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Lance On Drums

About Me

I play the drums. They consume me. More often than not, it's all I can think about. When I was 19, I stumbled into a band that toured the country for 4 years straight. It was exciting, challenging, surreal. I played places I dreamed of and met good people from all over. It gave me the confidence and belief that making drumming my life was actually attainable. I love music. I get to play with so many different talented people. I'm still playing all the places I dreamed of. It's something I never take for granted. What I lack in technical ability is made up with sheer passion and concern for the song. I'm always trying to make every note count. Music with textures and space melts me. My biggest musical heroes are the artist who never gave a shit about what people's expectations are/were. Always changing, evolving, bucking trends. Meshell Ndegeocello, Miles Davis, Prince, Tool, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Trent Reznor, Perry Farrell, Bjork, Frank Zappa. I can't say I always personally live up to those traits of punk rock rebelliousness, pander to no one fearlessness... but I'm striving everyday to. That being said, in my spare time... I kick it.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/08/2004
Band Members: Lance Tilton
Influences: Meshell N'degeocello, Prince, Live On Arrival, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Dave Matthews Band, Mute Math, 311, Rage Against the Machine, Jeff Buckley, Arrested Development, James Brown, P-Funk, Incubus, Spymob, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Jonatha Brooke, Steely Dan, Frou Frou, Alice In Chains, The Gap Band, Chris Whitley, 2 Skinnee J's, Alicia Keys, Mad Season, The Beatles, Shudder To Think, The Urge, Andre 3000, Blind Melon, Derek Trucks Band, Fishbone, Dr. Dre, Jill Scott, Led Zeppelin, Keb' Mo', The Funky Meters, N*E*R*D, The Police, Jane's Addiction, Screaming Headless Torsos, Toto, Sting, WiseChild, Stevie Wonder, David Ryan Harris, The Fugees, Joni Mitchell, Iron Maiden, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hall & Oates, Sly & The Family Stone, Groove Collective, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Weather Report, Vital Information, Tori Amos, System Of A Down, Tenacious D, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Maceo Parker, Fiona Apple, Earth Wind & Fire, Dream Theatre, The Black Crowes, Bilal, Chaka Khan, Augustana, Elvis, Bjork, Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers.... plenty more where that came from.

Sounds Like: Earth, Wind, Fire, Blood, Sweat, Tears, Passion, Grace & Warfare
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Me'Shell N'degeocello--"Love You Down"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbnkEgzroi4 get the record...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:13:00 GMT

This blog's for you...

So after my last blog... which really wasn't a blog, but a great article, it slowed my roll in the blogging world. Not sure why.Looks like I'm back. I'm not into making up fictional stories, so perhap...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Letting Go...

This is an article from Spymob's drummer, Eric Fawcett. Wonderful read... completely on point. check out more @ www.dumbdrummer.com Letting Go - Removing The Handcuffs Of Self-DoubtI wrote this a...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Stevie Wonder

I went and saw Stevie Wonder a few weeks back. I went with a dear friend of mine& together we sat in wonderful seats and drank overpriced drinks. Such is the modern day concert experience. He playe...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:49:00 GMT

For the love of music....

One of my favorite past times that I used to take for granted is browsing a CD store till I found something that caught my eye. Remember when Blockbuster Music would open up the CD so you could listen...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:34:00 GMT

Bonnaroo

Just got back from Bonnaroo. I played Charlotte with Sam & Zac Thursday night. We left after the show, I got back to ATL around midnight. Left at 1:30. Drove straight to Manchester. Made great...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:39:00 GMT

2007

Briefly...I've started posting all my upcoming dates. It's starting to get a little crazy.... so hopefully if you wanna book me for something, or you just wanna rock... you can see what I'm up to.In t...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:11:00 GMT

Hey Now...

I've been doing a few things a lot lately. You could almost call them habits. Let me explain....Listening to Howard Stern on Sirius- I don't know if anyone's told you yet, but this is where the party'...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:56:00 GMT

5 Years

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/CountDown-SpecialComment-Bu sh-911.mov
Posted by on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:41:00 GMT

Weekend Update

So... yeah.... I've been a little busy lately. My affair with Myspace took a bit of a backseat, I decided it was time for me to generate a lil' more income. Does that make me crazy? Possibly. Right, G...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:18:00 GMT