
Organic live drum performances with flawless production — tailored to your music and delivered fast by a drummer with 31 years of experience.
I'm a professional drummer and composer with 31 years of drumming and recording experience, specializing in remote drum tracking for progressive metal, cinematic scores, rock, and video game music.
I use a custom hybrid MIDI rig with two Roland TD-17 modules and a Pearl Mimic Pro, routed through a MOTU Micro Express into REAPER, using Superior Drummer 3 for world-class drum and cymbal sounds. I also incorporate my own round robin samples from custom-recorded kits, cymbals, Octobons, and hand percussion — all recorded and produced in my studio and available at johndunston.com.
You’ll receive pristine isolated multitrack stems:
Kick, Snare, Toms, Cymbals, Overheads, Room/Ambients
Optional MIDI
Optional multi-angle performance videos (front/overhead) for YouTube or promotional use
✅ Fast turnaround — typically 24 hours for songs up to 6 minutes
✅ Live performance feel with flawless production
✅ Fully customizable tones from Superior Drummer 3 or my own drum sample library
✅ Organic, human playing to elevate your track beyond programmed drums
Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.
- Live drum trackAverage price - $125 per song
Turnaround time is typically 2-5 business days, based on when the job is funded and all materials supplied. Rush orders for tight deadlines are available. Drum performance videos are available.
- Dream Theater
- Hourglass
- Rush
- Roland TD-17s
- Pearl Mimic Pro
- MOTU MIDI
- Superior Drummer 3
- REAPER
- custom drum samples
- Octobons
- hand drums
- HD front/overhead cams
- Latin & classical percussion.