Quote Originally Posted by Bill Bressler View Post
As the source of all the commotion on this thread, I figured I should chime in. I wanted Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Nick D'virgilio, or Marco Minnemann to play drums on my album. 2 are retired, and 2 I probably couldn't afford, even if I knew how to reach them. And that being said, why would they even want to play on some unknown guy's album, which was created completely in my attic studio, btw?

So what I set out to do, by playing the drums on the keyboard, followed by meticulous, Donald Fagen level tweaking, was to try and create the feel of what (in my mind) those drummers might play, if they had actually played for me. Then I tuned them, mixed sampled room mics with sampled close mics and treated them as part of the 'band.'

What I ended up with was something that sounded absolutely nothing like any one of those drummers might play, yet something that I absolutely loved and was proud of, and felt like they belonged with the music I had created.

They serve the songs.

So I hope you, Mr. Skullhead in particular, can have some appreciation for what I've done here. I didn't have a drummer play on my album, but I worked really, really hard on the drums. I think maybe with another listen, you might appreciate the depth and feel that actually exists in those tracks.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Bill Bressler
Well greetings and salutations mister commotion causer... Hey if it took skullhead's comments to get you to join our merry band of progster men&women, I'll take that.
Now grab a chair, enjoy a cold or hot refreshment, sit back, relax and join the fun and thanks for your hard work and the reward that comes from such an accomplishment(you can be proud).
Btw Phil called and wants his toms back...