Random musings of Jeromey Balderrama
Ok, so I am technically making a post for Monday, but I am promising better content for Tuesday in the form of two posts. Mondays are hard for me as I follow my day at work with band rehearsal with Ken Stevens. Tonight was actually the first night of practice, and I left with a book full of drumming notes and a sore left wrist – I guess it has been a while since I’ve rehearsed a full evening. Definitely a good time though. It feels nice to be back in the Saddle.
See you Tuesday!
As I mentioned last month, we have closed the door on Greenfoot, which has freed up my time to look for another project. After spending a few weeks searching, auditioning and considering, I’m happy to announce that I have joined a new project, partnering with Ken Stevens to take his acoustic music into a full band setting.
Ken and I share a lot of the same influences, and I’m really looking forward to the challenge of enhancing his music with my drumming, and putting together something that will be a lot of fun to see and hear. We’re in the process of working through his acoustic originals, adding some covers and then playing out.
In the meantime, check Ken out on his web site, as well as his Facebook page and MySpace. This should be exciting! Thank you for your support!
I’ve been sitting on this for about a little over a week, but I am now able to post that as with all good things, Greenfoot has come to an end. We’ve had a good run, but we’re going to be taking an amicable split.
It’s been a fun four years. Over that time we’ve played over 50 shows, recorded 2 EP’s totaling 8 songs, have written over 20 more songs and played some really fun covers. Both Jake and Julien – as well as Kevin – have been great band-mates, and I’ve really enjoyed playing with them. Hopefully our musical paths will cross in the future.
Thanks to all of my friends who came out to support us over the years. We definitely had many fun shows, have played some really interesting places and appreciate all the support that you’ve shown to us – I personally really appreciate it!
Greenfoot wasn’t my first band and most certainly won’t be my last, as I definitely want to get involved in another project. I’ve detailed some of my drumming influences and aspirations on a drumming page I created. If you or anyone you know is looking for a drummer, check it out and drop me a line!
I just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that my band, Greenfoot is starting to record new songs for an EP we’re releasing this summer. We’ll actually be kicking off the sessions on Sunday, starting with m on drums!
We’ll actually be broadcasting the sessions live on UStream, so if you’d like to sit in and see us record come check it out! We’ll kick things off around 11am MDT, but should be going all afternoon. I’d definitely love for you to stop by and let me know what you think!
I’ve been kicking around putting together a “Drummer Pet Peeves” list, but in lieu of a complete post, here’s a sneak preview of what will definitely be on it: Owners of Vic Firth’s “Lite Stix”.
I admit they look cool, but then you look at the price tag of $130! Normally a good pair of drum sticks (I typically buy the Vic Firth Buddy Rich Signatures) are $7-8. You could buy 18 pairs of Buddy for the price of one pair of these Lite Stix. The funny thing is that the type of drummer that would use these and think they’re cool are the same ones that think it’s cool to break a new pair of sticks every time they play. These should be a lot of fun when they split in half.
Just when you thought you’d seen it all.