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Dennis

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I have been smoke, drug and alcohol FREE my entire life, and I plan to keep it that way.

I use Sabian Cymbals, RMV Drums and Evans Heads. I've had the opportunity to play/collaborate with two of my favourite drummers: Marco Minnemann and Derek Roddy. I'm currently using Epiarch Snares exclusively.

My favourite drummers include:
Marco Minnemann
Virgil Donati
Terry Bozzio
Dave Weckl
Derek Roddy
Aaron Thier
Horatio Hernandez
Dave Dicenso
Bobby Jarzombek
Nick D'Virgilio
Benny Greb
Ed Warby

You can view my videos at http://ca.youtube.com/SabianAxis

My Interests

    Drumming. Percussion. Pracising. Ostinatos and Solo Drumming. Black Clothes. Tattoos. Piano. Photorealism Painting. Progressive Metal. Progressive Rock. Jazz. Folk. Latin Music. Fusion. Classical. Concept Albums. Rock Operas. (e.g. Ayreon, Genius)

I'd like to meet:

Marco Minnemann, Dave Weckl, Benny Greb, Virgil Donati, Bobby Jarzombek, Pain of Salvation, Musicians, people who enjoy progressive/technical music and like discussing drum gear, and people who avoid drinking, drugs, and partying.

Music:

Pain of Salvation, Marco Minnemann, Ayreon, Spastic Ink, Spock's Beard, Neal Morse, Illegal Aliens, Marillion, Dali's Dilemma, Symphony X, Planet X, Emperor, The Dave Weckl Band, Devin Townsend, Ron Jarzombek, Tomas Michaud, Dave Koz, Ken Navarro, Vital Information, Genius: A Rock Opera, Deeds Of Flesh, Spiral Architect, Cephalic Carnage, Aghora, Dying Fetus, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Old Man's Child, Blackmore's Night, Weather Report, Tangent, Threshold, Cryptopsy, Therion, Origin, Skinless, Liquid Tension Experiment, Control Denied, Cynic, Winds, Pissing Razors, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, In Flames, After Forever, 3 Inches Of Blood, Borknagar, Sleep Terror, Chuck JNorris, Summoning, Transatlantic, The Berzerker, Dimmu Borgir, Pagan's Mind, Anathema, Krisiun, Exhumed, Rush, Ark, Abyssos, Anorexia Nervosa, R.E.M, Dissection, Finntroll, Marduk, Nightwish, Blind Guardian, Lacuna Coil, Greg Howe, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Sentenced, Theater of Tragedy, Dragonforce, Evergrey, Labyrinth, Devourment, Steve Vai, Necrophagist, Decrepit Birth, Iced Earth, Satyricon, Impaled, Mortician, CAB, Rotting Christ, Jordan Rudess, Rudess Morgenstein Project, Riverside, Circus Maximus, Adagio, Zero Hour, Canvas Solaris, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Stanley Jordan, Dream Theater, Jeff Buckley, Within Temptation, Gordian Knot, Tristania

Movies:

  • Matrix Series
  • Fatal Attraction
  • Naked Gun Series
  • True Lies
  • Commando
  • Predator Series
  • Alien Series
  • The Bone Collector
  • 8MM
  • 40 Year Old Virgin
  • Office Space
  • Interview with a Vampire
  • The Prestige
  • The Illusionist
  • The Firm
  • Total Recall
  • Sphere
  • King Kong
  • Narnia
  • Twister
  • MUSIC:
  • Pain of Salvation: Be
  • Evergrey: A Night to Remember
  • Therion: Celebrators of Becoming
  • Emperor: Emperial Live Ceremony
  • Behemoth: Crush, Fukk, Create
  • DRUMMERS:
  • Marco Minnemann: Extreme Drumming
  • Marco Minnemann: Live in L.A.
  • Marco Minnemann: The Marco Show
  • Tommy Igoe: Groove Essentials
  • TUDW DVDs
  • Thomas Lang: Creative Control
  • Virgil Donati: Live in Stockholm
  • Bobby Jarzombek: Performance and Technique
  • Horatio Hernandez: Conversations in Clave
  • Television:

    The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Family Guy, MythBusters

    Books:

    Extreme Interdependence, Groove Essentials, anything by Dave Barry and Michael Crichton, Calvin and Hobbes, A Short History of Nearly Everything, any other drumming books.

    Heroes:

    Marco Minnemann, Dave Weckl, Thomas Lang, Dave DiCenso, Virgil Donati, Bill Bruford, Johan Langell, Derek Roddy, Dennis Chambers, Bobby Jarzombek, Nathaniel Townsley, Rod Morgenstein, Terry Bozzio, Ron Jarzombek, Jo Jo Mayer, John Blackwell, Arjen Lucassen, Ihsahn, Nergal, Daniel Gildenlow, Mikael Akerfeldt, Neal Morse, Floor Jansen, John Petrucci, Rob Tyrant, Dave Suzuki, Devin Townsend, ALEXA MAXWELL

    My Blog

    This is what I put up with at work...

    I leave the office for 20 minutes and I come back to have my entire desk plastered with pictures of the ugliest people in all of Canada. Damn it was hilarious!   ...
    Posted by Dennis on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:48:00 PST

    Goodbye Axis.

    Needless to say, I'm very happy with the switch!  ...
    Posted by Dennis on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:42:00 PST

    InsideOut is the greatest record label known to man.

    That is all.
    Posted by Dennis on Wed, 30 May 2007 02:00:00 PST

    DVD/CDs I've recently purchased *Updated*

    Well, I'm kinda bored right now so I figured I would make a list of CDs and DVDs that I purchase. I will update this blog as I buy new ones. Here are the most recent ones (since mo...
    Posted by Dennis on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:08:00 PST

    Pics of the Apartment

    So here is where I am living while I attend school, its awesome, and school is even better! ...
    Posted by Dennis on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:15:00 PST

    Best Show of my Life...

    NYC was absolutely amazing. A life changing experience. The Emperor show is beyond words. I had the highest expectations for it, and they exceeded them by far. Heres a run through of the show: I got ...
    Posted by Dennis on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:42:00 PST

    Pics of the new kit...UPDATE 2

    Here are the new Roland PD-7 Electronic Pads that just came in. Here is the new crash that is taking the place of the Ozone. It is a 17" AAX Studio Crash, amazing cymbal! The DM5 and Axis E-Kits...
    Posted by Dennis on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:27:00 PST

    Finalized...

    Since the news of the free 8" tom from RMV. I've decided to make another diagram of how the kit will be set up. This is my FINAL setup. Once the drums get here, I'll have everything pictured exce...
    Posted by Dennis on Sat, 06 May 2006 09:13:00 PST

    Amazing...

    So I got a call from Just Drums today regarding my order situation. The reason my order was taking so long is because I wanted the floating floor toms, rather than floor toms with legs. I decided tha...
    Posted by Dennis on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:54:00 PST

    White Supremacy...

    Now that I've got your attention, I would like to tell everyone that I will be a drum tech for Dead Syndicate at the two Emperor shows in New York. A HUGE thanks to Mike for allowing me to come on as ...
    Posted by Dennis on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:25:00 PST