Simon Ayton on SoundBetter

Drumming since 1984, studied with Joe Morello, since 2008 worked as the V-Drums & Percussion specialist for Roland. As Japanese R&D team member, worked directly on products since 2008 creating patches and tech for artists including Midnight Oil, The Church, Zavier Rudd. Radio, TV, Theatre sound designer and long distance collaborator. Custom sounds

I'm been obsessed with drumming and music as long as I can recall. It's been a privilege not to have to save lives but make them better ;-) I'm keen to meet more like-minded people and share the creative process.
People send me music to add my drums too and I also specialise in sampling, creating and customizing kit patches for live performances.
I can recreate album drum sounds for live performances from album outtakes or even "we want to sound like this". Kits load directly into the drum sound module, Roland SPD-SX/Pro or can be played directly via plugins. DW SounDWorks is my preference as it allows user creation of 18 layers x 8 nuances and 5 mics per drum for the ultimate sound recreation.
I've been collecting classic gear since the late 70's and have some of the world's rarest audio gear to work with, including CMI Fairlight Series 3, RFZ Handbuilt German console with gorgeous mic prese, a big handmade Brady Jarrah drum kit and a huge collection of the world's best mics from Gefell, Neumann and the Townsend Modelling mic which is incredible for drum sampling and recording.

As a drummer, I can find something to love in every genre' and have toured playing brushes with a four-piece piano and upright bass quartet through Spain, in a punk band in Berlin and a dark and heavy band in Australia.

This year I celebrate my 50th release and would love yours to be next!

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