Andrew McAuley aka Kind Beats

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Celebrate Your Soul (unmixed)

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Celebrate Your Soul (unmixed)
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (unmixed version
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The Kush and The B Hit
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Track 01
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Track 04
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Genre: Breakbeat / Experimental / Funk
Location LONG BEACH, New York, US
Profile Views: 62727
Last Login: 8/10/2011
Member Since 8/23/2006
Record Label What Box? Music
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Andrew McAuley (aka Kind Beats) is a professional drummer, percussionist, composer, and educator known for his outside-of-the-box approach to drumming. Taking styles from all around the globe, he seamlessly weaves them together with both neck breaking grooves and soaring soundscapes. Influenced by drum and percussion visionaries such as Billy Martin (of Medeski Martin & Wood) and Cyro Baptista (Beat The Donkey, Sting, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock), his belief is that everyone should try to discover their own unique voice on the instrument, and that it is an ongoing process that never truly ends. Andrew started drumming under Al Miller and later, private instructor Scott Foley. After a few years with no teachers, Andrew started studying under Billy Martin and was inspired to pursue studies at the world renowned Drummers Collective in 2001. There, he studied under masters such as Michael Lauren, Kim Plainfield, Frank Katz, Fred Klatz, Memo Acevedo, and many others. After completing studies at The Collective, he continued studies with Billy Martin and began studying percussion under Cyro Baptista as well. To date, Andrew has performed and/or recorded with Billy Martin, Cyro Baptista, and Terry Bozzio (of Frank Zappa, Missing Persons). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......View more ..personalized gifts.. from Zazzle...
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STYLES: funk, brazilian, drum and bass, jazz, hip hop, reggae, afro-cuban, afro-beat, new orleans second line drumming, rock, trip-hop, free, experimental, and a bunch of others DRUMMERS: Billy Martin, Dave Grohl, Cyro Baptista, Scott Foley, Jimmy Chamberlain, Danny Carey, Kenneth Shaulk, Chad Sexton, Jim Black, Michael Lauren, Kim Plainfield, Memo Acevedo, Fred Klatz, Frank Katz, Al Miller, Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, Bernard Purdie, Zigaboo Modeliste, John Bonham, Grant Calvin Weston, Elvin Jones, Terry Bozzio, and a million others I can't think of at the moment...
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the boundaries of percussion breaking