SEEKING
Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Other, Trombone.ABOUT
I am a young(18 years old)musician with years of drumming experience.I took lessons for 4 years and have played with my school's national champion marching band,our concert band,and our jazz band,in all of which I was a percussionist.I also have experience playing guitar(electric and acoustic)as well as some piano(mainly things by ear.)I won the Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence from the Marine Corps my senior year,which is an award given to a student for outstanding musical performance,leadership,and solo performance.The award is given to 15,000 high school seniors across the country each year,and is something that the student's band director has to nominate them for.I continue to practice on my own set every day,and I spend a lot of my time learning from other drummers on how I can improve as a drummer in terms of setup and maintenance of my kit,tuning of my drums,and of course playing as well.
- Screen name:
- benlen17
- Member since:
- Nov 12 2013
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 9
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Days
Influences
Travis Barker, Tony Royster Jr., Thomas Pridgen, Dave Grohl, John Bonham, Josh Freese, Atom Willard, Cobus Potgieter, Jared Falk, Taylor Hawkins, Ilan Rubin, Chad Smith, Hannah Ford, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Tommy Igoe, Dave Weckl, Don Lombardi, Vic Firth, Andy Hurley, etc.
EQUIPMENT
Sonor 4 Piece Force 3007 maple kit including 22x20 bass drum,10x8 & 12x10 rack toms(I only really use the 10x8),and 16x14 floor tom.Mapex Black Widow 14x5 maple snare drum.Heads are mostly Remo.Mix of different hardware I have accumulated, all in good condition. All cymbals are Zildjian.Pair of A Custom 14" hi-hats, 16" and 18" A Custom crashes,10" A Custom Splash,18" A Custom China, 8" Avedis fast splash, and 20" medium ride. Mapex Falcon Double Bass Pedal. I also have 2 other snares, the Sonor Force 3007 that came with the kit,14x5.5, and a Pearl Limited Edition,14x5.5.
