DRUMMER CAFE

Next week I'll be traveling to Colorado to record an album with Drummer Cafe member Larry Lawless.

Larry has been preparing for this recording for well over a year now, so its very exciting to see this all come to fruition.

The basic concept is that Larry has brought together 5 percussionists, including himself, each contributing two compositions for this unique percussion ensemble recording. We will be converging on Boulder, CO on July 15 for an intense week of rehearsals and recording.

You can find out more about this project, as well as read Larry's weblog as he documents the process, by visiting his website at:

I'm honored to be a part of this ensemble's recording project and look forward to making some music with an all percussion band!

I had fun hanging out with all my new percussion colleagues last week. Looking forward to hearing the final mix for the CD.

We stayed on schedule throughout the week with exception to the last day of recording. We did not get to finish my tune "Hevy Revy", which is still lacking the drum tracks. The decision was made for me to track the drums here at my studio, which I'll do as soon as I receive the files from the engineer.

I'm assuming that the CD will be available in the fall of 2006. Lawless Percussion is a supporter of the Drummer Cafe, so the CD will be available here!

I've posted a clip on MySpace of my composition "Hevy Revy" on which I played drums. Because of time constraints, I actually recorded the drums at my home studio, so you are hearing my FIBES kit with the Yamaha Bamboo Snare drum.

Lawless Percussion & Jazz Ensemble has a MySpace page as well now. Larry posted one of his compositions "Doctor and the Deacon" which I'm again playing drums.

Check them out!