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Scott M

About Me

I am a Tucson-area drummer breaking into the professional world of musicianship, instruction, and performance. I am well-versed in a wide variety of styles including funk, jazz fusion, contemporary, hard rock, and metal. From jazz combos to death metal, I'll get it done.
At the age of twenty, I've been playing for about eight years and teaching for close to two years. Despite being relatively new to instruction, I've found the joy of passing my passion along to others to be extremely fulfilling and I plan to continue this course for the rest of my life.
The Facts:
Name - Scott McGowan
Age - 20
Experience -
8 years playing experience, numerous gigs, recording, currently studying towards a degree in music with a composition concentration
Other -
Own gear and transportation, drug/alcohol/tobacco free
The Services:
Drum Set Performance -
Independent projects, studio sessions, commissioned works, and private drum instruction.
Composition -
Film score, contemporary classical, neoclassical, and/or any commissioned work.
Production -
Production assistance and leadership, home-based recording, programming/sequencing, mixing, and mastering.
I'm currently seeking new students and fresh performance groups; contact me via this Myspace page or email me at
[email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/06/2008
Influences: Danny Carey, Benny Greb, Mike Portnoy, Bernard Purdie, Maynard James Keenan, Buddy Rich, Michael Romeo, John Petrucci, Billy Sheehan, Steve Reich, Neil Peart, Chris Adler, Gene Krupa, John Blackwell, Wayne Krants, Keith Carlock, Elvin Jones, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Virgil Donati, David Gilmore, Roger Waters, Nicko McBrain, Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham, Jojo Mayer, Derrick Pope, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Jason Rullo, Andy McKee, Ramble John "RJ" Krohn, Anthony Davis, Evan Mast, and many, many more.
Sounds Like: Definition, my electronica/hiphop project --
Composition, programming, sequencing, production


http://definitionproject.com

Centre, post-rock/metal project with Derek Zwiener --
Drums, engineering


http://myspace.com/centretucson

Government Mind Control, my fusion project feat. Derek Zwiener & Eric Spiegel --
Guitar, composition


http://myspace.com/governmentmindcontrol

My Audio Blog, everything else; eclectic --
Composition, etc...

http://myspace.com/anauralobligation
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Ideal Musician

The Ideal Musician is a difficult thing to find, and can even differ from project to project... As such, I've given up searching for perfection (and then whining when I can't find it). However, I do ...
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