VinnSchotz on SoundBetter

Professional Rock Drummer with over 10 years of experience in the studio setup. For your project my mission is simply to deliver the best sounding and best fitting drum tracks that are showcasing your song. My focus is to bring your vision to live with drum lines that emphasize your song instead of showing off drum skills. Relax, I’ve got you!

Hi there, I am Vinn, a professional rock drummer with experience in session drumming in studios, played in several bands in genres from pop to pop-rock, grunge, stoner and alternative rock and occasionally hip-hop, based in Basel.

My musical home is definetely rock but I love experimenting, arranging and songwriting where I can explore different stiles and create new lines inspired from all the genres out there.
From my early ages on, I annoyed my parents constantly by tapping everything that made noises. So I then started playing drums in the 90‘s, graduated musical high-school and went to play every gig and every band/combo coming my way ever since.
Besides my time behind the drumset I have built a small but neat studio and accumulated some state-of-the-art recording equipment over the last decade and produced a couple albums. I am also going to graduate my degree in audio engineering soon.

Why does all of this matter? It is important for me that you understand that music and especially drumming is my destiny. I feel all sorts of music deeply and can connect with your song instantly. This allows me to naturally come up with the best suitable drum line to bring your song to live and give it what it takes. It just makes me happy to drum for you!!

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

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Interview with VinnSchotz

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Primarily finishing my band's album.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both, as they both have their advantages. Analog usually sounds better and more organic but digital makes things easier and opens up a wide range of possibilities.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'll find the matching drum line you will be happy with.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I live drumming and make people happy with my drum lines so they can thrive with their music I was a part of.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That a drum computer / midi drum sounds as good as live acoustic drums.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What should it sound like.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: It should match on a personal level, not only on the technical skills.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum, Shure SM57 Mic
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started playing drums in 1996 and joined my first band in 2007 with the first studio session in 2012. I started home recording in 2016 and offer my services now for about a year.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Between Taylor Hawkins and Josh Freese
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Everyone
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Less is more.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, all sorts of rock.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Knowing what the song needs and feeling the songwriters intention
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Natural understanding of what the song needs, dynamic to underline the emotions of the song, and energetic choruses to bring the song alive, so everyone is just left to say "mmmmhm"
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listening and feeling the song, then start goofin' around and locking in drum parts. Listen to full mix again and finalising the drum arrangement. Adding percussions and mixing to taste...
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Live room with acoustic treatment, excellent DW Collectors all birch HVLT drumset, mic setup constantly installed to start right away. Preamps of AR16c, In-The-Box Plugins and mixing.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Butch Vig, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, Steve Albini, Stanton Moore
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Writing and arranging drum lines to songs.