FOR BOOKINGS ONLY CALL SPYDER THE DRUMMER AT 512-775-4079 or email - spyderthedrummer@gmail.com
Influences
JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, MY TOP FRIENDS ARE FRIENDS THAT IM WORKING WITH ON A PERSONAL AND MUSICAL LEVEL. SO I CAN SEE WHAT THERE UP TO AT EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY OF THERE LIFE.
IM A BROOKLYN "ITALIAN" NEW YORK BORN ( NOW A HARD CORE SOUTH AUSTINITE ) DRUMMER PLAYING ROOTS, AMERICANA, BLUE GRASS, GYPSY JAZZ, OLD SCHOOL JAZZ, TEXAS SWING, FUNK, COUNTRY, BLUES, ROCK & ALT ??? THE DRUMMERS WHO HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE ON ME IN THE DAY WERE JOHN BONHAM, DINO DANELLI. & NIGEL OLSON ( AND DONT FORGET RINGO & CARMINE APPICE ANOTHER NEW YORK ITALIAN ) WHEN I WAS CUTTING MY DRUM TEETH. AND SOME IN THE 80's LIKE STEVE JORDAN, STEVE GADD & TONY THOMPSON, I PLAY STICKS AND BRUSHES (I LOVE USING BRUSHES) I GOT MY FIRST RECORD DEAL IN 1967 AND RECORDED AND TOURED IN THE LATE 60's ,IN 1985 MY BAND "CHINATOWN" WON THE FIRST K-ROCK RUMBLE RADIO CONTEST OUT OF 5OOO BANDS IN THE TRI-STATE NEW YORK CITY AREA. I moved from NYC TO AUSTIN 2 MONTHS AFTER 9-11 where I owned BOO STUDIOS recording & rehersal studio for over 10 years. IN AUSTIN I PLAY MOSTLY WITH "SICKS PACK" AND ALSO "MAN CARTER WT. GARY CLAXTON & ANDREW. AND RU PAYNE COLMAN & TEXAS BOOGIE, WE ARE THE HOUSE BLUES BAND AT POODIES IN SPICEWOOD ON MONDAY NIGHTS 8pm to 12 midnight. AND "THE ORIGINAL MEXICAN BOB" AND MY OWN BAND CALLED "THE JAZZ SPYDERS" I was born in BROOKLYN and raised in QUEENS (but not by QUEENS) I OWNED BOO STUDIOS RECORDING & REHERSAL STUDIOS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY FROM 1984 TILL 1994. I AM IN AND PRODUCED MUSIC FOR THE MOVIE "MONDO NEW YORK" IN 1986 ON ISLAND RECORDS. AND MY ANTIQUE SHOP "DOWN THE ROAD ANTIQUES" IN BROOKLYN IN THE EARLY 80's. I HAD MY PHOTO STUDIO IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 90's AND INTO 2001 SHOOTING FASHION AND BOOK PROJECTS. I have been lucky to have played with some of the best musicians & bands in NEW YORK CITY & AUSTIN TEXAS. I HAVE PLAYED IN MOST CLUBS IN AUSTIN FROM THE SMALLEST TO THE BIGGEST AND ALSO 4 SHOWS AT THE 2007 ACL FEAST AND 2 SHOWS AT THE 2007 BIG STATE FEAST IN COLLAGE STATION. DONT FORGET. if you need a DRUMMER. im your guy. REMEMBER "YOUR ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR DRUMMER" IF YOU NEED A BACKUP BAND, I HAVE SOME GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS AND BASS PLAYERS THAT I WORK WITH ALL THE TIME, SO IF YOUR A SINGER SONGWRITER TYPE, WE CAN BACK YOU UP FOR GIGS AND RECORDINGS. ONE MORE THING, IF YOUR PLAYING A GIG THAT A DRUM SET DOES NOT WORK , I ALSO PLAY HAND DRUMS FOR THAT COFFEE SHOP GIG. IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL ME MP3's USE MY EMAIL ADDRESS spyderthedrummer@gmail.com.
CHECK OUT MY OTHER MYSPACE PAGE "SPYDER THE PHOTOGRAPHER" (ITS MY 1 ON MY FAVS) AND SEE MY PHOTOGRAPHY SHOTS.
MY credits go back to touring and recording in the late 60's till now with a few breaks from time to time doing the photography thing.
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Wow soda really does have an effect on you. It completely cancelled out the effects of that roofie I slipped into your drink earlier. Oh well. If at first you don't succeed...
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