Send me the song. I’ll play the drums.

Five business days per song is the standard, counted from the day we confirm the arrangement and I have your files.

Expedited 48-hour delivery is available at 50 percent above the tier price, subject to my schedule.

The delivery date is confirmed at booking.

I play the whole song in full passes, usually four or five, then comp the best sections into one master take. If a section still isn’t there, I record more passes of that section.

I’ll record as many passes as the song needs. The tier does not set a take limit.

The cymbal audio and the shell MIDI are comped together at the same points, so every bar of the master is one performance, cymbals and shells from the same moment. That comp is what you approve, and revisions start from there.

A revision is a batch of notes that sends me back to the kit. You collect the changes, I re-track the parts affected, and you get updated files. One batch is one revision, whether it touches one chorus or the whole song.

Cymbals + MIDI includes two revisions, and Cymbals + MIDI + Shell Stems includes three. An Attended Session includes up to two hours of live direction, plus the same three revisions once the session ends.

Plenty of changes are not revisions at all. Swapping shell sounds and re-printing stems, MIDI edits I can make without replaying anything (redraw a fill, soften an articulation, move a hit), re-sends, and stem-level adjustments are free. That is the point of the format.

Additional revisions beyond the included count are $100 each, and revision requests are open for 30 days after delivery.

If the song itself changes shape after I track (new arrangement, tempo, or key), that is a new performance and we requote that song.

Rates assume a typical song. If the arrangement runs longer than six minutes, I’ll confirm any difference before we book it.

The most useful package is three bounces: a mix with the drums in, the same mix without them, and the drums on their own. Hearing how you imagine the drums sitting in the track gives me direction before I play a note.

Any one of the three is enough to start. Add a tempo map if there is one, plus any reference tracks or production notes.

If the drums are programmed, let me know whether I should follow the part exactly or treat it as a reference.

Tell me your session's sample rate and I'll track at it. Nothing needs converting on your end.

Everything comes back as 24-bit WAV.

No. They arrive dry, straight off the mic preamps, with no EQ, no compression, and nothing on a master bus. The only exception is a sound we agree on before tracking.

The four cymbal tracks in the stems player up the page are those same unprocessed prints, and they are in the download. Any cymbal bus treatment is a mix move, and it's yours to make.

Half at booking to hold the tracking time, the rest once you approve the performance.

Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle all work, and PayPal is usually the easiest option from outside the United States.

If plans change, tell me. With 48 hours notice we can move the session to a new date.

If a project ends after tracking begins, we settle up for the work already done.

Label releases, advertising, commissioned film or television work, union sessions, and other commercial uses are quoted to the project because the schedule, paperwork, deliverables, and usage can differ.

Fully acoustic studio sessions are also quoted directly as a day rate plus studio costs and travel.

The recording is yours to release. I don’t retain any publishing or master interest in what you put out.

Your music stays private until you release it. I never post session audio or name a project before the release is public.

After release, I may list the credit and link the record unless you ask me not to. Credit on your side is always appreciated but never required.

Yes. I play along to your recording, so a song that moves or was never cut to a click still works.

If you have a tempo map, send it and I'll follow it, including changes mid-song. Odd time signatures are fine too.

Because the shells arrive as MIDI, the kick, snare, and tom sounds can be selected or changed without replaying the performance.

If you want me to print them, we’ll settle on the sounds together before I render the stems.

Cymbal choice is a critical part of the arrangement, and it is the one thing that cannot be changed after the take.

I usually choose the cymbals after hearing the track. If you already have something in mind, the full collection is on the Studio Gear page. Build the setup there and it comes with your message.

Yes. The MIDI can drive any compatible drum library, and you can layer as many libraries or samples as the mix wants.

When I print shell stems, I use Addictive Drums 2 or Steven Slate Drums 5. The raw MIDI still comes with every tier.

Both, if you want them. Four WA-84s stay up as two permanent pairs, a spaced AB pair for width and an XY pair for a tighter, mono-compatible image, and both can print from the same take at no extra charge. Just ask when we book.