Hi! I am Alex, a full-time studio drummer and educator, who´s passion is to play and record music. I´ve recorded hundreds of tracks for artists around the world throughout my career, and I´m always looking forward to meeting new musicians! I have my own recording studio, so feel free to contact me anytime so we can start discussing our project!
Thank you so much for checking out my Gig!
Why should you work with me, you ask?
I will write, perform and record drums for your song (or reproduce your ideas) and deliver professional quality drum multi-tracks. When you order my package, all of this is included:
-Up to 16 professional sounding channels
-FREE Unlimited revisions until final delivery
-FREE Premixed/Processed drum stems (eq, comp, gate, etc) ready for you to volume/fader mix at your taste!
-All RAW separate stems used in the recording, fully unprocessed and ready for professional mixing
-2 stereo mixed full drumkit stems (pre-mastered and at -8Db)
With this package you get Premium value for the price of a Standard/Basic package! Though I specialize mostly in Metal and Rock, I won´t shy away from any other genre: I can play anything from tasty fills and polyrhythmic grooves to blastbeats and fast double bass.
Really looking forward to hear about new projects and to collaborate with other fellow musicians, so leave me a message, let´s talk!
Cheers,
-Alex
Please inquire for gear list. Thank you and have a good week!
Video demo:
https://vimeo.com/588769374
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
168 Reviews - 11 Repeat Clients
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This was the seventh song that I worked with Alex on, and he is still nailing it 5 outta 5 stars! He delivers such quality work!
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An Amazing performance from an amazing drummer!!! 🤘🏻
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What an amazing performance from Alex!
He impresses me every time I work with him!
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Once again, got to work with Alex on a song and was totally happy with the result. He is a total pro, and I wish their was something higher than 5 stars that I could give him. Alex rocks!
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Excellent tracks as usual!
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Another amazing project with Alex the marvellous and talented drummer.
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Another solid project with Alex, what a talented and inspiring musician!
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Another 5 Star performance from Alex on the song! He is so easy to work with, and his work is amazing!
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Another great project with Alex,
The thing I most love about working with Alex, is the amount of care and attention he puts into your project, no matter what style! - check_circleVerified
Once again, been a pleasure working with Alex!
This guy does not disappoint 👌🏻
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I did another song with Alex, and I am very impressed! This guy rocks!
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Another great experience working with Alex!
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I had the opportunity to work with Alex again on this song, and he crushed it! Total pro!
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Wow! Alex is an incredible drummer
His Attention to detail is immaculate.
I would highly recommend him to anybody.
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Alex rips! Love his style and feel, and working with him is super easy. I am very happy with the work he did on my song. 5 star all the way!
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Alex does it again! Huge sound on this one, thanks again!
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Alex did an absolutely fantastic job on my song! I loved his feel, and he had great communication as well as an outstanding delivery package with all the options I could ever need to choose from. I wish I could add more than 5 stars to this rating.
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Amazing Artist!!!! Was an absolute honor to make that job together. I will be back;-)
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Totally awesome drummer! Always delivers top tier performances that really spices up your songs. I've hired him for 6 songs so far and each time he has delivered 100% awesomeness. Highly recommend!
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Great Artist, great job like allways!
Interview with Alex Ramos
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I worked on a multi-band project for a recording studio. I performed drums on a cover that we tracked in order to showcase the studio´s potential.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Always striving to improve the quality of my product
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital. Because besides being alot more price friendly, we´ve come a long way in digital tech.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: My pledge is always that I will use my full potential for each and everysong, regardless of any aspect. And that their satisfaction is my priority.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That I get to be a part of some really amazing art. Music is what we use to describe feeling that cannot be put unto words.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: To be honest I don´t think there is a single question that I can pinpoint as being asked multiple times. Everyone is diferent - but interaction is always friendly and professional.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That music is a hobbie, and not a job.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Most common question has to be: "Can I add my own twists, turns and ideas when I track the song?"
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: The better and more detailed your guitar/fullband guide track sounds, the more you will inspire the musician you are hiring.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Drumsticks, practice pad, doublepedal, metronome and a complete hi-hat stand.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Over the past 12 years, I´ve recorded hundreds of songs and played a myriad of live shows. Self taught in the beginning, started private lessons with one of the best drummers in the country, and a passage through Berklee online where I completed a "Rock Music" specialization course with Rod Morgenstein, graded A+. Most of my professional time is spent between local sessions, online recording sessions, shows and teaching drums.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I like to think I have a nice balanced blend of skills. Some speed, alot of dynamics and a good ear for music.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Devin Townsend. He is extremely creative and will not set boundaries to his art.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Start with the source. Spend more time in making things sound good in tracking, rather than wasting more time in post-prod.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Almost every genre of metal and rock, though I won´t shy away from playing modern Pop music
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Again, I must say my strength lies on writing drum parts and creating amazing songs with other musicians. I also take instructions very well, as I respect the artist´s final word about any aspect that relates to his music.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My strength in drums is definitively songwritting. I can create details that really highlight important parts of the song but I also know when to bring the rhythm a notch down so that there is space for other instruments to come through and let the song breathe.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Typically there is a discussion with the other musicians about the song and their general expectation of the drum parts, just so we can align our mindsets. On the recording process I like to try ALOT of ideas to see what best fits each part. From there, an audible is delivered so that we can start revising.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I´m currently playing a Pearl Decade maple "22, "10, "12, "16, Mapex black panther limited edition snare or Tama SLP steel snare (according to the job), Czarcie Kopyto double pedals and a selection of Zildjian and Sabian cymbals. I´m running Shure, Audix and Lewitt mics on a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 through Reaper.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Sebastian Lanser, Matt Gartksa, Nolly
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I write, perform and record drums.
- Live drum trackAverage price - $70 per song
There is no limit to how many revisions you can make, as it is very important for me that you are 100% happy with the final result. Typical turn around time is 5 days, but it can vary slightly.
- Opeth
- Slipknot
- Machine Head
- Pearl Decade Maple drums
- Zildjian cymbals
- Czarcie Kopyto pedals
- Shure
- Lewitt and Audix mics