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nc (Neil Cotton)

Drums, Bass, Writer and Visionary

About Me



My fans come from all over the world....where are you from???

Im a drummer and bass player with influences wider than the continent you stand on. Drumming is my fortetude and my where I play at professional ability in performing, writing and improvising. My bass playing is limited to fun and writting somewhat. My drumming and percussion, shall we say, main styles are :

- Progressive Rock
- Classic Rock
- Rock N Roll
- Heavy Metal
- Jazz
- Indie
- Funk
- Northen Soul
- Power Pop/Rock

My Current band, Shaver are currently competing in the BuzzPlay Music League. Please vote for us here :

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/14/2006
Band Members: Me, Myself and I.
Currently Working with :
Shaver

Current Projects with :
Timothy Daniel

Previous Bands :
- Naughty Rhythms
- Asylum
- Standing Room Only
- Red Museum
- Error 404

You can find a song from my 4 last bands on my profile.
Influences: Bands :
Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Yes, Threshold, Symphony X, Genesis (-1992), Rush, Spocks Beard, Ayreon, Jamie Cullum, Miles Davis, Sammie Davis Junior, The Panda Gang, Beatles, Who, Genesis (1992-), Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Elton John, Eagles, Kenny Loggins, Jeff Buckley, Stereophonics, Ocean Colour Scene, Jamiroquai, Toploader, Cold Play, Damien Rice, Maroon 5, Stevie Winwood

Drummers :
Mike Portnoy, Nick D'vigillo, Nick Mason, Alan White, Neal Peart, Ed Warby, Phil Collins, Lars Ulrich, Mark Zonder, Danny Carrey, Martin Lopez, Thomas Hake, Sebastian de Kromm, Cozzy Powel, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, Lewis Nash, Ringo Star, Don Henley, Bill Ward, Phil Collins, Chester Thompson, Nigel Olsson, Keith Moon, Ian Pakes, Oscar Harrison, Stuart Cable, Derrick McKenzie, Ryan Dusick
Sounds Like: Mike Portnoy + Phil Collins + Derek McKenzie + Stuart Cables + Alan White
Type of Label: None

My Blog

FC Poor Toe - SEASON 2 standings

FC Poor Toe - Tuesday Division Two Totals after 3 Games (season 2) Played 3- Won 2- Lost 1 - Draw 0 - POINTS 3 ..> ..>..> ..> Rank Player Name Games Played Goals Scored 1 Rob Harris 2 6 2 Jas...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:26:00 PST

FC Poor Toe Leading Scorers Board (5-a-side team)

FC Poor Toe - Tuesday Division One Totals after 16 Games ..> Rank Player Name Games Played Goals Scored 1 Neil Cotton 14 24 2 Jason Myerscough 12 15 3 Danny Barker 15 7 4 Chris Sheehan 5 7 5 Da...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:34:00 PST

Are you in Florida.... message me

Just want to have a chat with some Floridians.Please comment or message me. Take care nc
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:54:00 PST

A fresh new sound

Right. I have finally got my music server back up and running, and, as I promised, have uploaded a fresh song from each of my last few bands. The tracks include: Into My World - The Naughty Rhythmsrec...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:55:00 PST

I am back... BTW

Just to clarify..... Alot of people seem to be supprised when they find out that I am actually back in England, and not still in Germany. So this is to clarrify..... Neil Cotton is in EnglandNeil Cott...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:12:00 PST

The Muso Survey

001. What is Your Name? Neil Cotton002. How old are you? 21003. What is the link to your website, blog, or myspace? www.myspace.com/NJCotton Favourite Bands004. 1st Dream Theater005. 2nd Neal Morse006...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:21:00 PST

The music...Update....Bands. Tours. Records, Gigs etc (LONG- WARNING)

So, another week starts. 3 weeks till I'm back in Blackpool, resorting my life out. Lets try and make it not so ordinary this year. I have alot of stuff planned for the comming year, especially with i...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:46:00 PST

Drummer For Hire

I will be returning from a year in Germany in August.Very open to style, professionaly trainedMain influences :Rock N Roll | Progressive Rock | Neo Progressive | Jazz | Classic Rock | Rhythm and Blues...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:53:00 PST

War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne) - Online Project - Collaborators Wanted

Well hello all.Basically, I'm looking for some online collaborators. I'm starting up a project to cover the world famous epic rock-opera, War of the Worlds, writen by Jeff Wayne. I'm looking for any m...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:22:00 PST

Songs of the Day - 04.07.06

Tuesday, 4 July, 2oo6 Short day today, get back to Lily early, here goes. Song Artist Duel With the Devil Transatlantic Just Let Me Breathe Dream Theater One More Night Phil Collins Pa...
Posted by nc (Neil Cotton) on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:02:00 PST