Alex Reeves Drums

LONDON BASED RECORDING DRUMMER

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LONDON STUDIO | Elbow | Bat For Lashes | Dizzee Rascal | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Anna Calvi | Razorlight | Duke Dumont | Guy Garvey | Vintage Breaks | Shania Twain |

Alex works from Reevsey’s Drum Studio in Finsbury Park, London. He plays, records and programs drums and percussion for your music, sending you up to 30 individual mic stems as well as a stereo drum mix for each take. Alex works quickly and to your budget, and gets the same great sound as he has in his studio with Elbow, Shania Twain, BBC TV Productions, and Bobby Womack. Previous recordings from his studio have featured on major top-10 albums, adverts, films and library music around the world.

ALEX REEVES has performed drums live on stage, radio and TV and recorded on albums with Elbow, Dizzee Rascal, Razorlight, Bat For Lashes, Shania Twain, Marina, Nick Cave, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Heritage Orchestra, Guy Garvey, Anna Calvi, The Young Punx, Bobby Womack, One Direction, Johnny Hates Jazz, Avicii and hundreds more. Alex plays drums for Elbow.

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Credits

Discogs verified credits for Alex Reeves
  • Ezio (2)
  • The Young Punx
  • Ezio (2)
  • Ezio (2)
  • The Lovefreekz
  • Various
  • Ezio (2)
  • Various
  • The Young Punx
  • Ezio (2)
  • Ezio (2)
  • Marcus Bonfanti
  • Rhys Morgan (2)
  • Lotte Mullan
  • Rebecca Clamp
  • Jess Mills
  • UNKLE
  • Rubberbandits*
  • Unkle
  • Paddy Milner
  • The Andy Drudy Disorder
  • Bobby Womack
  • Marcus Bonfanti
  • Johnny Hates Jazz
  • Lotte Mullan
  • James Lavelle Presents UNKLE Sounds
  • Guy Garvey
  • Beck Goldsmith
  • Guy Garvey
  • Honne Feat Kill J
  • Bat For Lashes
  • Nathan Sykes
  • Two Cities (3)
  • Martine McCutcheon
  • Elbow
  • Mollie Marriott
  • Duke Dumont Feat. Ebenezer (9)
  • The Tribe Of Good
  • Razorlight
  • The Tribe Of Good
  • Freddie Dickson
  • Other Nature
  • Alma Forrer
  • Elbow
  • Various
  • Elbow
  • Duke Dumont
  • Ward Thomas
  • Johnny Hates Jazz
  • Matthew James Crutchlow
  • Crimer (2)
  • Damian Wilson
  • Marina (75)
  • Chris Norman
  • Elbow
  • Lord (17)
  • Albumine
  • Marcus Bonfanti
  • Elbow
  • Johnny Hates Jazz
  • Chris Norman

Interview with Alex Reeves Drums

  1. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  2. A: Know what you want - describe the way you’d like the music to sound.

  3. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  4. A: If I were somehow to find myself needing to record drums on a desert island (!!), I’d take my old Ludwig kit, a pair of Coles mics, a Fet 47, strip of Neves and UA Apollo. Seems quite unlikely though, id hope to just continue recording from my studio.

  5. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  6. A: I’ve had my own studio for 20 years. Just been adding to it over the years.

  7. Q: How would you describe your style?

  8. A: Lovely big phat grooves, playing for the song always.

  9. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  10. A: I’ve worked with many of my dream artists. But I would love to have worked for Bowie.

  11. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  12. A: Yes - record everything!

  13. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  14. A: Anything that needs rhythm! I’ve worked on major albums, one-off songwriter tracks, hundreds of adverts, film scores, library tracks - everything. Check out my website for a fuller list.

  15. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  16. A: Groove, sound, vibes!!!

  17. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  18. A: Groove, sound, vibes!

  19. Q: What's your typical work process?

  20. A: I establish what it is that the client needs, sounds, feels etc, then play! I’ll give you a couple of different takes, more if you need, and a stereo drum mix, plus all the stems. Everything you’d expect from a major studio.

  21. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  22. A: I have a beautiful and great-sounding studio near central London, I work there most of my time and know the sounds inside and out (I have a glorious long resonant corridor I use as a reverb chamber!). I can record up to 24 mics - and I often do, adding effects mics to a traditional drum kit mic’ing set up. My go tos are my Coles 4038s for overheads, plus a U67 - just like all the major London studios do, for that English sound. I’m a nerd too - you know you’re gonna get all the things you need from your drum recording.

  23. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  24. A: Any great music!!

  25. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  26. A: Any and all types of drum recordings - people come to me for the song, and also for unusual ideas and sounds.

  27. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  28. A: Know what you want - describe the way you’d like the music to sound.

  29. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  30. A: If I were somehow to find myself needing to record drums on a desert island (!!), I’d take my old Ludwig kit, a pair of Coles mics, a Fet 47, strip of Neves and UA Apollo. Seems quite unlikely though, id hope to just continue recording from my studio.

  31. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  32. A: I’ve had my own studio for 20 years. Just been adding to it over the years.

  33. Q: How would you describe your style?

  34. A: Lovely big phat grooves, playing for the song always.

  35. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  36. A: I’ve worked with many of my dream artists. But I would love to have worked for Bowie.

  37. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  38. A: Yes - record everything!

  39. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  40. A: Anything that needs rhythm! I’ve worked on major albums, one-off songwriter tracks, hundreds of adverts, film scores, library tracks - everything. Check out my website for a fuller list.

  41. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  42. A: Groove, sound, vibes!!!

  43. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  44. A: Groove, sound, vibes!

  45. Q: What's your typical work process?

  46. A: I establish what it is that the client needs, sounds, feels etc, then play! I’ll give you a couple of different takes, more if you need, and a stereo drum mix, plus all the stems. Everything you’d expect from a major studio.

  47. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  48. A: I have a beautiful and great-sounding studio near central London, I work there most of my time and know the sounds inside and out (I have a glorious long resonant corridor I use as a reverb chamber!). I can record up to 24 mics - and I often do, adding effects mics to a traditional drum kit mic’ing set up. My go tos are my Coles 4038s for overheads, plus a U67 - just like all the major London studios do, for that English sound. I’m a nerd too - you know you’re gonna get all the things you need from your drum recording.

  49. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  50. A: Any great music!!

  51. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  52. A: Any and all types of drum recordings - people come to me for the song, and also for unusual ideas and sounds.

GenresSounds Like
  • Elbow
  • Bat For Lashes
  • One Direction
Gear Highlights
  • Mics: dozens of great mics inc Coles 4038s
  • U67
  • Beyers
  • Sennheisers
  • AKGs etc. Vintage and modern drums kits from Sonor and Ludwig. API pres
  • Universal Audio convertors
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