Adam Silverman : Nashville Session and Touring Drummer

Hey Friends,

I hope this finds you all doing well. I’m actually sitting in the hotel in New York City trying to prepare myself mentally for the next few days of playing for all of these T.V shows, I’m so excited that I can hardly sit still. Of course listening to music always manages to calm me down. A few days ago my good friend Paul Reter released his debut solo album called “Paper Dreams” – I played drums on a good bit of this record – but check it out for the songs more than anything, they are all really cool, different styles, different feels, but overall I love listening to this one, and I would love it even if I didn’t play on it :) So if you’re looking for something new to buy that’s breaking the mold a little bit, check it out!

If you guys are interested please check it out here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/paper-dreams/id470663346 Thanks everybody and I’ll look forward to seeing y’all tomorrow morning on Good Morning America with Lauren Alaina at 7am on ABC, or in New York City if you’re so inclined to stand outside that early in the morning. haha.

Be blessed!

AD

Here is another fun little funk groove that I did while I was at the studio today. Again, if you’re a drummer you need to consider buying these books by Tommy Igoe. They are called Groove Essentials 1 & 2 and they will definitely change the way you play. Hope you all enjoy…

I just realized as I looked over my website today that I haven’t posted in quite some time. A few months ago when Emmett passed away I found myself staring down the barrel of life for the first time with a different set of eyes. His passing really put some perspective on my life, and even as I sit here now, that question, where have you been, well the answer is… well… here, but not really here. Split between praying, working, drumming, being a husband, playing for church, vacation, rest, craziness, I’ve seen it all here lately.

I just had the amazing blessing of being away with my wife in CA for a week. We spent a lot of time talking, looking at life, careers, family, and sorting through life as it looks to us both right now. So to answer, where have I been, in the studios in Nashville, working at Studio IV on a few projects, and doing a whole hcck of a lot of practice as well. I also started a business as a web developer, which is really my altar ego as a person. By day I’m a studio drummer, by night I’m a programming fanatic. So in one sense I drum more than I ever have, in another sense, I’m also doing lots of other things, but I think this time has been good for me to continue to develop as a musician, businessman, and a person in general.

In a few weeks I’m excited to say that I’ll make my first run with a CCM band called “Chasen”. So right now I’m going to go play some shows, leave the doors open for God to show me what He wants for me to do. When everything collapsed with 33Miles, I honestly wondered if I’d be able to continue drumming, as I’ve learned, they were one vehicle, and there will always be more, if I’m willing to put in the work that needs to be put in. Practice has never been an issue for me, playing has never been a problem, but I struggle with telling people that I’m here, I struggle with promotion… so it’s all a work in progress. Nobody every said being a professional musician would be simple, or easy. As I’m learning more every single day, Adam Silverman as a drummer is much the same as running a Costco or a clothing store. Different product, same challenges, same principles, and the more I learn about being a player, the more I see this reality. To ignore that music is a business makes me ignorant and arrogant to think I’ll be somehow circling around the system. So here I am folks, ready to keep working, putting in the time, following this path. Thanks for being on the journey with me, I love the support and love I’ve gotten from my friends in the past several months, it’s kept me going, so thank you so much!

So that’s the life right now. Things have been really honestly amazing since I made a path change many months ago, but please pray for me as I consider what is next in my path. I know I’ll be drumming almost all the time either way, but in which case, that’s what I’m working on for now. I’m very excited to get out and play shows again, share my passion with the world, glorify the Lord with my gifts, and also I look forward to pursuing everything else put in front of me. It’s an excited time, but a very busy one, which would explain the lack of blogs, but as they say, time to get back to it.

Thanks for reading. Blessings!

I am super excited to be offering custom live drums for demos and master sessions. For the last year or so, I’ve been doing more and more session work for writers, artists, producers, and other folks in Nashville, L.A., and all over the U.S. The shortened version of the process is that I’ve got access to a studio where my drums are already set up and ready to be recorded into Pro Tools. People send me scratch tracks of their songs, I take them to the studio, and record the drum tracks. Then I make them available for download through my website. Done and done.

Please check out http://adamdrums.com/studio – if you have friends that are song-writers, producers, engineers, or anyone else needing drum recordings on demos, EPs, or even master sessions, please send them my way.

Thanks for reading. I am pumped about the future and about all of the songs that I have on my plate to record for the next month. I hope this step into studio world more full-time allows me to continue to grow, adapt, and work as much as possible doing what I love. I appreciate all of your support and thanks for taking the time to read this.

Blessings,

Adam Silverman