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Glenn Williams

About Me

As a drummer/programmer, my overall philosophy about drums is that the notes you play really don't matter. It's the space between them that makes people feel the groove. Whether it's a huge washy rock beat, a tight funk groove or a light jazz ride pattern--playing what the music needs (and stopping there) is where it's at. Notes don't matter. Chops? Who cares! Find the pocket and play some music. I'm a "space player".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/4/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/gwdrums
Band Members: Me. And my many drum kits. And my multitude of snares and cymbals. And loops & samples, too. I also have a Pro Tools 7 rig for tracking drums in my studio for whoever needs great sounding live drums, but might not have the extra $800/day it takes to hire a good studio to capture them.
Influences: In no particular order whatsoever, and by no means a complete list: John Bonham, Chick Webb, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Dave Garabaldi, Keith Carlock, ?uestlove, Zigaboo, Chris McHugh, Steve Jordan, Russ Miller, Jonathan Joseph, Marotta (both of 'em), Abe Jr., JD Blair, Joey Kramer, John Blackwell, Kenny Aronoff, [dare I say it] Tommy Lee, Joel Rosenblatt, and the dude from Switchfoot (Chad Butler).
Sounds Like: Whatever you want it to. "Just tell me what you're lookin for!"
Record Label: INDEPENDENT

My Blog

NEW ENTRY!!! Time to stop the neglect!

I've been called a bad MySpacer a time or two cause I've been too busy to log in and update stuff...so I'm caving to peer pressure and updating a couple things.  I put up some new pics and am cle...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:39:00 GMT

So are we ready for another rant?

I was browsing my blog the other day and I realized something:  I only blog when I'm pretty fired up.  I suppose the world might benefit from a good rant every now and then--but I should blo...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:56:00 GMT

Sore Loser!

So I'm trying to get back into the gym.  Hadn't really lifted much since the car accident, but my doctors and physical therapist say it's a good idea to start resistance training again in su...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:47:00 GMT

Metro's Finest Strike Again!

Just wanted to thank Metro Nashville Police for towing my truck Saturday night.  Going to ransom my vehicle at 2:45 AM after my gig at the Wildhorse Saloon was quite enjoyable.  To that...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:06:00 GMT

Drum Studio

So I sold some of my drum kits that I hardly ever used anymore and put together some cash to finally build the drum studio I've always wanted. I had folks asking me like every week if I could put dru...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:36:00 GMT

Healthy Food on the Road???!!!

So this past weekend I did an Indiana run to New Castle and Indianapolis.  Friday morning I wake up and grab my standard breakfast: whey protein isolate in light soymilk and a little oatmeal.&nb...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:46:00 GMT

So I was in Boston the other day...

Gotta love a place where there are 5 times more Dunkin Donuts than Starbucks.  Having grown up around the old familiar orange sign, it was the first thing I did when the plane landed.  "Yeah...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:04:00 GMT

See? Perfect example! It's all about the kick drum...

So apparently my last entry about groove sparked some serious discussions.  So let me continue with this whole "groove" topic... Last Thursday I went out to City Hall to see Galactic with fellow ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:33:00 GMT

Pattern or Groove? (So Many Drummers...So Little Time)

What's with the abundance of folks self-proclaiming to be groove-centric?  Is it just me, or are most of these people slightly deceived? When I was younger, I didn't ever go around saying how muc...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:03:00 GMT

Inaugural Blog Entry!!!

So I'm starting my blog now.  I haven't done it yet 'cause I never thought anyone cared what I think.  But apparently my thoughts amuse you folks.  So here, on my MySpace.com,...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:48:00 GMT