Nick Ruffini of Drummer’s Resource leads this nice in-depth interview with Indie Studio Drummer’s Dylan Wissing. Over the course of an hour Nick and Dylan discuss drums, music, starting out, the state of the music industry, and a whole bunch of other things.
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Elizabeth Chan – “Fa La La”, #7 Adult Contemporary This Week – with Video
Always great to see an album with drums tracked at our own Triple Colossal Studios hit the Billboard charts! Big congratulations to Elizabeth Chan, whose album Everyday Holidays debuted at #1 on iTunes Holiday Charts, and has hit #7 on Billboard’s Read more Elizabeth Chan – “Fa La La”, #7 Adult Contemporary This Week – with Video
GRAMMY Nominations #3 and #4 for ISD’s Dylan Wissing – Kanye, Alicia
Very pleased to announce that our resident studio drummer Dylan Wissing has contributed drum tracks to two albums that got Grammy nominations in 2014 – Kanye West’s Yeezus (Best Rap Album) and Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys (Best R&B Album). This makes a career total of four Grammy nominations and one win (Drake, Take Care, Best Rap Album 2013) for Wissing. Fingers are crossed for the awards show January 26th…
Update: “Girl On Fire” won the 2014 Grammy for “Best R&B Album”!
Dylan Wissing Nominated in the 2014 Modern Drummer Readers Poll
We’re proud to announce that Indie Studio Drummer’s resident session drummer Dylan Wissing is nominated in the 2014 Modern Drummer Readers Poll, in the Studio category. Wissing joins studio stalwarts Matt Chamberlain, Vinnie Colaiuta, Victor Indrozza and Greg Morrow in the category.
Voting runs from November 1st to December 15th, located here
It’s a great honor for us, and a helluva way to cap off a great year!
Kanye Gold, Modern Drummer, Valvoline – The News from September
Need more hours in the day, to keep up with blog updates… Here’s the news from September for Triple Colossal Studios:
Indie Studio Drummer’s Dylan Wissing is featured in a two-page spread in the November issue of Modern Drummer Magazine.
Read more Kanye Gold, Modern Drummer, Valvoline – The News from September
Dylan Wissing Drumming on Latest Kanye West Album “Yeezus”
Recorded a mere two weeks before the album hit stores, Dylan Wissing of Indie Studio Drummer adds drum tracks to the lead song on Kanye West’s latest release Yeezus. Appearing in the tune “On Site,” drums were recorded at Triple Colossal Studios in Hoboken, NJ and mixed by industry heavyweight Ken Lewis. The song was produced by Kanye and Daft Punk. Percussionist (and Triple Colossal Studio Manager) Matt Teitelman makes his major label debut on the same track. Word is it will be debuting at #1, we’ll see shortly… Read more Dylan Wissing Drumming on Latest Kanye West Album “Yeezus”
DRUM! Magazine Feature Article – “Single Strokes with Dylan Wissing”
DRUM! Magazine’s July 2013 issue features session drummer Dylan Wissing of Indie Studio Drummer in the “Single Strokes” column. Wissing discusses the challenges of building a studio that was hit by two hurricanes in a row, as well as his work with Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Drake and others. The full article is available here:
DRUM! Magazine – Dylan Wissing “Single Strokes” July 2013
Grammy-Winning session drummer Dylan Wissing now accepting students
Grammy-winning session drummer Dylan Wissing is now accepting a limited number of serious private students at his Hoboken recording studio.
Wissing’s drum tracks appear on such Platinum-selling and #1 charting albums as Alicia Keys Girl on Fire, Drake’s Grammy-winning Take Care, and Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Grammy-nominated Watch the Throne. He appears on Kanye West’s “Power (Remix)” featuring Jay-Z and Swizz Beats, “So NY” by Fabolous, Rick Ross’s #1 charting Maybach Music, and records regularly for twelve-time Grammy-winning producer Ken Lewis. A regular in the NYC session scene, Grammy-winning session drummer Dylan has appeared in Modern Drummer Magazine and SonicScoop among many others. Read more Grammy-Winning session drummer Dylan Wissing now accepting students
Sonicscoop “Sweet Spot” Interview, Cameo in Batterie Magazine with Alicia Keys!
We’re huge fans of the recording/engineering blog SonicScoop, so it’s a real honor to be featured on their site. “Is this innovative studio the new king of NYC drum rooms? Our latest ‘Sweet Spot’ is a strong contender,” says SonicScoop. Take a peek at our massive wall of drums, too (and that’s only a fraction of the collection)!
www.sonicscoop.com/2013/03/10/recording-sweet-spot-triple-colossal-studios-hoboken-nj
Session drummer Dylan Wissing in his Triple Colossal Studios of Hoboken, NJ. Providing Grammy-winning, Platinum selling, #1 Charting drum tracks to everyone!
– Photo by Kristie Andreula for Frontkick Productions, www.frontkickproductions.com
The wall of drums in Triple Colossal Studios – sets and snares from GMS, Drum Workshop, Ludwig, Slingerland Radio Kings, Leedy Black Elites (engraved brass and one ply mahogany), Gretsch and Tama. www.indiestudiodrummer.com/triplecolossalstudios
– Photo by Kristie Andreula for Frontkick Productions, www.frontkickproductions.com
The Triple Colossal microphone preamplifier rack: API 3124, A Designs Pacifica, Universal Audio 4-7110d, Seventh Circle Audio lunchbox with N72, A12 and T15 pres, and a vintage stereo Magnacordette tube pre.
In a distant land long ago, our resident session drummer Dylan Wissing graduated with a degree in French from Indiana University. Old worlds are now colliding with new: it’s Dylan’s first appearance in Batterie Magazine from France! The translation, helpfully provided by the article’s author Patrick Buchmann:
Alicia Keys’s newest album has an impressive number of producers, arrangers and programmers. Only Dylan Wissing plays live drums on « Girl On Fire » which seemed programmed though. It’s just the other way around here for ‘When it’s all over’ : sounds pretty much like the real drums were played but they were programmed with ‘maestria!’
Dig the transcription to Alicia Keys’ song “When It’s All Over” – a completely programmed part, but it sounds amazing (and fooled Patrick and I into thinking it was tracked live by some badass jazz drummer). Vive la France!
Grammy Win for Dylan Wissing: Drake, “Take Care”
Grammy win #1 for session drummer Dylan Wissing for his work on Drake’s album Take Care! Wissing played drums on the track “Lord Knows” for the disc, which won the “Best Rap Album” category at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Previously, Wissing was nominated for a Grammy in the same category last year for his work on Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne. Looking forward to big things in 2013!