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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Indie Studio Drummer’s Dylan Wissing on Modern Drummer’s Home Page
It’s the world’s most widely-read drum magazine – and the home page at www.moderndrummer.com features our very own Dylan Wissing this week! Pretty damn exciting news in these quarters…
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Playing drums for Glee, “The Living Years”
Working with Grammy-nominated producer Tommy Faragher on the song “The Living Years” for the show Glee, which airs tonight. At the end of the day, we’re not sure which parts from Indie Studio Drummer ended up on the final version …
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Drumming Weekly on BET’s “Master of the Mix” with Just Blaze, and a personal story
Recently cut drums and percussion for the theme song to BET’s “Master of the Mix,” featuring the one and only producer Just Blaze (Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, a zillion others). The track called for funky 70s drumming (my favorite, I must …
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