Andrew Toy is a professional drummer/percussionist based in the Washington DC area who has built a reputation as a dependable and creative drummer who is hard-working and easy to work with. His timekeeping and feel are solid and his drumming has a more eclectic and experimental bent when called upon.
<< Details on Andrew's studio and samples of past recordings may be found at www.andrewtoy.net/recordings >>
I'm a full-time drummer and percussionist and always excited to hear other people's ideas and to help bring their visions to life regardless of style. I am experience at recording
+ drum kit (modern, vintage, and everything in between)
+ electronic/experimental sounds
+ auxiliary percussion (shaker, tambourine, chimes, etc)
+ ethnic percussion (djembe, doumbek, cajon, bodhran, kalimba, and others)
+ mallet percussion (vibraphone, glockenspiel)
For most of my adult life I have been using the drumming skills that I started acquiring as a child to build a rewarding music career. My life as a drummer has taken on many forms: international touring, recording sessions, teaching, and sideman to a diverse roster of artists.
More and more I find myself being called on to record from my home studio. Due to the flexibility and convenience of this approach, as opposed to a traditional recoding studio, I am able to offer very reasonable rates and quick turn-around times. As a sideman, both on stage and in the studio, I am used to learning a wide variety of music on short notice. Sometimes I am asked to replace a track or play a very specific part while other times I am asked to put my own personal mark on a project.
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
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Working with Andrew was awesome! He really got the sound I was looking for, picked up on small details in the songs in a thoughtful and musical way, was responsive when I had feedback or requests for small edits, and delivered high quality drum tracks. A very friendly and professional experience overall--definitely recommended.
Hire Andrew now! Andrew is a top notch pro. He has made a great contribution to my last album musically on various percussion instruments, all performed very tastefully. Plus his audio and video production is high quality and easy to work with. I would gladly have Andrew on another project.
- Live drum trackAverage price - $100 per song
- Beat MakerAverage price - $300 per song
- PercussionAverage price - $100 per song
- Clutch
- Wilco
- Radiohead
- Drums: Ludwig
- Gretsch
- Tama
- Yamaha; Cymbals: Zildjian
- Istanbul; Percussion: Meinl
- LP
- Morfbeats
- custom; Mics: Warm Audio
- Shure
- Sennheiser
- Stam
- 3U; Preamps: Neve
- Osa
- Radial
- Black Lion Audio
- Presonus; Software: Ableton Live