Kollins - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am really laid back! I like to do alot of different stuff like play and record music, camp, watch sports, go to concerts, party with my friends and spending time with my beautiful girlfriend Sara! I am a graduate of The Recording Workshop and am professionally trained as a Audio Recording Engineer mastering engineer, as well as live sound, sound for picture, Foley work, and sound for Video games. I'm currently a freelancer looking for a studio to work fulltime in. Currently I'm an Intern at Topaz Recording Studio in Flushing Michigan ; I do have at least 5 studio's I can work out of right now as far as being a freelance Engineer and not all are in Michigan; so if any of you music artists bands, studio's or anything having to do with sound or recording need an, Engineer; feel free to hit me up! I have also been playing drums for the last 8 years; I've accomplished alot in that time with 4 different bands ( Downfall, DevilsClub, Deadstomp, and MindEffect) opening up for national acts such as Mushroomhead, Drowningpool, Dope,EarShot, Primer55, Esham,Gizmachi,Twisted Method,Switched, SilentCivilian, Epicurean and The Step Kings. Ialso have shared the stage with alot of great local acts including FlipSockit, SkullChisel, Detroit Power Source, Acts of Agression,Self Inflicted, CropCircle, Dvs, Bleed the Martyr, Crotch, JettaRed, Skincasket, Girl Scout Hand Grenade, Tension Head, KillShot, Miscreants, 2nd System, SilverSphork,Grynkore, Str8ate Hate, Hokori, So much for simple,Eyes of Dominance, and many others. I am currently a free agent pursuing my next project. I have alot of studio, and rehearsal time.I play Pearl Master Custom drums, Pearl double Eliminator bass pedals,Sabian, Paiste Rude cymbals- hi hats, Evans Hydraulic drum heads, Tama Iron-Cobra hi hat standard, and I use Pro-Mark sticks. Also check out my video section I have a shit load of metal videos, some animation, and some comedy clips if your bored; theres something there for almost any metal fan! peace

Examples of My Work Below is a playlist of music that I've recorded and mixed.

My Interests

playing and recording music, movies, playstation, sports, beer, women,and the outside

I'd like to meet:

Collin Richardson, Rick Rubin, Andy Wallace, Hugh Heffner, Everyone at the Playboy Mansion, Charles Manson, Ozzy, Phil Anselmo, Kerry King, Joey Jordison, Vinnie Paul, Charlie Benate,Max Cavelera, Igor, Cavelera, Carmen Electra, Jenna Jameson,Alyssa Milano,Tara Reid, record labels, producers, and fellow Audio Engineers! /b

Music:

I love metal and classic rock! Some of my favorite bands include Ministry,MachineHead,Slayer,Testament, Sepultura,Slipknot,Nothingface,Spineshank,Skinlab,Alice in Chains, Anthrax,Biohazard, BoltTrower,BloodSimple,Caliban,Deftones, Korn,Entombed, KillswitchEngaged, Hatebreed, DrykillLogic, FearFactory,V.O.D., Inflames, Bleed The Sky, Lamb Of God, Slipknot, StoneSour, SoulFly, Sepultura,MolevolentCreation, NapalmDeath, Obituary, CannibalCorpse,SpineShank, Primer55, MushroomHead, Dope, DrowningPool,Switched, Chimara, Jimmy Hendrix, Doors, CCR, Clapton, Ozzy, Black Sabbath,DevilDriver, CoalChamber, WhiteZombie, Pantera, Down, Super Joint Ritual, Corrosion of Conformity,Mudvayne, and many, many others!

Movies:

Horror, and comedies. Some of my favorites are silence of the lambs,Hannibal, saw1 and2, House Of A Thousand Corpses,The Devils Rejects, Jeepers Creepers, Texas Chainsaw Massacre HappyGilmore,waterboy,Oldschool, and many others

Television:

Drum video's, sound instructional dvd's Law and order, svu, criminal intent,Seinfeld,King of Queens, Everybody loves raymond, FamilyGuy,Metalacolypse,southpark,simpsons, Chapelleshow, reno911, drawn together, and others

Books:

Modern recording techniques 6th edition, Yama'a sound reinforcement book, and any type of music, live sound or recording magazines.

My Blog

A little about the mixes below!

I just wanted everyone to know a little about what they were actually listening to. Most of the mixes below I had no part in Recording I just mixed them after they were already recorded so basically I...
Posted by Kollins on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:47:00 PST

My first band ( Mind Effect) from 2001 has a page now! Check it out!

Go to Myspace.com/MindEffect1 or just click on it from my top 8; add us and let us know what you think! Be brutal! thanks, Kris
Posted by Kollins on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:55:00 PST