Inspired Global RHYTHMICITY! Four continents of experience and counting…
Need an experienced drummer for an important upcoming tour, concert, or other live engagement, in the US or beyond? GET IN TOUCH: Fernandodrums.com/contact
Drum/percussion tracks recorded remotely for hire! Fernandodrums.com/studio
Also available for session work at your studio.
I’m a lifer.
That means I’ve been at drumming and music since I was a kid and hope that continues until I’m a sage, old man 😉 Not just a job or a hobby, it’s the center of my passion, my springboard to life, day in and day out.
Let this well-seasoned passion work for you as it has for so many before!
(see PRESS section down right side of my Reverbnation main page, scroll down to bottom of this section, and scroll down here to Notable Artists etc in this section)
LINKS --
fernandodrums.com
soultonecymbals.com/artist/fernando-medina
www.youtube.com/@fernandomedinadrummer
reverbnation.com/fernandodrums
soundcloud.com/fernandodrums
linktr.ee/fernandodrums
CONTACT: Fernandodrums.com/contact
FACT SHEET --
Equipment:
Drum Kit = Tama
Snare Drums = Tama, DW, Yamaha
Cymbals = Soultone (mostly)
Pedals = DW
Hardware =Tama & Yamaha
Drum Heads = Remo & Evans
Sticks = Vic Firth, ProMark, hardware store
Influences:
Tony Allen, Stewart Copeland, Deantoni Parks, Tom Waits, Budgie, Neil Peart, Dave Grohl, Billy Cobham
Genres/Styles:
rock (indie, prog, alternative, punk, etc.), pop, folk, blues, reggae, world, funk, r&b, electronica, neoclassical, experimental, instrumental
Notable Past Venues & Festivals:
CBGB's Gallery -- New York, NY
Knitting Factory -- New York, NY
Roxy Theatre -- Los Angeles, CA
Whisky A Go-Go -- Los Angeles, CA
Rainbow Bar & Grill -- Los Angeles, CA
Middle East -- Boston, MA
TT the Bear's Place -- Boston, MA
Lupo's -- Providence, RI
Newport Blues Cafe -- Newport, RI
Hard Rock Cafe -- Chicago, IL
Double Door -- Chicago, IL
Elbo Room -- Chicago, IL
The Note -- Chicago, IL
Dirty Dog Bar -- Austin, TX
O'Riley's -- Dallas, TX
Ophelia’s — Denver, CO
Mishawaka Amphitheater — Bellvue, CO
The Masquerade -- Atlanta, GA
Downtown Disney -- Orlando, FL
Union Chapel -- London, UK
Leicester Square Theatre -- London, UK
Dingwalls -- London, UK
Mars -- Oslo, Norway
Studion -- Stockholm, Sweden
Vega -- Copenhagen, Denmark
Paradiso -- Amsterdam, Holland
Magasin 4 -- Brussels, Belgium
La Locomotive -- Paris, France
Garatge -- Barcelona, Spain
Caracol -- Madrid, Spain
Backstage -- Munich, Germany
Knaack -- Berlin, Germany
Logo -- Hamburg, Germany
La Case A Chocs -- Neuchatel, Switzerland
Binario Zero -- Milan, Italy
Frontiera -- Rome, Italy
Woodstock Club -- Athens, Greece
Mandarin Oriental Bar -- Macau, China
V-Bar -- Shenzhen, China
SisterWinds -- Bellvue, CO
Tribal Vision -- Taos, NM
Florida Music Fest -- Orlando, FL
SXSW Music Festival -- Austin, TX
GFEST -- London, UK
Panama Jazz Festival -- Panama City, Panama
Taste of Chicago -- Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival -- Chicago, IL
Go Girls Music/SXSW Music Festival -- Austin, TX
CMJ Music Marathon -- New York, NY
Black Easter Festival -- Ghent, Belgium
Wave Gotik Treffen Festival -- Leipzig, Germany
NOTABLE ARTISTS WORKED WITH--
Future Rock (electronic-rock)
Ezra Axelrod (alt-pop, electronic)
Flight Behavior/Ariana Saraha (world-fusion, dark folk)
Christian Death (goth-rock)
Tim Janis (neoclassical, new age, soundtrack)
Neovoxer/Michael Pope (experimental, soundtrack)
After The Crash (hard-rock, alternative)
SELECT TESTIMONIALS --
“You’ve just confirmed my admiration for you as a consummate, tasteful & brilliant musician.”
David Bergeaud – Composer / Multi-Instrumentalist / Producer, Los Angeles
“He is a highly dedicated musician with a real passion for the art of rhythm.”
Anthony Schultz – Owner of Big T Productions / Chair of Boston Section of Audio Engineering Society, Boston
“Fernando Medina is an outstanding percussionist and wonderful to work with!”
Tim Janis – Producer / Director / Filmmaker / Composer, Boston
“…The planetary drumming and percussion of former (and lifetime) Neovoxer-ist Mx. Fernando Medina.”
Michael Pope – Filmmaker, NYC
“Fernando stepped into difficult and time-constrained circumstances while substituting for Future Rock. He conducted himself as a total professional and nailed our original compositions in the first rehearsal. We were impressed.”
Felix Moreno – Bassist, Future Rock, Chicago
“Great stage presence and faultless player. I wouldn’t hesitate recommending him for any gig, tour, recording session.”
PJ Phillips – Professional Bassist / Director of Regulus Music Ltd., London
“He is one of the most musical, textural, melodious drummers I’ve had the pleasure to play with ~ a rhythm painter.”
Ariana Saraha – Vocalist / Songwriter / Producer, Flight Behavior, Denver
“Endlessly creative and energetic, Fernando set the standard for what I hope for when I hire a session musician.”
Steve Berman – Composer, Berman-Branco Music, Boston
