DRUMS AND PERCUSSION

PROFESSIONAL DRUM TRACKS

Sean offers an online drum tracking service, where you send your songs to Sean, and he sends back the drum tracks recorded in a high quality studio. Now your songs can benefit from the professional sound and human feel, groove, and energy that only a pro drummer in a pro studio can deliver.

DW Artist Sean Shannon has over 30 years of studio and world touring experience to make your projects sound pro. You can request a quote here, and send the songs to mixingtheband@gmail.com.

Man, you drummers that can groove that hard to a click are alien! From another planet! ~Malcolm Springer 

Sean on drums with Molly Hatchet

Sean’s drumming history includes international touring and recording acts Molly Hatchet, Pat Travers, Brian Howe’s Bad company, Outbound Road, Rob Rock, and Les Dudek.

Other than Tommy Aldridge, Sean is my favorite drummer you have had in the Pat Travers Band……..Would love to see him back in the PTB… ~Paul Broderick

Sean uses DW Drums, pedals, and hardware and Zildjian cymbals, and records his kit through his Amek console and rack gear in his customized studio. The final drum tracks can be sent to you as individual tracks ready for import into your DAW, or can be pre-mixed for you.

If you are using a drum playback program like EZ Drummer or Superior Drummer, Sean can send you a MIDI track.  (This is great for metal and allows you to pick your kit sound and easily update parts). Sean can make MIDI tracks from the tracks he records with his DW kit to give you both the real kit and MIDI tracks, or he can use his Roland V-Drums.

Note: If you have a drum part you’d like to replace, or an idea drum track, send that for reference along with any notes about what you are trying to get out of the track. Sean can create a drum part that works for the song and fits your vision with real drums and/or percussion.

Sean on drums with Outbound Road

CUSTOM DRUM OR PERCUSSION TRACKS FOR YOUR SONG

You get customized drum and/or percussion tracks for your song delivered to your email. You can choose:

  • Individual drum tracks
  • The mixed drum kit as a stereo wave
  • A MIDI track
  • Both MIDI and acoustic drum tracks

If you have ordered mixing and mastering, you can also have your songs mixed and mastered by Sean with the new drum tracks in the mix.

Playing with Sean is like an old pair of sweats – it just feels good! ~Pat Travers

What You Send to Sean for Drum Tracking:

  • A stereo wave or mp3 of the song with tempo, or
  • Individual tracks for the session as wave files, or
  • The Pro Tools session with audio files.
  • Please send any charts, notes, or scratch parts that may be helpful

When preparing songs, make sure all wave files start at your session’s start time. Your new drum tracks will have the same start time for easy import and alignment in your session.

If you have sketched out an idea drum track or have a scratch track already down for drums, send that as well, or include those tracks in the session file when you upload it.

Sean on drums with the Pat Travers Band

What You Can Expect:

Multi-track wave files including:

  • Tracks for individual close mics
  • Inside and outside (DW Woofer Drum) kick mics
  • Top and bottom snare mics
  • Stereo overheads
  • Room mic(s)
  • 24 bit wave files
  • A MIDI track if requested
  • A stereo mix of the drums if requested
Sean tracking drums in the studio

What Sean uses:

  • DW Drums, Pedals, and Hardware
  • Avedis Zildjian cymbals
  • Roland V-Drums
  • Assorted percussion
  • Assorted snare drums
  • Pro Tools HDX
  • Assorted drum instrument and triggering software
  • Ribbon, condenser, and dynamic microphones
  • Amek console and studio rack gear

Please contact Sean for a quote for studio drum tracks for your music HERE.

Sean on drums with Molly Hatchet

You really know how to make the kit sing! ~Les Dudek

PROFESSIONAL TOURING DRUMS

Sean is an experienced world touring drummer and is a former member of Molly Hatchet, the Pat Travers Band, Brian Howe’s Bad Co., and Outbound Road, among others.

Please direct touring offers to Sean at MixingTheBand@gmail.com.