robbiehamilton
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Attended University of North Texas from 1997-2001 and various other learning institutes.

“I graduated Lexington High School in 1997 to go straight to UNT majoring in Music Education. I spent the better part of a year in 1999 up in Boston doing Drum and Bugle Corps playing snare. I came back to Dallas to join various other bands, tour, and record several other CDs. After 2 more years of playing out and trying to get the most out of school, I decided to try my luck at home. I have acquired many bands and experiences from SC. I just recently moved to Denton, Texas to try further my career in a larger scene."

Hobbies: video games, reading, sleeping, writing for my solo project, random “useless” information

Inspiration: silence, letting the mind wander

Quotes: “Less is more.” -Robert Browning

“The person who stands up and says, ‘this is stupid,’ either is asked to behave, or worse, is greeted with a cheerful ‘Yes, we know! Isn't it terrific!?’” -Frank Zappa

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” -Friedrich Nietzsche

Pet Peeve: It would have to be a tie between misdirected hostility and arrogance in information.

Screen name:
robbiehamilton
Member since:
May 08 2005
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Moderately Committed
Years playing music:
25
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

Drumming influences: Vinnie Colaiuta, Marco Minnemann, Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl, David Garibaldi, Giovanni Hidalgo, Terry Bozzio, Mongo Santamaria, Jojo Mayer, Steve Gadd, Chad Wackerman, Dennis Chambers, Virgil Donati, Danny Carrey, Tito Puente, Mike Portnoy, Jeff Porcaro, Rod Morgenstein, Elvin Jones, Drum Corps International

Musical influences: Frank Zappa, Planet X, Children of Bodom, Warmen, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, OSI, Michel Camilo, Steve Vai, Debussy, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Buddy Rich Big Band, Screaming Headless Torsos, Fishbone, Munequitos de Matanzas, Mozart, James Brown, Eddie Palmieri, The Tubes, George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars, J.S. Bach, Tower of Power, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Amoco Renegades, video game music, Drum Corps International

Instrument experience:

Background Singer:
Moderate
Other Percussion:
Moderate
Drums:
Moderate
Vocalist - Tenor:
Intermediate
Vocalist - Bass:
Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Mapex drums, Istanbul cymbals, UFIP cymbals, Wuhan cymbals, Axis pedals, Latin Percussion, Remo drumheads, DDrum technology, and Vater drumsticks.

MUSIC