Any other drummers out here, like skin and frame drum players?
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Bobberman
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I played drums for 6 years from 1986 to 1992 just a simple 5 piece set with highhat cymbals etc regular standard sticks ( this was after I tried to give up the trumpet in 86 only to return to it in 2020) but it was fun while it lasted I've also played a keyboard synthesizer starting in 87 off and on until I got a permanent Yamaha keyboard in 2002 which I still have it's my band in a box. But I started drums on an old Yamaha 4 piece then traded it in for a CB700 5 piece set the 5 piece was an upgrade and it served me well until I gave it away to a friend and quit drumming but I have fond memories of jamming with friends and recording those jam sessions I was in my 20s and so full of energy ( maybe too much )
You have quite a story to share sir. Have you had any experience with frame drums like bodhruns aside from the stereotypical drumsets?
jfiedler17
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Yup! (And welcome to the forum, by the way!) I'm an amateur musician/songwriter/producer in my free time and have been a drummer in a handful of (sadly now-defunct) regional bands and also handle nearly all the drum work on my own albums (I've got four up on Bandcamp, my favorite of which I released under the moniker Sleeping Satellites, if you're curious to hear my playing). I also play piano/keyboards/synths, guitar, and bass, but drums are definitely my favorite instrument to play. I'm mainly a drumkit player (and most often play on my own Tama Club Jam kit), though I've played conga and bongo drums as well for the more acoustic/"unplugged"-style gigs I get asked to do. I'm an avid-enough drummer that one of the greatest thrills I've ever had was getting invited by a friend to a private party where it turned out there were literally something like two dozen different drumkits fully set up down in the basement - that in and of itself would have been enough to intrigue me to no end - and, even cooler, Carl Palmer (the drummer for the bands Asia and Emerson, Lake & Palmer) was going around the room trying a bunch of them out that particularly struck his fancy! He's easily one of my favorite drummers of all-time (and one whose records I used to drum along to quite often at home while practicing), so that was a pretty surreal and amazing experience for me and one I'll certainly never forget.
Thank you for the warm welcome guys.
By the way feel free to share your band camp profile and works in this thread.
Thank you for sharing your story.
jfiedler17
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Sure! They can all be found here (Zero Hour is probably my favorite of the four): Jeff Fiedler
Enjoy listening!
Bless your generosity for sharing sir.
Wow @jfiedler17 ... Just played some of your song samples on your page and I'm reminded, we have some pretty talented musicians here at A&M Corner...
--Mr. Bill
--Mr. Bill
jfiedler17
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Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words! That made my day.
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