Are you looking for a simple, affordable way to get real acoustic drums performed on your project? I’ve played the drums my whole life and have years of experience recording and performing live in a wide range of musical styles. I practice regularly to keep my playing sharp and I take immense pride in nailing the perfect feel for every song I record, with every note placed just right. Styles I can play well include, but are not limited to the following:
*Indie Rock
*Country
*Rock
*Metal (including double kick)
*Alternative
*Funk
*Hip-hop
*Progressive
*Pop
*Punk
*Jazz (Straight ahead, Smooth, Nu, Latin etc)
How does it work?
In short, you send me your tracks in some form, I record the drum parts at my state-of-the-art, purpose built drum recording studio and send the recording back to you for final assembly. I can send just dry stems of all the drum mics for total mixing flexibility on your end or I can also include mixed and processed drum stems and drum bus tracks.
Start by giving me an email at dustin at dustincassidy dot com to tell me a bit about your track or tracks. You can send tracks to me in the following forms:
*A demo recording of your track with sequenced drums or roughly performed real drums
*A recording of the track without drums at all but featuring the final form you want the song to have with drums and some indication of when the drums come in and out and mention of the playing style you’re after
*A chart with traditional drum notation written out
*Talk to me if you don’t have any of these, we can work something out
Pricing:
$100 per standard track (up to 6 minutes)
$150 for highly complex tracks (up to 6 minutes)
$200 for standard tracks between 6 and 15 minutes
$250 for highly complex tracks between 6 and 15 minutes
Turnaround time: 3~4 days
Expedited turnaround: next day ($100 additional)
Drum mixing, processing and drum bus tracks: Additional $50
Special reel to reel drum bus dub downs: Additional $50
*Everything includes separate drum mic stems and one redo if requested
Enjoy the following examples of my drum recordings. Some are processed and some are fairly dry. Sometimes the drums are open and ringy, which some people love and some people hate. Sometimes they are tuned high and sometimes low. Tell me what YOU like and I’ll choose the right drums and tuning for what you’re after.
