Session drums
Real kit, tracked to your tempo map. Delivered as a mixed stereo bounce plus split stems — kick in/out, snare top/bottom, toms, OH, rooms.
24-bit / 48 kHz12 stems3–5 days2 revisions
from $120per track
01 Reel
Play‑throughs, covers, and things that got out of hand.
Multi‑cam takes with the click left in. Nothing edited to hide a flam.
02 Who this is
Started on nylon strings. Never put it down.
It started on a nylon‑string classical, on a kitchen stool, with hands too small to reach the whole neck. The instruments multiplied from there — drums first, then bass, then a seven‑string that mostly lives below the fifth fret.
What stuck wasn’t any one of them. It was arranging: hearing where a riff wants to go, and building the rest of the song so it gets there. Playing four instruments turned out to be the fastest way to do that alone — no waiting on a band to try an idea.
Which is what the work is now. Someone sends over a riff and a rough tempo. It comes back a track.
03 Session work
Send the track. Get it back finished.
Fixed prices, no hourly guessing. Every job starts with a free rough pass so you hear the direction before any money changes hands.
Full arrangement
You bring a riff and an idea. I build the structure, write the parts, track drums, bass and rhythm guitar, and hand back a finished production.
Structure + partsAll instruments10–14 daysMIDI included
from $350per track
Bass & guitar tracking
DI plus a reamped tone, or dry DI if you want to shape it yourself. Tight to the grid where it should be, loose where it shouldn't.
DI + reampE → Drop A2–4 days
from $80per track
Mix & master
For heavy material specifically — where the kick and the low string are fighting for the same 80 Hz and something has to give.
Mix + masterStem mix on request5–7 days3 revisions
from $200per track
Lessons
Drums, bass or guitar over video. You send a recording during the week, I send back a marked-up breakdown before the next call.
60 minVideo callHomework review
$40per hour
Track teardown
Send a mix you're stuck on. You get a 15-minute screen recording of me pulling the arrangement apart and saying exactly what I'd change.
15 min video48 hoursNo revisions — it's an opinion
$35flat
04 Store
Packs, tabs and things to wear.
Files you can use in your own sessions. Merch printed to order, so nothing sits in a box.
Odd‑Meter Groove Pack
Playable drum MIDI in 5/4, 7/8, 9/8 and 11/8, mapped to Superior Drummer and GGD. Every groove has a fill and a variation.
$24Request
The Kit, Sampled
My own kit, multi‑sampled at 12 velocity layers. Kick, snare, toms, and the cymbals that survived.
$32Request
Cover Tabs, Vol. 1
Note‑for‑note transcriptions of twelve covers from the reel. Drums, bass and guitar in one file each.
$18Request
Play‑Along Bundle
Backing tracks minus one instrument, with click and chart. Pick which part to remove — drums, bass or rhythm.
$21Request
Rosette Tee
Heavyweight cotton, single‑colour screen of the succulent rosette on the back. Sizes S–XXL.
$29Request
Sticker & Patch Set
Four vinyl stickers and one woven patch. Small enough to hide on a pedalboard, big enough to see.
$12Request
Checkout isn't wired up yet. Every "Request" drops you into the booking form below — you'll get a reply with a payment link and the files within a day. Card checkout goes live once the store settles.
05 The Board
Everyone is looking for a drummer. Nobody knows where to look.
A open board for heavy music: bands looking for players, players looking for bands, and session people posting what they'll track and for how much. Free to post.
Vocalist — melodic death, two songs written, demo ready
2 days agoSession bass — 6‑string, DI + reamp, 48h turnaround
4 days agoDrummer — prog / djent, must be comfortable in 7 and 9
5 days agoMixing engineer — one EP, five tracks, stems ready
1 week agoCover art & layout — vinyl and digital, hand‑drawn
1 week agoListings shown are examples. Posting and replies open when accounts go live — the board needs a login so a post can be edited and taken down by whoever wrote it.
06 Monthly challenge
One riff a month. Do what you want with it.
On the first of every month a riff goes up — dry guitar DI, a click, and a chart. Play drums over it, write a bassline, put vocals on it, or rearrange the whole thing. Everything submitted goes on the wall. At the end of the month the room votes, and the winning take gets mixed properly and released with the writer credited.
- Take the pack
DI, click and chart, all in one zip. Use any tone you like.
- Record your part
Phone audio is fine. This is about the part, not the room.
- Upload before the 28th
One entry each. Swap it out any time until the deadline.
- Vote
Everyone who entered votes. You can't vote for yourself.
- This month
- Riff No. 01
- Tempo
- 132 BPM
- Tuning
- Drop B
- Time signature
- 7/8
- Entries
- —
- Closes
- 28th, 23:59 UTC
Uploads and voting need accounts too — this ships alongside the board.
07 The rig
What everything is recorded on.
Asked often enough that it may as well live on a page.
Drums
- Kick
- 22 × 18
- Snare
- 14 × 6.5 steel
- Toms
- 10 / 12 / 16
- Hats
- 14″ heavy
- Ride
- 22″ dry
- Pedal
- Direct drive, double
Strings
- Guitar
- 7‑string, 27″ scale
- Bass
- 5‑string, 35″ scale
- Gauge
- .010 – .062
- Tunings
- E · Drop C · Drop A
- Amp sims
- Neural DSP
- Reamp
- Available on request
Room & chain
- Interface
- 16 in / 8 out
- Overheads
- Matched pair, SDC
- Rooms
- 2 × LDC
- DAW
- Reaper
- Session rate
- 24‑bit / 48 kHz
- Monitoring
- Nearfield + cans
08 Questions
The things everyone asks first.
What do you need from me to track drums?
A scratch guitar or piano take and a tempo map. A phone demo is enough to start. If the song has tempo changes, send the click track or the session tempo.
How long does it take?
Session drums, 3–5 days. Bass and guitar, 2–4 days. A full arrangement, 10–14 days. Mix and master, 5–7 days.
What files do I get back?
A mixed stereo bounce plus split stems at 24‑bit / 48 kHz. Drums come as 12 stems — kick in and out, snare top and bottom, toms, overheads, rooms. MIDI comes with full arrangements.
Do I pay before hearing anything?
No. Every job starts with a free rough pass so you hear the direction first. A 50% deposit is taken once you approve it.
Which tunings do you cover?
Anything from E standard down to Drop A — seven‑string at 27″ scale, five‑string bass at 35″.
Who owns the recording?
You do. The performance is yours to release however you like. Credit is appreciated, never required. Session files are kept for 12 months in case you need them again.
Do you work remotely?
All of it is remote, anywhere in the world. Files go over whatever link you prefer — Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer.
What if I don’t like the take?
Two revisions are included with drums, three with a mix. If the rough pass already tells you it’s the wrong direction, walk away — nothing is owed.
09 Booking
Tell me what you've got.
Rough phone demo is enough to start. I'll come back with a price, a date and a rough pass — usually the same day.
- Reply time
- Same day, usually
- Rough pass
- Free, before you pay
- Deposit
- 50%
- Files kept
- 12 months
- Credit
- Yours, always
Prefer to just talk? Write straight to hello@succulent.me.