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Christopher Williams

Eleven, eleven, eleven.That's one louder isn't it?

About Me

Christopher Williams may be young, but he’s no stranger to the music scene. Beginning his drumming career in the womb, he hasn’t looked back since. Like many drummers, his first pair of drumsticks was a set of wooden cooking spoons from the kitchen. From there he began beating on anything within reach, especially the pots and pans. After going through several “children’s” drum kits, he finally received a Ludwig set in the fourth grade. A few months later, he made his live debut playing along to the Georgia Satellites hit “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” at the school talent show. Throughout high school he played with several rock, jazz, metal, funk, fusion, and blues outfits, as well as the Greenville Youth Orchestra and Greenville Symphony Orchestra. Following his senior year of high school, Williams found himself touring throughout the U.S., marching in the snare line as a member of the Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps.Williams has studied jazz, latin, rudimental, classical and orchestral percussion under teachers Paul Riddle (Marshall Tucker band), Dr. Gary Robinson, Brian Tinkle (Brass Theater, Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps, Mars Hill College), and has taken lessons with Ed Shaughnessy, Jim Chapin, and the late Elvin Jones.Sharing the stage with such musicians as Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow), Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones, solo artist), Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Rod Stewart), Teddy Zigzag (Guns N Roses, Alice Cooper), and Steve Watson (Dolly Parton, blues/session guitarist), he has proven his ability to hang with the big dogs.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------Drum Solo: Headliner's 12/30/08------------------------------------- Licks To Remember: Part One "Say what?/ intro"Licks To Remember: Part Two "Tricks are for kids"Licks To Remember: Part Three "Grooves are for kids too" --------------------------------------------------..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/8/2007
Band Website: youtube.com/drumgodpc3
Band Members:

Influences: Tommy Lee, Randy Castillo, Eric Singer, Jerry Shirley John Bonham, Virgil Donati, Dave Allen, Peter Criss, Vinnie Paul, Morgan Rose, Raymond Herrera, Eric Carr, Dennis Chambers, Terry Bozzio, Elvin Jones, Anton Fig, William Calhoun, Chris Adler, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Kollias, Zoro, Maurice White, Gerry Brown, Bevin Davies, Terry Lynn Carrington, Richie Hayward, Billy Cobham, Joey Jordison, Steve Ferrone, Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr, Dr. Gary Robinson, Jason Rullo, Jimmy Degrasso, Tris Imboden, Keith Moon-------------------------------------------------------- ------Dave Brubek, Motley Crue, Humble Pie, Planet X, U2, David Bowie, Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, G'N'R, Queen, Buddy Guy, Johnny Copeland, B.B. King, Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck, Nile, The Pretenders, Thelonious Monk, Gustav Holst, Rimsky Corskov, Shubert, Black Label Society, Cinderella, Steve Winwood, Jackson Brown, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King, Dimmu Borgir, Cannibal Corpse, Van Halen, James Brown, Slaughter, RATT, DCI, P Funk, Symphony X, Steve Vai, Living Colour. Anything involving rhythm and a pulse inspires me. I love music and could not live without it.
Sounds Like: Christopher Williams
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Session Information.......

If you would like to book me for session work on your album/EP/demo, be it metal, swing, big band, rock, rockabilly, country, fusion, progressive, jazz, funk, blues, r&b, or classical/orchest...
Posted by Christopher Williams on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:10:00 PST

About the songs posted

"Spain"- Compsed by Chick Correa, this recording was made during my Senior recital at the Fine Arts Center back in 2004. We took this version a little slow compared to how we would have normally playe...
Posted by Christopher Williams on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:51:00 PST