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The following are highlights from my rotating collection:
GP Cymbal Archive
15 reflector 2002 3
15 reflector 2002 4
15 404 heavy
15 dimensions power hihats
15 reflector 2002 2
15 reflector 2002
18 Masterwork Pera
22 sound creation nd dark china
22 Paiste 2002 Heavy Ride
40s Zildjian 15 Flanged Hi hats
40s Zildjian Flanged Hi hats
60s Zildjian Sizzle
70s 18 Hollow Logo Zildjian
80s Paiste 505 Heavy Ride
80s Zildjian Impulse China
80s Zildjian Impulse Hihats
80s Zildjian Thin Crash
Agop Signature Hihats
Zildjian Canadian K
Azuka 4
Azuka 5
Azuka 6
Azuka 7
Azuka 8
Azuka 9
black label 2 20 2002
Black Paiste Visions 20 Crash
Early Sabian H H Sizzle Hats
Early Sabian UFIP Percussion Pad 2
Early Sabian UFIP Percussion Pad
Early Zildjian New Beat
evo 2
evo 3
evo 4
evo 5
evo
Hand Hammered Vintage Zildjian 22A
Istanbul 19 Mel Lewis Crash Ride
Istanbul Agop Mel Lewis Hihats
Masterwork Buzin Madness Crash
Masterwork Buzin Vintage Crash
Masterwork Jazz Master 20 Crash Ride
Masterwork Meritamon Series
Masterwork Natural Series
Masterwork Ponthus 2
Masterwork Ponthus
Masterwork Surmene
No longer made 24 Zildjian Ping Ride
Old school Paiste 22 GREEN Rude
Original K Custom 22
Original Late 70s Zildjian ROCK 21
Original Paiste 80s RUDE
Original Paiste Sound Formula 20 Power Ride
Original Paiste Sound Formula 20 Thin China
Original Paiste Sound Formula Med Heavy Hi hats 2
Original Paiste Sound Formula Med Heavy Hi hats
Original Zildjian HEX Z Ride
Paiste 13 later Sound Formula Med Heavy hats
Paiste 18 NOVO Prototype
Paiste 2002 Black Label 15 Sound Edge Bonham reissue
Paiste Blue 602 Heavy Flat Ride
Paiste Color sound Hi hats
Paiste Dark Energy 22 Ride
Paiste Dark Energy Prototype
Paiste Dimensions 18 Dry Ride
Paiste Dimensions 22 Med Heavy Wild Ride
Paiste Dimensions Power Bell Ride
Paiste Dry Dark Ride
Paiste Razor Thin Prototype
Paiste Signature Flat Ride No longer made
Paiste Sig Sound Formula 14 Crystal Crash
Paiste Sound Creation 20 Bell Ride 2
Paiste Sound Creation 20 Bell Ride
Paiste Sound Creation 22 Dark Ride
Paiste Sound Creation Mellow Ride 20
Paiste Sound Creation Short Crash
Paragon 19 China
Pre split Istanbul Hats
Rare 70s A Zildjian & Cie 22 China
Rare Paiste 20 Prototype China
Rare Paiste 22 China Prototype
Rare Paiste 22 Signature Rough Ride
Rare Paiste 2002 Reflector 22 China
Rare Paiste 2002 18 Medium REFLECTOR
Rare Paiste Dragon Prototype 2
Rare Paiste Prototype Signature Reflector MELLOW Crash
Rare Paiste r Dragon Prototype16
Rare Paiste Signature 22 Thin China
Rare Paiste Signature Heavy Bell Ride
Rare Paiste Thin lathe 24 China Prototype
Rare Sabian David Garibaldi 21 Jam Master Ride
Rare Sabian Ed Thigpen Crystal Ride
Rare Zildjian Platinum 22 China PANG
Sabian 20th Anniversary Thin Crash 2
Sabian 20th Anniversary Thin Crash
Sabian HH 22 Chinese
Sabian Evolution Ozone 18
Sabian HH 22 Raw Dry Ride
Sabian HH DUO Ride
Sabian HH Manhattan Ride 20
Sabian Jojo Mayer 21 Fierce Ride
Teri Lyne Carringtons Zildjian Ride
The famous Mein l Dragon
Wuhan SPIZZ 2
Wuhan SPIZZ
Zanki UFIP Hi hats
Zildjian 14 Remix Crash
Zildjian 21 Special Dry Ride
Zildjian AZUKA Timbale Cymbal
Zildjian Brilliant K 20 Crash Ride
Zildjian Brilliant K Z Mac
Zildjian Constantinople
Zildjian Constantinople Light Ride
Zildjian EAK 22 Flat Ride
Zildjian EAK Ride
Zildjian Istanbul K 18
Zildjian Istanbul K 18
Zildjian Istanbul K Hihats
Zildjian K Constantinople 22 Medium Thin Low
Zildjian K Custom Left Side Ride
Zildjian K Gadd Session 18 Ride
Zildjian K Gadd Session Crash
Zildjian K Gadd Session Hats
Zildjian STAR Hammered Z Ride 20
15 ufip abex
16 protochina
17 dark proto crash
18 Sabian Viennese
18 Sound Creation Dark
18 Ufip Tiger China
19 greatest zildjian ever
19 Sabian Tony
Verderossa Ride
2 dark protos
20 Dark Proto
20 Presplit Istanbul
Dark Crash
20 Rude Flat Ride
20 Sabian HH French
custom 18 encore ride
2002 18 flat ride
21 Vintage Istanbul K w rivets
22 Dejohnette Encore Flat Ride
22 minibell proto
22 minibell proto2
22 Paiste blue 602
22 paste colorsound
22 Rude China
22 Sabian raw ride
22 very full proto
22 proto like traditional
22 proto like traditional 2
28 inch Ufip Slingerland Gong
badass ride
badass ride 2
Bulgarian Zildjian
Zildjivram
Bulgarian Zildjian
Zildjivram 2
burnt proto
crazy wavy proto
crazy wavy proto 2
Flat proto china
heavy hammered
proto crash
Mars paiste proto
Paiste 18 Rude
Flat Ride
constantinople
Paiste Ride
paiste proto ride
paiste proto ride2
Paiste Sound Creation
20 Dark Crash
rare 15
sound creation
rare 22 proto
Sabian Larry
Londin Ride
set of orig Sabian
dejohnettes
set of protos
set of Radias
trilathe china
proto
trilathe china
proto 2
ufip abraxis
quick beats
UFIP Dynastar hats
 
 
Zildjian Canadian K2
Zildjian Zirco splash


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I love laying down simple grooves in the seven member band Artichoke, but there's a certain freedom that comes with playing in a small group. And I couldn't get much smaller than 2 and still call it a group. So I've been working on my own project of duets that involve the drumset and one other instrument. This tune,"Something Like," and video are the first of hopefully several of my duets. This one is vocals and drums.

The rhythm I chose is loosely based on a samba however I wanted to see if I could stretch out of the latin or latin jazz genre. And that is exactly why I asked indie rocker Liz Whitman (of Kiddo fame) to join me on this one. She sang a simple jump-rope-like melody and I said "That's it. Perfect."

It's live (although there is one vocal overdub) and we took two takes (thanks to Dave at Scorpio Studio in Cleveland, OH.) We liked take #1 the best.

My brush technique on this track is not exactly traditional. And that is the point. I wanted to take a simple idea (the kick pattern of a samba) and stretch it into something else.