Dan Needham: Tour of the Drum Kit / Equipment Selection

RECORDING TIPS FROM THE PROS
Featuring Nashville Producer and Session Drummer: Dan Needham
With progress of technology, drummers of all ages are now recording professional sounding drum tracks, whether they have access to multi-million dollar studios or simple home-based recording setups! No matter what level you're at, every drummer can benefit from from the pros who have learned valuable lessons in the studio!
This new series of videos will cover all types of situations -- from studio demo sessions to movie soundtrack recording to web-based videos for training. Over the next several months, we'll go behind the scenes with a number of Vic Firth artists to talk about recording gear, microphone placement, drum/head/cymbal selection -- and learn tricks on laying down the perfect track!
For more great videos in this series, go to:
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ABOUT DAN NEEDHAM:
Dan Needham was born and raised in up state New York in the town of Newark Valley just north of Binghamton. Both parents being musicians, he grew up in and around music and musicians. His father, a drummer, influenced Dan to pursue the drums at an early age.
Today, Dan is recognized in Nashville as a top up and coming session and live drummer. At age twenty-six, he had already amassed an impressive line of credits including; Michael McDonald, Vanessa Williams, Amy Grant, K T Oslin, as well as many gospel artists like Charlie Peacock, Petra, Carman, Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, and Point of Grace just to name a few.
Besides being in the studio, Dan has appeared on several nationally syndicated television shows including Regis & Kathy-Lee and the Pat Boone Show.
Dan's main focus is, however, a band he was a part of for about a year called One World Movement. It is an all-star band comprised of producer/bassist Tommy Sims (Michael Bolton, Michael McDonald, Bruce Springsteen, wrote Eric Clapton hit Change the World), guitarist/vocalist Chris Rodrigues (Amy Grant, Shania Twain, Kenny Loggins, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire), and keyboardist Marc Harris (Be Be Winans, Whitney Houston, Trey Lorenze). It is a pop/R&B band that has a very bright and promising future in pop radio.

[@ChrisBakerDrummer]

Thanks VF for posting more of these Dan Needham videos... so cool to get his insight about the process & his gear. Great advice about "mixing yourself live", too. So very true.

[@cicelybrown6949]

I absolutely love you Dan it's cicely I'm watching your video right now

[@thomasdeisler6009]

Wow, great Video! Very useful Info! Love the Paiste Series

[@gmdrummerboy]

Great vid. Studio sound is a different animal.

[@troynelsondrums]

can i have one of them ride cymbals

[@DrumBehm]

Thanks for the great Video!

[@Takes680]

Only problem is most people dont gave 25 snare drums but i guess being a pro has its percs

[@CalTalbot]

Good Lord, do you own all of those snare drums???

[@terrydrums]

Variates?

[@DezeDrummer]

30 (!!!!!!) Snares? No problem :D

[@emilshere]

how do you get to the point where you are getting enough work to afford 50 drumsets. Aside from being great i mean!