Mike Berbano + Musician in Vienna, VA

ABOUT

Email: mike_bando (at) hot mail (dot) com

I do drums.
I don't do drama, nor drugs nor drinking.

Brief Bio:
Throughout my early elementary school days, I have always had an urge to drum on everything from pots & pans to pillows, desks, tables, etc.
I've been playing drums since 3rd grade but didn't get my first snaredrum + hihat until 5th grade. Back then "Wipeout" was my first fave drum jam (now my son plays it):
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I joined elementary school band in 5th grade and continued into 6th. In middle school I played snare with marching and symphonic school bands, following on into 4 years of high school as well.
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I continued playing drums as a hobby throughout my college years and began an interest in electronic drums as well.

After college, I began playing in Asian (Vietnamese /Filipino) bands and ultimately in a few American bands.
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Screen name:

Mike Berbano

Member since:

Sep 26 2008

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Moderately Committed

Years playing music:

25

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Pro Drummers: Jeff Porcoro, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Coliuta, Omar Hakim, Steve Smith, Paul Wertico, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, Thomas Pridgen, Chad Smith, Chad Wackerman, Chris Coleman.

Instrument experience:

Drums:

Moderate

Other Percussion:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Electronic Custom Kit: Roland V-Drum TD-25 (SOLD) w Trigit & PinTech Acoustic Triggers on Mesh Acoustic kit, Akai MPC2000 drum sampler sound module, Drumkat v2.5 MIDI controller, Alesis Sample Pad Pro, ACUPads electro-acoustic drum pads (SOLD).

Acoustic Drum Kits:
Tama Starclassic Performer 6 Pc Bubinga/Birch/Natural Tigerwood shell-pack (SOLD) w/ Black Mapex 800 series Hardware -- 22/16/14/14-S/12/10

Meinl Classic Custom Dark Cymbal set: 14" hats, 16" + 18" Crash, 20" ride.

Demo (my son's solo):
https://youtu.be/H6PBzHTjoYE

Pearl Export Series '92 (Deep Atlantic Blue) Electro-Acoustic w Roland TD-25 (SOLD) -
upgraded to Black NOB Tube Lugs & DSS suspension mounts (4 toms).
Pearl Export Steel 6.5 X 14 Snare drum upgraded w Gibralter 42 strand snare wires, internal snare Sennheiser mic mounted via May Drum Mic system, NOB tube lugs, NOB Die Cast hoops, blue metallic shell wrap, 300 mil Evans snareside head, Evans Hybrid Coated Batter head.
Reg Toms 8/10/12/13".

16" floor tom now converted to kik drum via Pearl Jungle conversion hardware kit with added top dual tom mount holder:
https://youtu.be/WXkIscTKb8k

House Jammin w the Bebop Kit
https://youtu.be/1aebAPHpS6w

Yamaha double kik pedal.
Mapex 800 Series Hardware, black NOC.
HiHats: 14" Meinl HCS bottom + 14" Zildjian A Mastersound bottom.

All drums above (except maple snare) have internal Mics installed.
Export demo/ upgrades:
http://youtu.be/4H25RSNa39o

DW5000 single kik pedal.
DW5000 HiHat stand 2 leg.
Hihats: 14" Sabian HHX Dave Weckl Signature HiHat bottom + Meinl Custom Dark Hi-Hat Bottom (on-top).
Crash: 16" Zildjian A.
Ride: 20" Medium Paiste Alpha.

Misc Percussion: cowbells, tambourine, bar chimes, tubano, cajon.

Audio gear:
StageScape MD/20 channel Digital Mixer
Behringer 1202 mixer.
Peavey RBN 112 active loudspeakers pr
EV EKX15SP Subwoofer
Effects/processing: Alesis Q2 Quadraverb.

External mics:
Birch + Maple Snare drum mics: Shure SM57/Audix I-5.
HiHat + Overhead Cymbal mics: Audix F-15.

Internal Drum Mics:
AKG D112 and Shure Beta-52 (one each model kik drums + D112 on 13" Tom).
Inside the Pearl Export only:
Pearl chrome snare & 8" tom: Sennheiser 204.
10" Tom: Audio Technica ATM-125.
12" Tom: Audix D-6.

MUSIC