Jason Meekins on SoundBetter

Hi, My name is Jason Meekins and I am a session drummer from Austin, Texas. I've been playing drums for over 20 year and I have been recording drums from my home studio for the past 12 years. I use Logic Pro X, have excellent mics and use API and Neve pre amps. I play Paiste cymbals and Pearl drums! I'd love the opportunity to drum on your song!

All I need from you is an mp3 of your song with any instructions you have on drums. It would be best if your song is recorded to a metronome. If it isn't I can play right along with you and still hold a very steady and tasty groove. My rate is budget friendly and I usually deliver in 24-48hours.

I will send you a stereo mix wav file of my drums for your song, or I can send you each individual mic chanel (13 total) for you or your engineer to mix in your studio environment.

I look forward to working with you!

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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453 Reviews - 107 Repeat Clients

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by Nicholas Saunders
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I have worked with Jason on a number of songs, and he is professional polite, and gives you a good rendition of what you asked for. He is also timely. It would be a pleasure to work, with him again.
by Doug C.
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This is my third, or fourth collab with Jason and I couldn't be happier with his sound and how much it inhances my songs. Thanks again Jason!
by Andrew P
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Jason is a true professional, and his drumming instantly elevated my track.
by Will
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Another great drum recording and performance by Jason! It was a pleasure to work together once again!
by Eric S.
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One of my favorite parts of the songwriting/recording process is when I get my drum tracks back from Jason; the songs suddenly come alive. Jason has an incredible ability to take my boring example tracks and turn them into something that is both rhythmic and melodic at the same time.
Thanks as always Jason!
by Francis L.
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Jason is THE drummer. He gave my song just what was needed.
by Doug
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I enjoyed working with Jason; he is very personable, professional, and his performance for the project is excellent! Jason will be hearing from me again for sure! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊
by David G.
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Jason is the only drummer I use anymore and it's been that way for almost 3 years. He is a good guy and a great drummer.
by Ethan Elseth
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I'm telling you, Jason is the absolute real deal. Easy to work with, fast, efficient, and an incredibly deep pocket. Super receptive and a really great guy. Hire this man now!
by Lewis Evans
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Jason is a top bloke,
A very skill and talented drummer!,
His services have a very quick turnaround with wonderful results.
Would highly recommend 👌🏻
by ELISE C.
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Excellent collaboration with Jason, very professional work.
by Benny Weill
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WOW!! AMAZING DRUMMER !
Best sound, best vibe and feel,
great to communication and quick turn around!
Jason is the real deal! Highly recommended !
by Joe J.
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Jason was great!
by Anton K.
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5/5 a fantastic drummer! quick and incredibly easy to work with, highly recommended!
by Soph L.
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Jason is a very talented drummer! He is also kind, communicative, and caring about your project goals. I've worked with him twice and was both times very happy. I highly recommend working with him.
by Will H.
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Awesome drumming and very fast turnaround time! Thanks, Jason!
by Brad U.
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Jason crushed it, and quickly! Super fast turn around, above and beyond, will definitely work with him again in the future!
by Sabina B.
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Jason is an amaaaaaazing drummer and also a great person. Working with him has been really fast, effective and wowww the results are just over what I was expecting. He got a natural talent, very soulful, groovy and very technical, his timing is perfect. It is the perfect drummer! I 100% recommend this artist/musician/fantastic human being!
Thank you so much Jason!
by Charles H.
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Jason I have known for a long time and he has delivered every single time. Even before I found him again on SoundBetter he was producing quality drums for me every time I asked.
by Steve W.
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Jason is a great drummer and musician, plus he is very easy to work with. Project communications are both excellent and timely. He worked through some difficulties with my existing tracks extremely well. He's my go-to drummer henceforth, truly a pleasure to work with.

Interview with Jason Meekins

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I use Logic Pro X, Shure Mics, Warm Audio and Neve Preamps. I play Pearl Masters drums and Paiste cymbals. I have an arsenal of snare drums in my studio that range in size from a 4 x 14 A&F brass snare to my custom 6.5 x 16 birch snare drum.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Dan Needham Will Kennedy Tommy Sims Dave Weckl Brain Frasier Moore Jeff Porcaro Ricky Lawson Ndugu Chancellor Danny Duncan
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Music Production, Songwriting 10 years
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Rascal Flatts, Lacrae, Britt Nicole.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: That's really hard to say... pretty regularly i work on rock, pop, hip hop, Gospel, r&b, country
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I've been playing for over 25 years both in the studio and on the road. I bring experience, groove, and feel to a song. I support the lyrics and music from the drum chair.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: My typical work process starts with listening to the clients tracks and then talking with the client to get an understanding of their vision for the track. Then i record 2 takes to send to the client for review before sending individual wav files.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Listening is one of many strengths
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Drum Tracking