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SGarrettDrums

They say the heart of rock and roll is the beat.

About Me


Welcome to Scott's MySpace!
Currently available for internet session work in the rock styles. Single song and package deals available. I have low rates and am willing to work with almost any budget. You CAN afford live drums! Drop me a line and let's talk about your project, today. Sorry, no Latin, jazz, prog, or speed/black/death metal at this time.
Recent song samples on SoundClick.com.
Shayne Williams - Save Yourself
Shayne Williams - The Bleeding
Shayne Williams - Retrospective Behavior
Ian Rushton - Traveling Down This Road Again
Ian Rushton - Is This As Good As It Gets
Joe Pita - Jack and Jill
Opt4Red - No Ordinary Day


My Bio:
Background:
I'm a 31 year old drummer who started playing in school band at 11. I've played some fairly big shows and have an ever increasing amount of studio experience. People either like my playing or they don't, it seems to go either way. Have a listen and decide for yourself.
Influences:
Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, The Foo Fighters, Probot), Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, studio) Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan), Steve Gadd (Drumming Legend), Mike Johnston (Simon Says, Headrush), Creed Maggiora (The Mind Club), Tom Selear (The Mac Swanky Trio), James Neil (Deathray), and pretty much anything by James Brown.
Gear:
Pacific LX (natural maple finish)
Sabian AA, AAX, and HHX cymbals
DW and Pearl hardware
Aquarian heads
Vic Firth sticks
SKB cases.
Recording Gear:
Acer Aspire AS5100-3959 running Turion 64 @ 2ghz with 1.5gb RAM
Cubase SE3
Western Digital 250gb external 7200rpm hard drive
PreSonus FirePod
Monster Power Pro 2500 power conditioner
Audix D6, Shure SM57, 2x Shure PG56, and 2x Audio Technica AE5100 overheads
Line 6 POD 2.0
1990 Westone Villain Pro guitar
Line 6 Bass POD
Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass
Sennheiser HD280 tracking/mixing headphones
PreSonus HP-4 headphone amp with 4 Sennheiser HD201 headphones(coming soon)
SKB cases

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/4/2005
Band Members: PageFive is Scott Garrett.
Influences: Yanni - One Man's Dream

Sepultura. Old school metal.

Guitar Center.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My Setup

Since a few people have asked me about my setup I decided to go ahead and post it up.Pacific (PDP) LX Drums with a 5"x14" Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute snare.Aquarian Drumheads:Toms - Coated Response 2...
Posted by SGarrettDrums on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:22:00 PST

Song Credits.

Emily Adams - Just Like You and The Sky Is Falling (2006)Lyrics and Vocals by: Emily Adams Lead Guitar: Andy Gomez Rhythm Guitar: Joshua Hunt Bass Guitar: Raymond Ramirez Drums: Scott Garrett ...
Posted by SGarrettDrums on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:26:00 PST

Are you a musical wanker?

I ran across this post by Steve Bowman on DrumForum.org (http://www.drumforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2883).&nb sp; I identify with a lot of it because I have to keep myself in check a lot of time...
Posted by SGarrettDrums on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:10:00 PST

A poem.

I wrote this in about ten minutes yesterday morning, half asleep, allergy congested, and thinking about someone in my life.  Enjoy."You're not the only one,Who's lost the meaning of fun.The pain ...
Posted by SGarrettDrums on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:54:00 PST

Why PageFive?

At some point, somebody is going to wonder, "why PageFive, what does it mean?"  Honestly, I don't have a clue what it means.  It was the name of my first band, outside of school band.  ...
Posted by SGarrettDrums on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST