ZACH ELLIS

ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT

PHIL'S HARMONIC ORCHESTRA


Residing in: Santa Rosa, CA

Equipment

 

 

Music Styles:

 

 

Formal Training:

 

Tom Newman - 1 year - Advanced drum technique and training, advanced syncopation independence and chart reading.

Chris Borton - 1 year - Advanced drum technique and training, syncopation independence and chart reading.

Bob Cogner - 2 years - Drum technique and training. Advanced practice techniques and chart reading.

Mike Brandeberg - 2 years - Drum technique and training. Standard practice and chart reading.Mental Discipline.

 

ProfessionalExperience:

 

1995-present:

Member of Phil's Harmonic Orchestra. Also presently involved in drum programming and recording with Venture Beyond Records and Pl. Vampire.

 

1993-1994:

Member of P. Vampire. Alternative Rock band involved in live performances weekly. Toured Russia, playing for Russian Dignitaries in popular Moscow clubs and was also involved in playing at some underground clubs in Moscow and Novosibirsk. P. Vampire was one of the primary bands to play at the International Musical Festival in Novosibirsk, where they performed in front of thousands of fans. Showcased at major clubs in San Francisco, live performances and recording projects. Performed drums and co-wrote songs on the CD entitled ÑAfter Darkæ in 1994.

 

1991-1992:

Member of Von West - Progressive Rock band. Live performances weekly, recording projects and showcased. management company, Bad Sport Productions. Manager, Chuck Maltzhen. Programmed computer sequencing for keyboards on 92 recording project at Prairie Sun Recording Studios. Showcased at major clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles area. Write up in Music Connection Magazine.

 

1987-1991:

Member of The Feel. Pop. rock, R&B band. Recording projects, showcase and studio work done. Management Company, The Blue Zoo. Manager, Brian Bartlett. The Feel music was shopped at major labels in Northern California, Los Angeles and New York. Co-writer of material, computer sequencer programmer and assistant computer programmer for band.

 

1985-1987:

Assistant and co-writer with Jeff Brown at Speed of Sound Studios. Various recording projects and co-writing projects. Computer programmer for Atari ST system software, Mastertrack Pro by Passport. Computer sequencer programmer for Roland R8, Yamaha RX11 and Yamaha RX5 systems. Worked with Simmons SDS7 computer module and Roland Octapad 2 and Simmons TMI interface systems.

Here's Some Photos From This Last Year.

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