Hisham Dahud + Musician in San Francisco, CA

SEEKING

ABOUT

Hisham Dahud is an independent music business professional and musician based in San Francisco, CA.

A wearer of many hats, Hisham is the Project Manager of Fame House, LLC - an artists and labels services company focusing on Digital Strategy, Marketing and Management for the entertainment industry. Fame House's clientele include DJ Shadow, Pretty Lights, David Lynch, Josh Wink, Nat Geo Records, and more.

Hisham is also a freelance music industry journalist with regular contributions to Hypebot - a leading music industry news and technology blog where he discusses topics on the convergence of music and technology, digital marketing strategies, and shares general commentary on the evolving music space. Hisham is also a regular content contributor for the new headphone company, SOL REPUBLIC.

At the core of everything, Hisham is a lifelong musician and lover of all things music.

His artistic fluency rests behind a drum kit, but he is also a multi-instrumentalist music producer spanning across multiple genres of music. He works with a team of musicians, producers and artists of all kinds - steadily building a catalogue of original music that he plans to one day bring to the surface and showcase as his main artistic and business venture.

Screen name:

Hisham Dahud

Member since:

Sep 03 2010

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

12

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Influences

Drummers: Martin Lopez (Opeth), Brann Dailor (Mastodon), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche), Quest Love (The Roots), Ginger Fish (Marilyn Manson), Vinnie Paul (Pantera), Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains), Danny Carrey (Tool), John Freese (Session/A Perfect Circle), Jojo Mayer (Session), John Otto (Limp Bizkit), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), and a few others I'm sure I forgot to mention...

Producers: Nicolay, J Dilla, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician, Kero One, DJ Shadow, Amp Live, Bonobo, Fat Jon, Exile, Hi-Tek, Nujabes, Decompoze, Scott Beaven, among many others...

EQUIPMENT

Production:
Macbook
Reason 5 & Record 1.5
MBox2 w/Protools
KPK Rokit 5s
Blue Yeti Microphone
AKG K240 Studio Headphones
Guild and Epiphone Guitars
Yamaha Fretless Bass
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Drums:
5-Piece Tama Swingstar (Recordings)
5-Piece Pear Export (Gigs)
Zilidjan K Constantinople 22 inch ride
Zilidjan Z Custom 18 inch crashes
Zilidjan K Custom 14 inch hi-hats
Iron Cobra Double Bass Pedal
Pork Pie 13 inch Maple Snare Drum
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MUSIC