Dr Fever + Musician in Niles, OH

ABOUT

04.30.2023 - Committed to gigging band - not currently seeking a band. Thank you.

- Current drummer for Glass Alice
- Current rotation drummer for Grace Fellowship Church (Niles, OH)
- Former drummer for The Party Train.
- Former drummer for Bombshell Band.
- Former drummer for (the new) Party Train
- Former drummer (11 yrs) for local United Methodist Church (Cortland, OH)

- Currently playing rotating Saturdays & Sundays with a pretty good church band (contemporary Christian music).

* I can play most genres, but prefer playing - rock, modern rock, dance, hip hop, alternative
* Full disclosure - I don't know very many country songs.
* I live in the Youngstown / Warren / Niles area. Willing to travel as far as Akron, Canton, Cleveland. Sorry, but Pittsburgh is a little too far.

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Screen name:

Dr Fever

Member since:

Dec 11 2008

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

35

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Neil Peart
Buddy Rich
Todd Sucherman
Thomas Lang
Tony Royster Jr
Aquiles Priester

Instrument experience:

Drums:

Moderate

Other Percussion:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

8 piece drum kit
- 8" tom
- 10" tom
- 12" tom
- 13" tom
- 16" floor tom
- 18" floor tom
- 20' Pancake Gong Bass (dw)
- 14" snare (Yamaha), 13" snare (dw), 10" snare (Pearl)
- 22" bass (w/ double-bass petal)
- 3 crash cymbals (Zildjian)
- 2 splash cymbals (Zildjian)
- 1 China "Trash" cymbal (Zildjian)
- 22" ride cymbal (Sabian Paragon)
- 1 set 13" hi-hats (Sabian Paragon)
- cowbell (Latin Percussion)
- tambourine (Latin Percussion)

Pics of kit in pic section. Normally don't use entire kit for gigs...it's just too much to haul, and it won't all fit in my SUV anyway.

Also have Roland V-Drums electronic kit w/ 200 watt drum amp. This is mainly used for practicing...not gigging.

Sticks used (depending on gig)...
- Pro Mark - Rock 747 (usually nylon tip, sometimes wood)
- Vic Firth - Buddy Rich Signature Series (wood tip)

MUSIC