Grammy win #1 for session drummer Dylan Wissing for his work on Drake’s album Take Care! Wissing played drums on the track “Lord Knows” for the disc, which won the “Best Rap Album” category at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Previously, Wissing…
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Grammy Nod for Drake; “Girl on Fire” Hits Billboard
What a way to close out the year: playing drums on the lead single from Alicia Keys’ Billboard Top 200 #1 charting Girl on Fire, and receiving a Grammy nod for Drake’s Take Care (Best Rap Album)! We’re tracking like…
Nine Month Wrap-Up: Alicia Keys, Fabolous, Failure Club, Europe
It’s been hard to keep up with website updates, with all the stuff that’s been going on around here. We’ve been tracking drums like mad fiends (even had the Rolling Stones’ horn section in recently for a session), finished building…
Six month wrap-up: Grammy nomination w/ Kanye & Jay-Z, on #1 Album “Take Care” w/ Drake, “I Love My B___s” w/ Rick Ross, and a brand new studio!
We’ve barely had time to breathe here at Indie Studio Drummer, so much has happened since August. Here’s a wrap-up of highlights: Our first Grammy-nominated album! Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Platinum-selling and #1 charting disc Watch the Throne is up for…
Playing on Maybach Music Group’s “Self Made,” Billboard #1 R&B/Hip Hop AND #1 Rap Two Weeks in a Row
Indie Studio Drummer on the Billboard charts! Our own Dylan Wissing played drums on the title track to the Maybach Music Group’s “Self Made,” featuring Rick Ross. The album was number #1 for two weeks straight on both the R&B/Hip…
Appearing on “Gossip Girls” with Kanye and Jay-Z, apparently…
Thanks, Musicians Union for the heads-up (several months after the fact, but that’s fine by me)… Apparently the Kanye West / Jay-Z track “Power” I played drums on is prominently featured on the show “Gossip Girls!” If, like everyone here…
Recording for Rick Ross’ New Album
Working once again with studio wizard Ken Lewis and hip hop mega-producer Just Blaze, recording an intense sample recreation for rapper Rick Ross‘ upcoming 2011 release “God Forgives, I Don’t” (Def Jam). Can’t give away the song we’re recreating, but…
Playing on Saigon’s “The Invitation” with Q-Tip & Fatman Scoop
More work with mega-Platinum producer Just Blaze and mega-Grammy-winning engineer Ken Lewis: a sample recreation on rapper/actor Saigon‘s track “The Invitation (feat. Q-Tip & Fatman Scoop)” from his latest album The Greatest Story Never Told on Suburban Noize Records! The…
Working on Common’s New Album
Not sure where this one will end up, but the call just came in to start work on a sample recreation for rapper/actor Common‘s latest release. As is the case with a lot of this work, we’re recreating a funky old-school…
Recording with Josh Charles, brilliant Americana Soul!
Have been in the studio recently with amazing Americana/Soul singer/songwriter Josh Charles and the Stone Ramblers, cutting several new tunes for an upcoming release. Josh has appeared on Good Morning America, the Tavis Smiley Show, CNN, and Voice of America,…
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