Latest Drumming/Mixing Efforts .

I’ve been narrowing my focus of hobbies of late - sat back on the speaker monitor designing in favor of improving my chops through exercise and practice - Also set-up a whole new drum kit from scratch leaving the past kits behind to see what else I can come up with.

Try this on your playback systems and enjoy:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b61n6gg863b7c6n3k82sj/Wall-of-Denial-SRV-SJL-Drums-12-15-2025.T3.M2.Fade.flac?rlkey=ycuezbtclehpynb9ro61sc8x8&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/luly1ld92isbwsq2mns00/Desert-Song-M.-Schenker-Group-SJL-Drums-12-9-2025.T5.M1.Fade.flac?rlkey=mmogbn20mtcaonmh6q7lkkeni&dl=0

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That’s a pretty cool tune! Nice work🤘🏼

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https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lpf9kipsmhybi4ncsy83u/People-Gotta-Move-Gino-Vannelli-SJL-Drums-12-18-2025.T27.M1.flac?rlkey=5ew65lmzy6bk5prfsd9wl3aze&dl=0

Great sounding drums Steve!

Here’s a pretty cool live performance. The sound isn’t great but the I like the performance.

Gino Vannelli Live @ The Orange Lounge Toronto, Canada.

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Wonderful stuff Steve!

This brings much joy to my heart, to hear your recordings.

Yah, forget the speakers for now… I mean, DIY just went up a notch, or three, I think…

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Wide spread local power outage - I’m still on generator power and it’s cold out (25*F).

Lost power here tonight while I was mixing this tune that is so slow for a drummer that it is hard to stay alert while playing it - have to eat chocolate to stay in the groove!

Done in Only 2 TAKES!! :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/728wjzrcxht4s75oo8a9w/Still-Loving-You-Scorpions-SJL-Drums-12-31-2025.T2.M1.flac?rlkey=gpm5ztcmtr1at16w73nvm9jtf&dl=0

I have been working-on the dynamics of the drum-kit voices and got the cymbals a bit more natural sounding so I can do rising crescendos on them now and the rest of the kit sounds more like me playing upon an acoustic kit, finally !

Play this ^ one loudly for your loved ones and, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Such a great song… love 4 da Scorps!!

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Updated just now –>

Much learned about mixing as evidenced by this rendering/REMIX - hope you enjoy.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yi13uv9fp1nwmp4vkisr5/Grace-Too-Trajically-Hip-SJL-Drums-12-28-2025.T12.M3.flac?rlkey=hhizl0m82av28x9huebb3oj20&dl=0

Please let me know if the overall balance of instruments and tone sounds OK :+1: or not :poop: so I can figure out where I need more work . . . (and what playback system you used - headphones, earbuds, car audio, etc . . .).

Final Mix of the last one again - - I brought that grungy killer guitar work up in the mix and leveled all the instruments now that my ears have rested [I can hear detail more acutely].

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/64lfu49h1xyfhawik40kb/Grace-Too-Trajically-Hip-SJL-Drums-12-28-2025.T12.M4.flac?rlkey=ig9ii00y67qisvc4hfhiqez83&dl=0