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Drumspyder

Tribalista/Fusionista

About Me

Drumspyder is a rhythm-obsessed fusionist who plays original live electronica overlaid with live percussion. A drummer for nearly 20 years and a veteran of various San Francisco multimedia circus ensembles, he is now the musical director of the Nekyia as well as a DJ, solo performer and studio collaborator with other west coast producers in the realm of middle eastern and world fusion music.
Drumspyder tracks out now on these new compilations:
Desert Grooves 3 (Water Music)
Buy at iTunes
Bellydance Underworld (HMC)
Buy from HMC
By Dancers for Dancers 3 DVD (Summer's "Tabla Solo")
Remix of Jef Stott's "Funky Nawari" on Six Degrees "Global Dancefloor" complilation:
Check it out at iTunes
Buy at Dancetracks Digital (recommended for DJs)
The first Drumspyder CD, "The Nekyia Vol. 1", is also available from iTunes and CD Baby.
Click here to buy from iTunes
CD Baby link:
Get this video and more at MySpace.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/9/2005
Band Website: drumspyder.com
Influences: I'm primarily inspired by great percussionists... Mahmoud Fadl, Ali Alaoui, Souhail Kaspar to name a few. Beyond that...North African and Mediterranean music, anything with good drums, all soulful and sexy dance music.
Sounds Like: Dancefloor beats inspired by Mediterranean, Latin and African rhythms, threaded together by live Arabic percussion.
Type of Label: None