Session Drummer

Matt is a pro's pro. He always delivers tasteful, tailored drums and percussion perfectly fit to the song. Fast turn around, great communication. Highly recommend.

This is my first time ordering drums online so I thought I'd make it a good one......

Matt wholly took on the task of recording drums to a tune that in its ideal iteration would have been created with a large room full of musicians in the early 1960s - or a late night jazz standards session.

His musicianship is excellent with great feel and dynamic play - the recording is tight and clean with rounded engineered tone. Receiving work of this standard will help me progress in my musical journey

Matt nails it every time! His compositional skills are second to none and the sound of his kit and the choice of mic options is just a dream to work with! I can’t wait to work with him again on my next track.

Cannot say enough positive things about Matt Johnson. Have worked with him on a couple of projects now and he delivers every time. Incredible musician. Great communicator. Very flexible, talented, versatile... everything you could hope for. A dream having him involved. If there were a 6th star.. he'd get it!!

Works fast, well, and can accommodate just about any feel you want. One of the best in the game.

Recommended to us via a producer friend, we reached out to drummer Matt Johnson through SoundBetter to have him write and record drums for our song. Matt perfectly captured what we had envisioned on the very first take and delivered an incredible performance that truly elevated our track. His kind and refined communication and highly professional approach make him a musician we would love to work with again on future projects. Highly recommended!

Matt is a great musician and a consumate professional. He delivered more than I expected or could have reasonably asked for, and did it before the promised date. Matt also communicated well throughout the process. He produced tasteful, well played, and well-recorded parts that truly fit the song. We were considering canning the track, but Matt's drums pulled it all together for us. I couldn't recommend him more.

Another great project with Matt, fantastic drummer and high quality recordings!

Matt is absolutely amazing to work with! Excellent communication, excellent compositional skills and an incredible sound!

He got exactly what I wanted very quickly and gave me plenty of alternative options to work with. A total pro throughout the experience.

Highly recommend!

Matt is intensely skilled and has an ear like no other - he was able to dial into our sound just off of the demo and pick up on and mirror our "off" rhythm which blends completely on time with our electronic elements - clock like a machine, breathing fresh human air into the track.
Super professional and active communication. If you're on this review don't even look further, just book it.

Matt Johnson is a total pro and is one of the best "songwriting" drummers around. He understands song form. He recorded on four of my songs. On each tune it's clear his main goal is making the song succeed. His handle on dynamics and part righting is second to none.

Matt is legitimately the best in the business. He has great instincts and killer feel. He's takes everything I send him to the next level and couldn't be more pleased with his work!

Matt went above and beyond to get these complex drum tracks sounding great. Awesome communication throughout as well, highly recommend.

Played fast and well. Always great to work with.

What can i say about Matt? Hes is the drummer on my favourite album of all time! He's a hero of mine and I get to have him play on my records.

He delivers amazing takes played beautifully. Recorded brilliantly. He's a legend and I will never use another drummer on my songs whilst Matt is willing to drum for me.

Matt is professional, enthusiastic, and most importantly sounds amazing. If you want to add something special to your song, work with Matt.

We are all privileged to be able to hire Matt, this legendary, professional musician. He was positive and inspiring though the whole process and didn't hesitate to do this semi-complicated song.
Recording quality was top notch, and the delivery of all the different drum mic tracks gives you so much to work with, + the included percussion tracks I got. The playing and the feel was phenomenal, and even though my expectations were high, they were greatly exceeded.
Unbelievably priceworthy! 11/10

Excellent work from Matt, would highly recommend having him drum on your project!

Worked fast, understood my vision, and performed well. Would recommend to anyone.

Matt Johnson is a unicorn. He is a jazz-trained drummer who can hit like a rocker, and he instead focuses on writing the perfect parts to help further the song. Think Ringo, Steve Gadd, Jimmy Chamberlin. On top of all of that, he is a sweet guy and a consummate professional. Highly recommended.