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Ben Christa
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52 // Male // Canada  |   Member since July 2, 2007
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About Me

Skill Level:
Professional
Craft:
musician, recording engineer
Instruments:
drums, percussion
Genres:
fusion, jazz (all), funk (all), blues, rock
Influences:
Gadd, Erskine, Weckl, Nussbaum, Weather Report, Yellow Jackets, Holdsworth, Grünwald, Family, Nature, Sun

I'm playing drums with passion and creativity for a long time here in germany. My website for music is : www.jazziz.de You're invited to visit me there for more informations.

Extended

Band or Group:
jazziz, LANTIC, funkdawgs, freelance
Favorite Lyric:

You have to feel the breath and the soul in music, otherwise it isn't my kind of sound.

Day Job:
Architecture, Estimator, project management
Website:
http://www.jazziz.de www.funkdawgs.com www.durango75.de for LANTIC

Working With Others

How I Work:

I have my own recording equipment and can send drumfiles within short time (usually). Exchange (up-/download) also with a FTP server. For details, don't hesitate to ask...

Payment:
please ask me for hourly rates or doing a job for an fixed price. 50% before I'm starting the recording and 50% after finishing.

Experience:

Playing since 37 years. Also teaching drums at a local music school here, where I'm living with my family. My main band is called jazziz, founded by me in 1983. With jazziz and some other groups I've recorded some CD's and playing live gigs. I'm also working e.g. with www.funkdawgs.com, a internet band...and other musicians around the world.

Equipment:

Drums: Yamaha Recording 9000 Series, Yamaha Maple Custom Set, K-Zildjian and Meinl Cymbals, AMC Drumset, Electronics like old Simmons or Roland SPD-S, TD7, AD/DA for 24bit,96kHz, Mackie boards, Shure, AKG and Sennheiser Mics, Tracktion3, SONAR Producer 8, Ableton Live 8, Cubase SX, etc..

Payments:
This user accepts PayPal for session payment

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Shakunetsu O. wrote on November 12, 2009:

Hello Ben,

Thank you for adding, I look forward to getting to know you and your music,

Blessings,
Shakunetsu

Ulf S. wrote on July 13, 2009:

Great drummer.
Fantastic work on my session.
http://www.indabamusic.com/songs/show/86655

Terrel L. wrote on March 14, 2009:

Dude thanks for the add I was looking for one of your songs and couldn't remember your name. Still trying to learn how this systems works I really like the prospects it presents for musical growth as well a song development. Watching song grow up on here is amazing..

SURAJ SREEDHARAN wrote on October 15, 2008:

Hello sir,
your drumming is fantabulous and magical. I am feeling your song ''heat beat'..

Carolina Liechtenstein wrote on September 8, 2008:

Good stuff. I love the fast pace and up beat feel of fusion. What you're doing is not easy.

Gejius ™ wrote on August 29, 2008:

Hiyo! When you have a minute, I would love it if you'd listen to Dandy Lion, my Mariah Carey remix. If you're feelin' my jammms, then feel free to vote for it here: http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/2192. Thanks for your time! Paz y Pesos, Gejius

Michael Schettler wrote on July 13, 2008:

Nice Drumming.
I listened to the stuff on jazziz.de Dude you are awesome.
Hope we get to work together sometime.
Michael