My friend Ryan is a drummer. He wants to get into recording/collaborating on the internet or in a real band. He's currently unemployed and almost homeless, living in a friend's shed.
I'm trying to help him out a little, but I told him he needs to get a job so he can afford all the stuff necessary to do home recording and weborating.
He recently spent a couple hundred bucks to have himself recorded at a studio in Durham. He was there for over 2 hours and is disappointed that all the guy gave him was about 5 minutes of clips from his various performances. I stitched the 5 seperate mp3s together into one 5:20 solo and helped him create a soundclick page to load that up to.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1322626
He sounds pretty good to me, but I'm no drummer. He also has several full songs he wrote and recorded at home (using loops and live recordings) that I'll be uploading when he brings them over.
I hope to get him to record some real drums for a song or 2 of mine someday, but I'm also unequipped for recording a drummer, being limited to 2 inputs with my Saffire.
So, is he any good?

57Gregy
My friend Ryan is a drummer. He's currently unemployed and almost homeless, living in a friend's shed.

And this is different from other drummers how?
 
(Ok, ok!  Good luck to him and all that.  )

craigb

57Gregy
My friend Ryan is a drummer. He's currently unemployed and almost homeless, living in a friend's shed.

And this is different from other drummers how?
 
(Ok, ok!  Good luck to him and all that.  )

He has yet to master the Am note.

57Gregy
He has yet to master the Am note.

Very few have.

57Gregy
My friend Ryan is a drummer. He wants to get into recording/collaborating on the internet or in a real band. He's currently unemployed and almost homeless, living in a friend's shed.
I'm trying to help him out a little, but I told him he needs to get a job so he can afford all the stuff necessary to do home recording and weborating.
He recently spent a couple hundred bucks to have himself recorded at a studio in Durham. He was there for over 2 hours and is disappointed that all the guy gave him was about 5 minutes of clips from his various performances. I stitched the 5 seperate mp3s together into one 5:20 solo and helped him create a soundclick page to load that up to.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1322626
He sounds pretty good to me, but I'm no drummer. He also has several full songs he wrote and recorded at home (using loops and live recordings) that I'll be uploading when he brings them over.
I hope to get him to record some real drums for a song or 2 of mine someday, but I'm also unequipped for recording a drummer, being limited to 2 inputs with my Saffire.
So, is he any good?

Yeah he's good (Damn Good!)
Nice and smooth, even attack and solid timing.
As we all know, making music your primary job is a looooong harrrrd road. Not much money for 98% of musicians.
I know a boat load of musicians that are of pro quality and have a great talent. They even play out every night including clubs in Atlantic City, New York city and Philly.
They ALL have full time jobs to make a living and only play music for the love of playing music.
 
Mike 

craigb

57Gregy
My friend Ryan is a drummer. He's currently unemployed and almost homeless, living in a friend's shed.

And this is different from other drummers how?
 
(Ok, ok!  Good luck to him and all that.  )

HEY!!!!
 
 
 
Mike

Just another thought...
How old is he and does he have 'the look'?
 
I know of more 'unknown musicians' who are Way better then what you hear as pro's today.
 
Basically you have to be marketable not so much talented.
 
Sad but true.
He really should consider learning a trade and keep playing music as much as possible.
Who knows, he may just get lucky.
Persistence pays off sometimes.
 
Mike
 

I am not a double bass drum player so it's probably not fair for me to be hyper-critical of the double bass drum stuff ... and most of what you patched together was built abound double bass drum licks but, I will say his double bass drum playing is probably adequate.  I do go out to see a lot of bands and the expectation wrt double bass drum work is a lot higher than it was back in the late 80's.
 
Wrt the single bass drum work that pops up a couple of times (starting at 2:44 in particular) there is some timing/tempo weirdness going on that is not very flattering.   

I like my double bass to not be so 'quantized', it gives it that nice human feel.
But I personally didn't feel anything that made me go "WOAH!" WTH was that?
 
I'm no pro but I have been playing 36 years-ish and this guy is far from un-talented.
 
I know you never said anything like that Quantum, this was not a full response to your post.
I'm just saying, that's all.
Just my opinion.
 
Mike

Granted ... far from un-talented.  I guess I came across a bit harsher then I intended. 
 
In the right situation (maybe 80's influenced metal?) he definitely has a lot to offer.
 
Edit: added the word "from" for coherence.