Mister Sparx

i play a variety of instruments; drumset first and foremost. i confidently and proudly endorse VIC FIRTH DRUMSTICKS, PAISTE CYMBALS and TAMA DRUMS/HARDWARE. i proudly play and promote REMO DRUMHEADS. i also write, perform, arrange, produce, engineer and love working in Reason 4.0 with an M-Audio axiom keyboard controller.
check out in my "top friends" - "hope kills fear" "elementary watson" "candiria" "peelgreems" "adam yorke" and "joe vigil" which feature my drumming. also check out "ghosts of the canal" it features me on rhodes and synths.
I'm also honored to have been added to the "hall of fame" section of John Paradiso's sickdrummer.com. Please visit and check out the sight filled with this era's finest in metal and grindcore drummers from around the world.
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here's some videos of me tracking at the steakhouse in north hollywood for the forthcoming LEIANA album:
KEN SCHALK/LEIANA/"NO.3/DRUM TRACKING"
KEN SCHALK/LEIANA/"NO.3/DRUM TRACKING"NOTHING=YOU"
this is the video for the song "BLOOD" from Candiria's "What Doesn't Kill You.." album released in 2004
this is a video of the song "WITHOUT WATER" from Candiria's "300% density" album, released in 2001
here's a video for "SIGNS OF DISCONTENT" - this was filmed and edited in tokyo japan back in 2001. that club was jam packed and about 100º
here's a video taken from behind me at the creepy crawl in st. louis back in 2001. the song is from CANDIRIA and called "mathematics"
we all want to be a master at our craft but without the preliminary years of hard work and discipline, we'll never get there :
this truly is a great tribute to my biggest influence as a drummer-the almighty and timeless, Bruce Lee
awesome crash course in self defense. and bas rutten is always funny and awesome!!!
i'm not in the video but i have the privilege of being the drummer for the project known as PEELGREEMS. the song is called "SHINE AROUND"