
Hi! Ive tracked drums for Sky Ferreira, Madison Beer, Debbie Dawson, Ashe/Finneas and more. Being Lorde's touring drummer since she began in 2013 has given me lots of experience crafting solid pop drum parts, I've also toured with Del Water Gap, Sky Ferreira, Passion Pit and others. I can do fast turn arounds in my home studio.
Hi there, I have a studio space specifically for drums in LA where I have tracked drums for artists such as Ashe/Finneas, Debbie Dawson, Madison Beer, Broods, Katelyn Tarver, Michi & more. And have worked with producers such as Grammy winning Joel Little, Tommy English, Grammy nominated Leroy Clampitt and others.
I’ve been the touring drummer for Lorde since she began in 2013 and have played with other artists such as Sky Ferreira, Del Water Gap, Broods, Jarryd James, Fazerdaze, Passion Pit, Michi and others.
MICS AVAILABLE -
-2 x COLE 4308 RIBBON
-2 x AKG 414B-ULS CONDENSOR
-1 x ELECTRO VOICE RE20 DYNAMIC CARDIOID
-1 x BOCK 195 LARGE DIAPRAGM FET
-1 x CASCADE FATHEAD RIBBON (Lundahl)
-2 x BEYER DYNAMIC M201 DYNAMIC
-1 x SHURE SM7B
-1 x ELECTRO VOICE 635A DYNAMIC
-1 x WARM AUDIO WA-87 LARGE-DIAPHRAGM CAPACITOR
-1 x AKG D19 BK HI
-2 x Vintage Neumann 87
ANALOG HARDWARE -
-1 x UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO 16 INTERFACE
-4 x Neve 1073 MIC PRES
-2 x API 512 MIC PRES
-1 x API 3124 (4 MIC PRES)
-2x AEA RIBBON MIC PRES
-1 x UNIVERSAL AUDIO 6176 (MONO MIC PRE & COMPRESSOR)
-2 x EMPIRICAL LABS DISTRESSORS
-1 x Overstayer Modular Stereo Channel
-1 x SPL TRANSIENT DESIGNER 4 MODEL 9824
-2 x PM1000 pre/eq
I have a wide variety of modern and vintage drums/cymbals available.
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Endorse Ben BarterI've mixed multiple records that Ben's worked on and his parts are always performed, recorded and delivered flawlessly. As well as being an incredible drummer, his expertise as a producer/engineer extend to knowing exactly the right kit sound, room acoustics, mics & hardware to suit the mood of any song. As a bonus on top of getting a great beat, you get to work with one of the nicest people in the biz.
Ben is a long time collaborator of mine. He’s an incredible multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer. His skills are undeniable and his drumming is out of this world! He always brings good vibes and professionalism in any room. And his studio is something else!! 10/10 would recommend for anyone looking to hire a professional for their music.

I was the Live Drummer in this production
- Live drum trackAverage price - $300 per song
I'll send through a rough take so you can make notes for changes/tones etc., then send through up to 16 stems of different takes with your changes, I'll also provide a fills/one shot sample take.
- Sky Ferreira
- Lorde
- Madison Beer
- Overstayer
- Universal Audio
- AEA
- Coles
- AKG
- Electro Voice
- D19
- Ludwig
- Zildjian
- Neve
- Nuemann