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Doug
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I started playing the drums at age nine and
my first set of drums was pots, pans and Tupperware. I played in the
concert band in elementary school, played in the concert and jazz
band in junior high and in high school I played in the concert band,
jazz band, marching band, jazz and show choirs and an original/cover
band called Equinox that did fairly well for a high school band. We
played the immortal Ranch House!!! as well as did some recording of
original material. Now, the post high school years:
Nobody's Children - Original band
Flicks - Original band. One tape released
Easy Money - Top 40
Ernesto Lugo Big Band- Big Band jazz
Hipsocket - Rhythm and Blues cover band
Andrea Bates - Jazz standards and older top 40
Fixation - Original rock. One CD released
And countless opportunities to fill in for one shot gigs.
Attended Berklee college of Music from 1986-87
Graduated from Bridgewater State College in 1995 with a Bachelor of
Arts in Music. Played in The Bridgewater College Jazz Band for two
years.
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My musical tastes are, for the most part, late 60's early 70's I
do listen to some current bands but most of them have been around for
ten years already. Some of the rock bands and/or solo artist's that I
really dig are:
Grand Funk Railroad, Jimi Hendrix, MC5, Mountain, Love, Motorhead, The
Beatles, The original Alice Cooper Band, Rush, Crack The Sky, Husker Du,
Juliana Hatfield, Bryan Maclean, Arthur Lee, Pat Travers, Black Oak
Arkansas, Steppenwolf, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Mark Farner,
Bloodrock, West, Bruce and Laing, Wayne Kramer, Saxon, Tank and Thin
Lizzy. There are so many more that if I listed them all it would take up
3 pages. Of course I can't forget about Jazz:
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Bill Evans, Clifford Brown/Max Roach, George
Russell, Miles Davis Quintet, Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington.
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Most influential
drummers:
Don Brewer - Grand Funk Railroad
Joe Morello- Dave Brubeck Quartet
Neil Peart - Rush
John DiSanto - Friend and teacher
Tommy Aldridge - Numerous bands
Mitch Mitchell - Jimi Hendrix Experience
Ian Paice - Deep Purple
Other Drummers I like:
Neal Smith - Alice Cooper
Bill Ward - Black Sabbath
Buddy Rich
Max Roach
Carl Canedy - The Rods
Paul Motian - Bill Evans
Bill Bruford
Phil Taylor - Motorhead
Pete Gill - Saxon,Motorhead
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