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🔹Drummer🔹Music Educator🔹Drums for Frank Carter @andtherattlesnakes – @gretschdrums @paistecymbals @remopercussion @vicfirth @protectionracket

Rediscovering one of my favourite hip hop records Rediscovering one of my favourite hip hop records from way back when…….. ‘Reflections Eternal’ by Talib Kweli …… this tune called ‘This Means You’. More of these to come, having SO much fun smacking along to these. 

🎧🎧🎧on for the lows. 

#talibkweli #djhitek #hiphop #playalong
Here’s the sounds I got for @tomfromant ‘s tune ‘P Here’s the sounds I got for @tomfromant ‘s tune ‘Preacher & The Wolf’ (up now on his Spotify - link to his profile on my Linktree in bio). 

Really enjoyed working on this one - looking for a big round open sounding kick, a nice thick deep snare, and a kit in general that still felt clear and upfront with enough power to translate whilst still playing gently and tenderly for the song. 

Achieved by playing gingerly into hot preamps across the board, and with some nice saturation on the overheads from my @audientworld  ASP800. A touch of clean-up EQ and on some channels and camp on the drum bus here, but not much else going on.

#SessionDrummer #sessionmusician #RemoteRecording #RemoteMusician
4 to the floor house shred but in 6/4 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ 6 to 4 to the floor house shred but in 6/4 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ 6 to the floor ??? More @unitedfreedomcollective live from #allypally last year - track is called ‘Between Memories’ - fun one to learn, and there’s something about that 6/4 phrasing I find particularly hypnotic. 

Thanks @gretschdrums @paistecymbals @remopercussion @vicfirth and @protectionracket for epic gear. 🙏🏻

#SessionDrummer #timesignatures #gretschdrums #paistecymbals
Here’s me, tracking the drums for the excellent @t Here’s me, tracking the drums for the excellent @tomfromant ‘s new tune ‘Preacher & The Wolf’, out now to stream. Go give Tom some love over on his page, check out his other tracks, some of which contain lovingly crafted drums tracked remotely from my studio.

Get in touch if you want drums on your tracks, producers, artists, library writers, whatever the job - flexible process, high quality gear, and a wealth of knowledge to get the sounds, the style and the feel you’re after. For info, DM here or head to my website (link in my bio) to hear my showreel. 🥁🥁🥁

Production, recording (minus drums) and mix by @tobysmusiclessons @toby_newcombe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

#SessionDrummer #sessionmusician #RemoteRecording #RemoteMusician
Follow the LinkTree in my bio to find this deeper- Follow the LinkTree in my bio to find this deeper-dive read on the process behind putting this show together. Session work comes in all shapes and sizes, and this was definitely one of the most fun processes I’ve been through in a while. 

Thanks to @unitedfreedomcollective for having me onboard ❤️🙏🏻

Epic gear employed on this session - @gretschdrums @paistecymbals @remopercussion @vicfirth @protectionracket 

#SessionDrummer #unitedfreedomcollective #blogpost #drummingblog #drumsdrumsdrums
ON YOUTUBE NOW – full track video of ‘Higher Drums ON YOUTUBE NOW - full track video of ‘Higher Drums’ by @unitedfreedomcollective performed at Alexandra Palace in support of @mariboustate (link in my bio)

This tour was so much fun - good people, great music, new performance challenges, had a blast stretching out in new territory. 

Thanks to UFC for having me along for the ride. ❤️💙💜💛💚🧡

#SessionDrummer #unitedfreedomcollective #mariboustate #allypally #worldmusic
NEW YEAR, NEW WEBSITE !!!! – Head over and take a NEW YEAR, NEW WEBSITE !!!! - Head over and take a look through my showreel, find info about my session work and teaching, deeper-dive reads in my blog, and get in contact about booking sessions or lessons. 

➡️➡️➡️ garethgrover.com (via LinkTree in my bio)

#SessionDrummer #RemoteRecording  #drumteacher #OnlineDrumLessons #DrumLessonsHertfordhsire DrumLessonsBedfordshire
Huge thanks to @entershikari and the extended team Huge thanks to @entershikari and the extended team for having me along on the ride this last month. I had a blast on drum-tech duties for @robwrolfe - one of the nicest people in the game; I enjoy your outlook, and it’s been fun sharing a few drum geek-outs along the way. ❤️

The whole team was superb; good, kind and talented people who generously welcomed me in the fold, and together we smashed out an epic schedule with some real challenges along the way. I’m always grateful to be able to travel outside of our home bubble and loved catching new corners of Europe I’ve not been to before.

There’s always a bittersweet afterglow to returning home after tour, honestly no different whether you’re performing or part of the background crew. This one has hit harder for many reasons, but has also left me feeling inspired to keep moving through this weird world that is the music industry. Not sure I could do anything else, it lives in you and breathes for you whether you like it or not. 

A big kiss for Shikari, and for the whole world. 😘

🖤💚💛💙💜♥️❤️
Over halfway now on this EU run with @entershikari Over halfway now on this EU run with @entershikari looking after drum world for @robwrolfe 🥁🥁 Met a load of great people in band and crew, enjoying being back on the road seeing new places. 

Austria today, Italy tomorrow, on to France & Spain, chasing the last of the 🌞🌞🌞

Shout to @bridiebridiebridiebridie for the fleece bros pic 🥁📸

#drumteching #tourlife #entershikari
OUT NOW, the new EP from @alexmmonty as Cheap Divo OUT NOW, the new EP from @alexmmonty as Cheap Divorce, ‘CD001 // Alliterative Assonance: A Brief Medical History -  written, played and recorded by Monty except drums by yours truly, tracked remotely from my home studio. 

Shout to @sixftwonder for creative direction and track 4 voice note. 

Huge thanks to Monty for having me involved and for trusting my judgement on drum sounds. This was the first proper tracking I did in my new studio after moving house - it was a chaotic time, having uprooted our settled life at quite short notice, and this project really helped ground me in something and offer some purpose and direction at just the time I needed some. 

Available now from all the usual places. GO GET IT. 

#newmusic #cheapdivorce #remotesession #homestudio #remoterecording
Here’s an example of a remotely recorded drum trac Here’s an example of a remotely recorded drum track, made here in my home studio for @tomfromant ‘s excellent new song ‘Whippoorwill Bill’. 

Thanks for the trust Tom! I had fun getting into the relentless and rolling swampy groove of this track, and settled on these punchy but raw and open sounds to drive but not overpower the track.

Other instruments played by @tomfromant and @toby_newcombe and recorded / mixed by @tobysmusiclessons 

#drums #drummer #drumlessons #drumsdaily #baterista #instadrums #drumteacher #groove #SessionDrummer #RemoteRecording #DrumTracks #StudioLife #DrummersOfInstagram #MusicCollaboration #OnlineSessionMusician #DrumRecording #HomeStudio
Had a lot of fun getting into the vibe of this new Had a lot of fun getting into the vibe of this new tune out now from the excellent @tomfromant ‘Whippoorwill Bill’ - drums tracked remotely in my studio, and the rest engineered and mixed by @toby_newcombe @tobysmusiclessons - get in touch if you’d like drums recorded for your songs. Head to Tom’s page or check out my stories for the tune. 

#tomfromant #WhippoorwillBill #newmusic #indieartist #SessionDrummer #RemoteRecording #DrumTracks #StudioLife #DrummersOfInstagram #MusicCollaboration #DrumRecording #HomeStudio #StudioMusician #DrumLife #GrooveMatters #ProDrummer #CustomDrumTracks #InThePocket 

@gretschdrums
@paistecymbals
@remopercussion
@vicfirth 
@protectionracket
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garethgrover

🔹Drummer🔹Music Educator🔹Drums for Frank Carter @andtherattlesnakes – @gretschdrums @paistecymbals @remopercussion @vicfirth @protectionracket

Rediscovering one of my favourite hip hop records Rediscovering one of my favourite hip hop records from way back when…….. ‘Reflections Eternal’ by Talib Kweli …… this tune called ‘This Means You’. More of these to come, having SO much fun smacking along to these. 

🎧🎧🎧on for the lows. 

#talibkweli #djhitek #hiphop #playalong
Here’s the sounds I got for @tomfromant ‘s tune ‘P Here’s the sounds I got for @tomfromant ‘s tune ‘Preacher & The Wolf’ (up now on his Spotify - link to his profile on my Linktree in bio). 

Really enjoyed working on this one - looking for a big round open sounding kick, a nice thick deep snare, and a kit in general that still felt clear and upfront with enough power to translate whilst still playing gently and tenderly for the song. 

Achieved by playing gingerly into hot preamps across the board, and with some nice saturation on the overheads from my @audientworld  ASP800. A touch of clean-up EQ and on some channels and camp on the drum bus here, but not much else going on.

#SessionDrummer #sessionmusician #RemoteRecording #RemoteMusician
4 to the floor house shred but in 6/4 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ 6 to 4 to the floor house shred but in 6/4 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ 6 to the floor ??? More @unitedfreedomcollective live from #allypally last year - track is called ‘Between Memories’ - fun one to learn, and there’s something about that 6/4 phrasing I find particularly hypnotic. 

Thanks @gretschdrums @paistecymbals @remopercussion @vicfirth and @protectionracket for epic gear. 🙏🏻

#SessionDrummer #timesignatures #gretschdrums #paistecymbals
Here’s me, tracking the drums for the excellent @t Here’s me, tracking the drums for the excellent @tomfromant ‘s new tune ‘Preacher & The Wolf’, out now to stream. Go give Tom some love over on his page, check out his other tracks, some of which contain lovingly crafted drums tracked remotely from my studio.

Get in touch if you want drums on your tracks, producers, artists, library writers, whatever the job - flexible process, high quality gear, and a wealth of knowledge to get the sounds, the style and the feel you’re after. For info, DM here or head to my website (link in my bio) to hear my showreel. 🥁🥁🥁

Production, recording (minus drums) and mix by @tobysmusiclessons @toby_newcombe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

#SessionDrummer #sessionmusician #RemoteRecording #RemoteMusician
Follow the LinkTree in my bio to find this deeper- Follow the LinkTree in my bio to find this deeper-dive read on the process behind putting this show together. Session work comes in all shapes and sizes, and this was definitely one of the most fun processes I’ve been through in a while. 

Thanks to @unitedfreedomcollective for having me onboard ❤️🙏🏻

Epic gear employed on this session - @gretschdrums @paistecymbals @remopercussion @vicfirth @protectionracket 

#SessionDrummer #unitedfreedomcollective #blogpost #drummingblog #drumsdrumsdrums
ON YOUTUBE NOW – full track video of ‘Higher Drums ON YOUTUBE NOW - full track video of ‘Higher Drums’ by @unitedfreedomcollective performed at Alexandra Palace in support of @mariboustate (link in my bio)

This tour was so much fun - good people, great music, new performance challenges, had a blast stretching out in new territory. 

Thanks to UFC for having me along for the ride. ❤️💙💜💛💚🧡

#SessionDrummer #unitedfreedomcollective #mariboustate #allypally #worldmusic
NEW YEAR, NEW WEBSITE !!!! – Head over and take a NEW YEAR, NEW WEBSITE !!!! - Head over and take a look through my showreel, find info about my session work and teaching, deeper-dive reads in my blog, and get in contact about booking sessions or lessons. 

➡️➡️➡️ garethgrover.com (via LinkTree in my bio)

#SessionDrummer #RemoteRecording  #drumteacher #OnlineDrumLessons #DrumLessonsHertfordhsire DrumLessonsBedfordshire
Huge thanks to @entershikari and the extended team Huge thanks to @entershikari and the extended team for having me along on the ride this last month. I had a blast on drum-tech duties for @robwrolfe - one of the nicest people in the game; I enjoy your outlook, and it’s been fun sharing a few drum geek-outs along the way. ❤️

The whole team was superb; good, kind and talented people who generously welcomed me in the fold, and together we smashed out an epic schedule with some real challenges along the way. I’m always grateful to be able to travel outside of our home bubble and loved catching new corners of Europe I’ve not been to before.

There’s always a bittersweet afterglow to returning home after tour, honestly no different whether you’re performing or part of the background crew. This one has hit harder for many reasons, but has also left me feeling inspired to keep moving through this weird world that is the music industry. Not sure I could do anything else, it lives in you and breathes for you whether you like it or not. 

A big kiss for Shikari, and for the whole world. 😘

🖤💚💛💙💜♥️❤️
Over halfway now on this EU run with @entershikari Over halfway now on this EU run with @entershikari looking after drum world for @robwrolfe 🥁🥁 Met a load of great people in band and crew, enjoying being back on the road seeing new places. 

Austria today, Italy tomorrow, on to France & Spain, chasing the last of the 🌞🌞🌞

Shout to @bridiebridiebridiebridie for the fleece bros pic 🥁📸

#drumteching #tourlife #entershikari
OUT NOW, the new EP from @alexmmonty as Cheap Divo OUT NOW, the new EP from @alexmmonty as Cheap Divorce, ‘CD001 // Alliterative Assonance: A Brief Medical History -  written, played and recorded by Monty except drums by yours truly, tracked remotely from my home studio. 

Shout to @sixftwonder for creative direction and track 4 voice note. 

Huge thanks to Monty for having me involved and for trusting my judgement on drum sounds. This was the first proper tracking I did in my new studio after moving house - it was a chaotic time, having uprooted our settled life at quite short notice, and this project really helped ground me in something and offer some purpose and direction at just the time I needed some. 

Available now from all the usual places. GO GET IT. 

#newmusic #cheapdivorce #remotesession #homestudio #remoterecording
Here’s an example of a remotely recorded drum trac Here’s an example of a remotely recorded drum track, made here in my home studio for @tomfromant ‘s excellent new song ‘Whippoorwill Bill’. 

Thanks for the trust Tom! I had fun getting into the relentless and rolling swampy groove of this track, and settled on these punchy but raw and open sounds to drive but not overpower the track.

Other instruments played by @tomfromant and @toby_newcombe and recorded / mixed by @tobysmusiclessons 

#drums #drummer #drumlessons #drumsdaily #baterista #instadrums #drumteacher #groove #SessionDrummer #RemoteRecording #DrumTracks #StudioLife #DrummersOfInstagram #MusicCollaboration #OnlineSessionMusician #DrumRecording #HomeStudio
Had a lot of fun getting into the vibe of this new Had a lot of fun getting into the vibe of this new tune out now from the excellent @tomfromant ‘Whippoorwill Bill’ - drums tracked remotely in my studio, and the rest engineered and mixed by @toby_newcombe @tobysmusiclessons - get in touch if you’d like drums recorded for your songs. Head to Tom’s page or check out my stories for the tune. 

#tomfromant #WhippoorwillBill #newmusic #indieartist #SessionDrummer #RemoteRecording #DrumTracks #StudioLife #DrummersOfInstagram #MusicCollaboration #DrumRecording #HomeStudio #StudioMusician #DrumLife #GrooveMatters #ProDrummer #CustomDrumTracks #InThePocket 

@gretschdrums
@paistecymbals
@remopercussion
@vicfirth 
@protectionracket
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A deeper dive with some YouTube videos

Rattlesnakes ‘Sticky’ tour live montage
Live on stage at Ally Pally, with United Freedom Collective
On a visit to the Paiste Cymbals factory studio – Tyrant Lizard King
Drum playthrough – Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes – Snake Eyes
A bit of big band jazz – Out for the Count

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