parker consistently shows that less is more by making a great deal of music on a greatly reduced drum set sometimes consisting only of a snare drum, bass drum and a cymbal. Parker started playing drums when he was three and became serious when he was around 11. At 15 he playing in a local youth jazz band, and two years later, he started studying classical percussion. After graduating from high school, Parker moved to New York City, taking lessons with Barry Harris and freelancing ...
Bob Scott: Drummer Bob Scott , the web site where " melody gets some rhythm".
Bob Scott has toured and recorded with: Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Earl Father Hines, Bob Dorough,Margie Baker, Art Pepper, Pharaoh Saunders, Jules Broussard, Jackie King, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks.
Bob Scott has been a professional drummer since he was 14 yrs old.
His parents could not afford to buy drums so Bob made his own drum set out from waste paper baskets, plywood chairs, thermos bottle lids, and tin pie pans nailed on broom sticks for cymbals.
In the 7th grade he joined a garage jazz band and played his drum contraption.
A year later a local music store recognized Bob's nutural ability for drums and encouraged his dad to buy him a real drum set. His dad reluctantly loaned him the money.
Bob got enough gigs to pay back his dad before entering the 9th grade ...