Paris-based Tony Allen Percussionist with +40 years of Session, Drumming, Producing, Engineering, and Mixing experience. More than 3000 Refs My track focuses on delivering the best Performance of the perfect part for your Song with emphasis on Energy, Groove, Sound, and Vibe I serve Your vision and the song by enhancing it without being distracted
You programmed some drums
You are using some basic percussion samples
But would like to REPLACE them :
They are lacking substance and the human feel.
You want something better that is :
More INSPIRED and CUSTOM for YOUR Song.
✅ Give LIFE to your Programmation
✅ Lift the Pulse with my HUMAN FEEL
✅ Creative FILLS to highlight specific places in your song :
✨My playing will also help enhance the overall structure, accentuating the shape of your arrangement.
✅ Get A DIFFERENT APPROACH for your music than your own with new Creative Ideas.☯
✅ You need a lot of LUSH percussion, a BIG SOUND of Percussions
👉 More POWER and DEPTH
👉 CINEMATIC epic sound
👉 Dramatic LIVE percussion
👉 ETHNIC percussion feel
👉 Very 'EARTHY' Sound
🍒 I'll be that "CHERRY ON THE TOP" that you’re looking for ;)
I have percussed for artists including Tony Allen, Damon Albarn, Oxmo Puccino
Pepsi Cola International, Orangina; Films for Arte and many others, soundesign for Louvre Museum, Egyptian TV...
Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.
27 Reviews - 2 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerified (Client)I just had the pleasure of mastering Patrick's album--Incredible! Working with him and Cyrille, his super skilled engineer, was a breeze and a joy. I can't be happier about the results! A lovely album and a memorable experience as well. Thank you very much!
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check_circleVerifiedMy collaboration with Patrick was absolutely wonderful. He is such a kind person with a lot of dedication to his craft and also so experienced musically. My project was very demanding as I needed a complex recording of a groove containing various percussion instruments, very distinct and quite complex rythm pattern, several variations and to top it of required a certain swing and feel to it. Patrick absolutely nailed all aspects of this project and I am delighted with the end result.
check_circleVerifiedExcellent percussionist with an outstanding sound! Patrick's micing is also among the best I've heard :D I can't recommend him highly enough!
check_circleVerifiedPatrick is wonderful. Great player, generous with his time and talents, and always positive. A great personality and a skilled performer. The recording/engineering quality is high too! Very positive experience.
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Patrick provided tasteful parts lightning fast. I sent him files before I went to bed, and I had parts waiting for me in the morning. He's a great player and fantastic to work with.
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Patrick was a great collaborator. He brought creative ideas, immense talent, and quality engineering abilities to my track. He was eager to make sure I was happy with everything he did, and he went the extra mile to elevate my music. Very glad to have connected with him, and I will be reaching out again for my percussion needs!
check_circleVerifiedPatrick was easy to work with .His percussion was the perfect layer for the song giving it a fuller more dynamic feel.
check_circleVerifiedPatrick will add world class groove to your recordings and will take your songs to a whole different level! Don't hesitate! I will be working with Patrick in the near future again!
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Patrick is a master, and his work for me was masterful.
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Patrick delivers high quality tracks and he's very responsive. He definitely provides a very interesting vibe to our song. Highly recommended!
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Working with Patrick was truly a superb experience and pleasure. He is a wealth of knowledge and I was lucky enough to have him share with me. He puts himself inside the track and is sure to connect with its core first and foremost with a whole understanding. His percussion expertise really brings the songs to life with feel and flavour. Many good things to say. I highly recommend - Thanks again Patrick!
check_circleVerifiedHe is a really talented percussionist. Highly recommend.
check_circleVerifiedPatrick is awesome to work with. He came up with much more imaginative and interesting percussion parts than I expected which added a lot to the song. Great communication throughout the process around instrumentation, and game me plenty of options to work with between the rough mixes and individual tracks. Oh, and awesome sound quality with stereo micing where it made sense. He knows his stuff & is worth much more than he is charging currently. Thanks Patrick!
Patrick is a brilliant musician. In studio or on stage he’s always proposing originals and creatives ideas in the purpose of the composer or singer. Energy and inspiring patterns are his best qualities
Patrick is a wonderful and inspiring musician I loved working with. Always curious and so openminded!
Patrick Gorce is a very good percussionist. Versatile, (percussion drums of the world) curious, with many musical qualities, technicality and the touch of madness essential.
Patrick is an outstanding percussionist and drummer : imaginative, accurate, dedicated to playing the best possible sound while serving your music. Besides, he is one of the nicest persons you could work with.
Jean-Pierre ArbonPatrick Gorce, with whom I have worked a lot, is without doubt one of the best percussionists of his generation. Never hesitating to go to the most remote places and to the masters of this art, he draws inspiration like some explorers where he is present. From the favelas of Rio to the confines of Guinean forests or on the banks of the great Asian rivers, his art of percussion tends to be universal. Patrick LACHAUSSEE, musician and producer
PATRICK GORCE is one of the best percussionists with whom I have worked ... attentive, open-minded, very collaborative and inspiring, because very creative and passionate ... Good luck to you and see you soon.
Interview with Patrick Gorce
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Coca Cola International advertissing I create and record all the percussions, mixe and masterize the track !
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm working on my composition "Tha Dhi Thom Nam" wich is a song about liberty
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both ! The best of the 2 worlds ;-)
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Do my very best to serve your song, your personnal view of your project Serve your music
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Creativity
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: The knowledge of rhythm in groove, rhythm placement and langage of variations
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What are your influences ? Do you have references tracks ? What is the future direction of your production ? Could we talk online about it for me to understand really well what you want ?
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Djembe
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been touring world wild for 35 years even playing in front of Miles Davis at the Ritz in NY : he dance ! Festivals in US, Europe, Africa ... Recording more than 80 albums, advertissing, films music, sound design
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Big knowledge of world rhythms
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Peter Gabriel, String : They assoceted both pop and world
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Stereo effect for shaker played perpendicular to 2 mics in a wild X position
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop music with a groovy style International such African, Arabic, Latin, Flamenco ...
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Groove : "one shot" !
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring groove, flavor, dynamics, color
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I record first the speficific groove of the song with the dynamics of the sections I find the right part that serve the rhythm of the accompagnement in repect in the spectral frequencies I add somme subtle variations to fill the end of section and set up the accents
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I use preamp like Neeve/API UAD Appolo 8X with all the preamp feature in such as : SSL, Neeve, Avallon, API, Manley, Helios and more ... My mics are specialize for percussions
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Respect and inspiration
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I usually Record severals percussions track such as Congas, Africans drums, Djembe, Derbouka, Cajon Chineses big drums ... Toys such as Shakers, Tambourine, Triangle, Reco ... I use also electronics gears suc as Wavedrums and samples from all around the world
I was the Percussionist, mixing engineer, Mastering in this production
- PercussionAverage price - $250 per song
- Programmed drumAverage price - $170 per song
- ProducerContact for pricing
- Avallon
- UAD Appollo 8X
- 4 API-Neeve Like Preamps
- Mics specialized in percussion
- Percussions from all around the World ...
