Remote Drum Recording

About Paul

PAUL JONES is a London based session drummer now offering a remote drum recording service directly from his recording studio in South London.

As a seasoned music professional, his knowledge and experience over a 20 plus year period has helped provide that all important backbone for all artists alike including; Alison Moyet, Labrinth, Sigma, (x)Propaganda, Spacek, Mica Paris, Cleopatra (of “Comin’ Atcha” fame), Leee John (Imagination). Also for international artists; Josh Milan (USA), Tkay Maidza (Australia), Rahsaan Patterson (USA), the late / great Don Blackman (USA) and the incredible Bamboo Manalac from the Philippines.

Paul’s personal taste is incredibly diverse, with strong influences coming from the late 80s rave / house scene, add hip hop, 70s funk, early jungle, drum and bass into that mix. Together, these are the foundation for the musician he is today.

Consequently, Paul’s remote drum recording service provides the very same diversity and precision but tailored directly to slot into your song(s), productions and demos!

Portfolio

Paul is proud to be sponsored by

“I can say without hesitation that [Paul] is a consummate & passionate professional, never satisfied with giving anything less than his best.”
Gordon Hulbert (Chaka Khan / Russell Watson)

Portfolio

BAMBOO
Boney M
Loose Ends
Rodney P
Leee John (Imagination)
Modjo
ETTA BOND
DON BLACKMAN
Ona Onabule
Cyndi Lauper
All Saints
XPROPAGANDA
RAF RILEY
Sheila Ferguson
Mikey Graham
TKAY MAIDZA
LABRINTH
ALISON MOYET
Rahsaan Patterson
STEVE SPACEK
Mica Paris
Noel McKoy
ALISON LIMERICK
Tyler James
SIGMA
SPACEK

Videos

PRESS ARTICLES

RHYTHM MAGAZINE INTERVIEW – DRUMMING WITH SIGMA

MUSIC RADAR ARTICLE – GUIDE TO PLAYING FUNK

Tour Dates

(x)PROPAGANDA / D:UEL 2021

GERMANY TOUR, OCTOBER 2021 – DATES TBC

REMOTE / ONLINE DRUM RECORDING

Having long held the love for pinpointing the song and for appreciating great production, starting the remote drum recording service felt like a very natural progression.

I play with Alison Moyet and xPropaganda currently but have drummed for artists like Labrinth, Sigma, Don Blackman, Raf Riley, Rahsaan Patterson, Mica Paris, Spacek, Cleopatra, Tkay Maidza, and many more.
I’ve worked with producers Dave McEwan, Stephen Lipson, Gordon Hulbert, Livingstone Brown and Pete Waterman and also write and produce for my own side project.

I’ve been doing online sessions for more than 5 years now. My heart lies in groove. A definite James Brown funk and soul lover but I developed a late interest in rock and have always had an ear for well written songs. For sure I will have an everlasting love for all things drum and bass / house, rave! I am endorsed by Zildjian and Remo.

My studio room sound is fairly tight sounding but with a little bit of room ambience, I have a quality mic collection and run them all through Audient preamps.

Add that all important energy and drive to your productions and songs with Paul’s online drum recording service!

Audio samples below.

REMOTE DRUM RECORDINGS

Songs and samples

paulthefunkydrummer · REMOTE DRUMMING SHOWREEL 2020

STUDIO EQUIPMENT

Apple MacBook Pro
Logic Pro X
Audient ASP880 / Audient iD22 audio interfaces
Motu 8 Pre audio interface
Genelec 8030B / Fostex PM1 monitors.
Waves / Soundtoys plugins.

MICROPHONE LIST

AKG D12
AKG D112
Beyerdynamic M160
Oktava MK012 (X2)
Shure SM57
Shure SM57 BETA
Sennheiser e604 (3 of)
Yamaha Subkick
Rode NT1A

DRUM KITS

Sakae Almighty Maple (22×18, 16×14, 14×14, 12×8, 10×7″)
Sonor Delite Maple (20×17.5, 14×13, 12×10, 10×9″)
Pearl Session Custom (22×18, 16×16, 13×10, 12×9″)

SNARE DRUMS

14 x 6″ Pearl Sensitone steel snare
14 x 5″ Ludwig Supraphonic LM400
14 x 6.5″ Sakae Bubinga Concert
13 x 6″ Sakae Natural Maple
14 x 5.5″ Angel (Block stave) Ash
12 x 7″ Pearl (Dennis Chambers) Soprano
14 x 7″ Pearl Limited Edition maple
14 x 7″ Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute

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REMOTE DRUM RECORDING CHECKLIST!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Firstly, we discuss the style / feel you are after and any specifics you require for the song along with which sample rate you desire.
Secondly, you upload your song(s) minus drums along with any reference songs and / or a guide drum track if necessary.
During the recording process, I will send you MP3 updates of your remote drum recording so that you can track my progress.
At this point you have the opportunity to make up to ‘three’ revisions (or tweaks) of the drum part before you give me the green light for the final recording.
Once you’re completely satisfied, I’ll send you the separate audio stems for your remote drum recording (or alternatively a multitrack session).
Finally, I offer a turnaround of as little as 48hrs.

Order ‘your’ bespoke human remote drum recording today!

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Lessons

ONLINE DRUM LESSONS.

In light of the current Corona Virus situation, Paul is currently offering online lessons, if you’re interested to find out more, hit the Book Now button below.

Paul offers affordable 1 to 1 tuition in his South London studio with an emphasis on groove, solid time keeping and song playing; drawing from a wealth of experience playing to audiences all over the world from intimate venues to academies, outdoor festivals, arena and stadium tours.

Some of the key things Paul offers:

Advanced / Pro level and beyond. Beginners to intermediate also welcome!
Zoom video / Skype Lessons
Working with drum electronics
Song playing and demistifying fill placements
Click training and working with backing tracks for live
Mentoring / industry guidance and advice

All drum lessons are individually tailored to help take you to the next level.

DBS checked (enhanced certificate).

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Masterclasses are also available on how to approach to drum triggering within today’s crossover electronic / acoustic genres using hybrid acoustic /electronic drumkits.

Also how to work with click tracks, input song material into a DAW and cover techniques to successfully combine playback and live drumming elements.

Click below to watch ACM’s and ICMP’s videos of Paul during his visits to the Academy and the Institute earlier this year.

Masterclasses

CONTACT

The masterclasses address Paul’s approach to the recreation of acoustic / electronic pop music, including but not exclusive to Drum & Bass, house and garage in todays live settings.

Much of the music he has been touring with for the last 7 years has seen him using a setup consisting of Roland V Drums, TM2 / TMC6 trigger units alongside his Sakae Almighty acoustic kit with an Akai MPC1000 at the heart of it all.

For bookings and more information, click on the link.