Rob Humphreys

Session Drummer/Percussionist

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Drummer for Leonard Cohen, Kacey Musgraves, Nikka Costa, Jason Mraz, Scary Pockets, and more.

I’m a musician based in Los Angeles and have been playing professionally for the last 20 years. My experience as a drummer comes from working with a wide variety of different artists, producers, personalities, and styles of music. I love living in the the creative space and breaking all of the rules.

*I also don’t mind being told what to do*
No egos here

Would love to hear from you. Click the contact button above to get in touch.

Interview with Rob Humphreys

  1. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  2. A: I love that it rarely feels like “work”

  3. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  4. A: I did the whole music school thing and studied classical music. After I moved to LA I ended up getting more gigs playing drums and working with songwriters rather than anything orchestral

  5. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  6. A: Get out of your own way!

  7. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  8. A: Most people/things coming from outside of the box!

  9. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  10. A: Recording/engineering drums and percussion. Learning songs quickly, tracking them efficiently, and being as true and/or creative along the way

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Elle King, Leonard Cohen, Jason Mraz, Celine Dion, The Night Game, Meghan Trainor

I was the Drummer in this production

Gear Highlights
  • Big drums
  • small drums
  • old drums
  • corky drums
  • lots of drums
  • lots of toys
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