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About Me

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"You must aquire the trick of ignoring those who do not like you. Those who don't like you fall into two catagories - The stupid and the envious. The stupid will like you in five years time, the envious...never."
Johnny Depp - The Libertine
I like to think I'm smarter than I am, but what makes me smarter than you is that I am smart enough to admit I'm not that smart.
The most important thing in life is MUSIC. Music is life & life is music. I've been a drummer for about 17 years or so and I have no choice but to keep playing as it is all I know how to do ( other than being a certified wise-ass to all who annoy me, which is pretty much everyone walking the planet ). I graduated from the Atlanta Institute of Music in September, 2006. For ten years or so prior to AIM, I've been fortunate enough to have played some pretty high-profile gigs. I've been on stage about 375 - 400 times with crowd sizes ranging from 50 to about 7500 people and everything in between. I've also shared the stage with such acts as Queens of the Stoneage, the Donnas, Vertical Horizon and many more. I'm looking foward to working musically even since the completion of my Music Education at AIM. I've worked in pro studios and recorded probably 7 or 8 times and some small projects in there as well. I've done a little metal, latin-funk, pop, fusion and alternative rock. I like to consider myself diverse. I am currently the drummer for Heaven Hill, a modern rock band from Louisville, KY.
Anything else you want to know...ask and you might possibly receive, depending on my mood.
Three of my youngest. Photo by Erica Shantzek
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My Interests

Music, Drumming and all things related to these. Ultimate goal is to play music for a living and enjoy the gift of music that I have been given and to share the gift of music with all.

Creig Harber, me and Tom Knight

Gary Wilkins, a bass genius, and I

T-Boz from TLC and I

You gotta have certain things on the bus!

I was in a really bad mood

Myself, monster bassist Jason Chapman & musical wizard Randy Hoexter

AIM Graduating class Fall 2006 - Photo by Erica Shantzek

The voices... AIM Graduation Fall 2006 - Photo by Erica Shantzek

Shhhhh, they'll hear you. AIM Graduation Fall 2006 - Photo by Erica Shantzek

Mid-spin. AIM Graduation Fall 2006 - Photo by Erica Shantzek

Session work makes me happy. Photo by Erica Shantzek

Where's the volume knob!? Photo by Erica Shantzek

I'd like to meet:

People who know what they like and are not afraid to admit that they like it. People who stand behind the choices they make.

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Music:

The list is pretty long and I'm sure I'll forget some, so here it goes. Also these are not in any specific order and this is not the entire list... Dream Theater, Motley Crue, Tommy Lee inspired me to play drums in the first place, Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Iron Maiden, Live, Neil Diamond, Pantera, Damageplan - RIP, Dimebag! - Slipknot, Stuck Mojo, Faster Pussycat, Skid Row and a bunch of other 80's hair metal bands as those are my roots... Kiss, Black Sabbath, Dave Matthews Band, Liquid Tension Experiment, Duke Ellington...as you can see, my scope is very broad. I have never been one to pick "favorites" so sometimes, making a list is a hard thing to do. But as you can see, my tastes are not focused on one genre because I respect all music and love certain types more than others. I am going to list a few key drummers, though... Tommy Lee, Mike Portnoy, Nikko Mcbrain, Peter Criss, Joey Jordison, Carter Beufort, Vinnie Paul, Tom Knight, Creig Herber, Simon Phillips...again, it is hard to pinpoint as I never make these kind of lists. If you really are interested hit me up and we'll chat.Oh, what should have been...

Movies:

See the problem of list-making above...having said that, I'll hit a few high points. Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, and other movies of that nature. As I stated before, I don't like "playing favorites" or making lists but I like pretty much the same as most people when it comes to movies. There are great movies...

Television:

CSI, CSI Miami, CSI New York, Without a Trace, Cold Case, and anything else by Jerry Brucheimer, Law & Order SVU, and the greatest smart-ass on the planet...House!

Books:

Modern Drummer magazine, legal dramas, vampire stories,especially the Anita Blake series and interesting biographies

My Blog

Mini Tour

Hi kids! Just a little note to let you guys know about my new little adventure. I'm filling in for a good friend of mine on some upcoming dates with Peter Searcy (check him out if you don't know him, ...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:08:00 PST

Second Tattoo

That's right, kids! The bug bit me and I just got my second tattoo. And, thanx to a good friend, I finally have a camera so I took pics as soon as I got home. There are also some that Rita took while ...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:18:00 PST

First Tattoo

Hi kids! It's true, I finally got my first tattoo. It is my design and I obbssed over it for about a month. I'm really happy with it and I can tell you that nobody else has this design (until I post t...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:53:00 PST

Studio Update...

Hey kids!! It is currently 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning and my guitarist Kerr is laying down some nasty solos! Everything is going really well and I can't wait until everything is complete. Teague will ...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:37:00 PST

Studio Update...

Hey kids!! I know it's been a while, but things have been nuts for me. I just wanted to drop a little note about what's happening in the Heaven Hill camp. As most of you know, we are in Atlanta record...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:32:00 PST

Chances

Hi kids! Wow, it's been a while since I spread some wordage towards you. So, I figured I'd catch you all up on random thoughts about my current adventure. As most of you know, I have taken the...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:07:00 PST

I would like to Intorduce Heaven Hill

Well kids, it's a been a while, I know, but I've been working a lot and big things are happening. For those of you who don't know or haven't heard of them, you need to check out Heaven Hill...That wou...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:50:00 PST

An Oddity

Hi, kids! I know you all missed me, but as usual, I've been a little busy. I've got a subject that is a little strange and I wanted to share with the class. As a rule, I don't write things about any o...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:14:00 PST

Lindsey's Song

Okay kids...Some of my friends and other people I know, say that I'm too much of an asshole all the time and I need to lighten up. So, I have decided to share something with all of you. In...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:45:00 PST

Visual Drumming

That's right, kids! Visual Drumming is almost complete. I'm pretty sure that some of you are thinking, "What the hell is Visual Drumming?" Well, it's my instructional DVD all about s...
Posted by Steven O'Reilly on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:50:00 PST