David Rourke - Drum Writing & Recording

e/iamdaveandirock--

--I've been playing drums since November, 2000 and have been in and out of various bands, either as a full-time member, or as a temporary fill-in:

Blind Paradox - Full-time member from 2001 - 2004
The Ending Up - Full-time member from 2006 - 2008
Safekept - Part-time member from 2011 - 2014
Linwood - Remote tracking project between 2013 - 2014
Dreamkiller - Fill-in drummer for 2 shows in 2014
Norlina - Full-time drummer at various stints between 2015-2017
The Legacy Motown R***e - Full-time member from January 2020 - Present--

--During my time with these bands, I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with: Everyday Sunday, Edison Glass, Me in Motion, Day of Fire, Royal Tailor, Manic Drive, Five Iron Frenzy, House of Heroes, Mushroomhead, Jason Michael Carrol, and many many more.--

--Between playing in bands, I've played for several churches as well, including: Bellevue Methodist Church in Bellevue, OH; Western Reserve Grace Church in Macedonia, OH; Renew Communities in Brookpark, OH; NEO Church in Independence, OH; North Ridge Church in Asheboro, NC; and The Summit Church in Kernersville, Oak Ridge, and Jamestown, NC.--

--I've been doing tracking remotely since 2013 for varying artists in several different styles, including pop, rock, reggae, hard rock, punk, CCM, and country.--

--Current Gear:

Drums:
Vintage Gretsch kit
kick - 24" x 14"
toms -10" 12" 16" 18"

OCDP Custom kit
kick - 22" x 20"
toms - 12" 14" 16"

Snares:
14" x 5" Pearl Free Floater
13" x 6.5" OCDP Custom vented
14" x 7" Homemade segment snare

Cymbals:
Zildjian - 20" Crash of Doom, 19" K Sweet Crash, 18" A Medium Thin Crash, 14" A Custom Hi-Hats

Soultone - 22" Custom Ride, 22" Vintage 1964 Ride, 19" Gospel Crash, 18" Custom Brilliant crash, 18" (2) FXO 6B3 Crash, 14" Custom Brilliant Hi-Hats, 10" Custom Brilliant Splash, 8" Custom Brilliant Splash--

--And, my current list of recording gear and mics:

DAW: Logic Pro X
Interface: Behringer X32 Rack
Mics: Shure Beta57, Shure SM57, (3) Shure Beta 98, Sennheiser MD421 II, (2) Sennheiser MD421u5, AKG D112, Shure SM137, (2) Oktava MK-012, Blue Bluebird, various other vintage and cheap mics.--

--Feel free to check out my various (published) tracking projects here:

Youtube: youtube.com/iamdaveandirock311
Linwood: Linwood.bandcamp.com--

--Any questions?