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A boy named Gaz

I'm Learning to live...

About Me

I am a happy go lucky person with a wide open mind. I experience life as it happens and have a love for listening to and making music.
The only thing I look for in people in honesty... People who actually give a shit. There's too many people who appear this way, but it never lasts. You can get through anything with genuine friends and family around you.
As a fully qualified drum teacher (IDS), I managed a drum school in Birmingham UK, before playing for a number of local bands/artistes.
My current set-up, is a Tama Starclassic Maple custom kit in marine fade and with the black lugs and hoops gives the kit quite a unique appeal. I use Zildjian A Customs, Sabian AAX Studios, Yamaha CS845 Hardware, Tama Iron Cobra pedals, Remo heads and Vater Sticks. Electronically, I have a customised Roland TD-6k kit, a Roland HD-1 Kit and a Roland SPD-S for live sampling/backing tracks together with a Boss Micro-BR.
I run a studio (The Glass Prison) with UK band The First Seven, where I have a full Pro Tools recording environment with control room and large live room.
Please check out my personal website here: www.garywalmsley.com
Also, I am part of the team who organise the annual DRUMFEST and GUITARFEST events which feature the best drummers and guitarists in the world respectively. The event is organised by Professional Music Technology and I designed, set-up and currently maintain the websites and ticket sales for each event and am involved with the running of each event on the day. The DRUMFEST has won the rhythm readers poll for best drumming event for the last 3 years running. Some recent DRUMFEST performers: Terry Bozzio, Mike Portnoy, Jimmy Chamberlain, Thomas Lang, Kenny Aronoff, Steve Smith, Mark Richardson, Gary Husband, Billy Cobham, Steve White, Greg Bissonette, Nicko Mcbrain, Zoro, Ian Paice plus many, many more.
For more drumfest information please click the logo or go to www.drumfest.net

I also designed, implemented and currently maintain the new Professional Music Technology, House of Drums Website. Click the picture to go directly to the House of Drums website or go to: www.houseofdrums.co.uk

I am currently playing drums for and producing UK modern Rock band THE FIRST SEVEN.
Click the logo to visit their profile:
Or view the First Seven website at www.thefirstseven.co.uk
I also play drums for upcoming solo artiste Gary Nock. Gary is an amazing singer/songwriter in the vain of Damian Rice/David Gray.
Click the picture to visit Gary's profile:
Lastly, I play drums for Ibanez endorsee Steve Smith. You can currently hear some of my playing at music shows around the country, where Steve performs on the Ibanez/headstock stand. I play on Steve's performance backing tracks whilst he demonstrates the Ibanez equipment.
Click the logo to visit Steve's website:
If you are looking for a professional standard, experienced drummer, please contact me.
'I'm learning to live...'



My Interests

I play drums for UK band The First Seven, Singer Songwriter Gary Nock and Ibanez endorsee Steve Smith amongst others.

I'd like to meet:

... or wish I could have met: James Hetfield, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Tony Blair, George Bush, Danny Carey, Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Jimmy Hendrix

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Music:

I love music of ALL types, but mainly Rock and Metal music.Favourite bands: (in no particular order) Dream Theater, Goo Goo Dolls, Almighty, Vain, Incubus, Bon Jovi, Incubus, Harem Scarem, Killswitch Engage, Led Zeppelin, Creed, Dave Matthews Band, Metallica, Ozric Tentacles, Godsmack, System of a Down, Sabbath, Pink Floyd, The Killers, Story of The year, TOOL, Coldplay, Mew, Live, Mad at Gravity, Idlewild, Giant, Tower City, Amaze Me, Vertical Horizon, Van Halen, Dashboard Confessional, Counting Crows, Matchbow Twenty, Faithless, Disturbed, Slipknot, Pantera, Paradise Lost, Liquid Tension Experiment, Queensryche, Radiohead, Kings X, Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Korn, Guns n Roses, Lostprophets, Motley Crue, Coheed & Cambria, Poison, Kiss, Disturbed, Leppard, AC/DC, Maiden, The Calling, Faithless, Genesis, The Fray, Daughtry, 30 Seconds to Mars, Jimmy Eat World and loads more!!

Movies:

Pulp Fiction, American History X, Mothman Prophecies, Blair Witch Project, One Flew over the Cuckoos nest, Kill Bill, Blade 1 & 2, 28 Days Later, Monster, The Firm, The Godfather, Arlington Road, Carlito's Way, Casino...

Television:

The Office, Nighty Night, Bo Selecta, Most Haunted, LOST, Heroes, I'm Alan Partridge.

Books:

The Dirt (Motley Crue), Ultimate Power - Tony Robbins, Christine - Stephen King, The Eyes of The Dragon - Stephen King, Tommyland - Tommy Lee. Mostly biographies, informative and the life coaching type of book...

Heroes:

Drumming & Music: Mike Portnoy, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Phil Collins, Jon Rzeznick, John Petrucci, Dimebag, Ricky Warwick, Stumpy Munroe, Danny Carey, Carter Beauford, Terry Bozzio, Virgil Donati, Tommy Lee, Vinny Paul, John Bonham, Jimi Hendrix.

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Here's some video's of a few of my heroes...enjoy!:

Carter Beauford

Mike Portnoy
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Derek Roddy - Fastest feet ever - Metaaaal!!

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Dennis Chambers - The Groove Man

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