Professional drummer for hire. Available for live gigs and touring as well as studio and session work. Many different styles of music including Blues, Rock, Alt, Pop, Country and Jazz. Very comfortable improvising. Major national and international touring experience with multiple bands. Lots of studio experience as drummer, assistant engineer and co-producer. 6+ years working as a luthier. Extensive teaching experience. Reliable personal transportation and top of the line equipment. Endorsed by major brands.
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Write a reviewPrice range: $100 and up
Languages: English, German
Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes
Very professional and detail oriented, learns and memorizes songs quickly. Always prepared appropriately for the given show/venue. Gear and wardrobe for every situation, whether it be a wedding, club date, or festival. Very organized, trained in advanced guitar repair, good driver.
14 years of drumming experience playing in dozens of groups of varying styles. Currently the touring drummer for international country singer Jessica Lynn in addition to NYC based rock band Kyle Duke and the Brown Bag Boys. Broke into the touring scene with the blues rock group Little Tower (formerly the Hoochie Coochie Men). Freelancing around New England frequently in the studio and on stage with various artist.
Always looking for new opportunities and to fill in spaces with my current schedule.
For more information check out my website, facebook page and instagram, all are Brian Duke Music.
Endorsed by RCI Starlite International Drums, Vater Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads, Cympad, Snareweight, TASCAM, Telefunken, SKB and Reunion Blues. Thanks to the terms of my drum endorsement I can back-line other companies drums, however I use my own kits whenever possible. For most performances I require a monitor, I also ask for convenient parking to be provided or available when I am providing my own kit.
My gear is as follows:
Kits are 12x9 tom , 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms, 24x14 kick, 14x5.5 snare; 14x10 tom, 16x16 and 18x16 floor toms, 26x14 kick, 14x5.5 snare. depending on venue/style of music I use the larger or smaller kit with one or two floor toms and occasionally a Ludwig LM402 was a side snare. Both kits use Gibraltar 8700 hardware with Ludwig Speed King bass drum pedals. Smaller kit is outfitted with Zildjian A series, 14" new beat hi-hats, 16" and 18" crashes, and 21" sweet ride. Larger kit is outfitted with Paiste 2002 series, 15" sound edge hi-hats, 18" and 20" medium crashes, and 24" ride. All heads are Remo. Drum sticks are Vater Manhattan 7As or Fusion based on the occasion. Cases are a combination of SKB, Reunion Blues and Protection Racktet.
Saturday
LT @ Wedding
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday
LT @ Wedding
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
LT @ Palaia Winery
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday
BBB @ Fat Baby
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
BBB @ The Pinch
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday
BBB @ Silvana
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Summer Jubilee
12:00pm - 9:00pm
Typically I play Blues, Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Funk, or Jazz
I can also play Pop, Folk, Alt, and many more styles
Led Zeppelin
Allman Brothers Band
Cream
Jimi Hendrix
John Bonham
Butch Trucks
Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa
Steve Gadd
Mitch Mitchell
Ginger Baker
7 foot by 5 foot area to set up when I am providing my own kit
house kit with 22" or 24" kick, 12" or 13" tom, 14" or 16" or 18" floor tom(one or two depending on gig), snare stand, hi-hat stand, 2 straight cymbal stands, 1 boom cymbal stand, throne, rug
floor monitor
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