DrumaBash + Musician in Quebec, QC

SEEKING

ABOUT

BASHIR DAHRIEH “DRUMABASH” IS A DRUMMER/PRODUCER AND MULTI INSTRUMENTALIST WITH ALMOST 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, PLAYING AND COLABORATING WITH MANY MUSICIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
BASHIR AS A VERSATILE DRUMMER IS SPECIALIZED IN DIFFERENT MUSIC STYLES, STARTING FROM ROCK, PROGRESSIVE METAL, FUNK, POP, LATIN, FUSION, R&B, COUNTRY, JAZZ AND MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC AS WELL.

BORN IN VENEZUELA, SOUTH AMERICA IN 1987, BASHIR FROM AN EARLY AGE WAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY HIS FATHER (CELLO PLAYER) AND HIS UNCLE (VIOLIN PLAYER), STARTING TO PLAY DRUMS AT 9 YEARS OLD AND STUDYING MUSIC AT THE MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF HIS HOMETOWN, AND ALSO BEING INFLUENCED BY MANY BANDS SUCH AS METALLICA, DREAM THEATER, RUSH, GENESIS, LED ZEPPELIN, AND MANY OTHERS. AND ALSO STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY DRUMMERS AS DAVE WECKL, MIKE PORTNOY, THOMAS LANG, BUDDY RICH, MARCO MINNEMANN, MIKE MANGINI, AQUILES PRIESTER AND MANY OTHERS.

BASHIR STARTED HIS FIRST STEPS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY PLAYING WITH HIS FAMILY IN A MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC ORCHESTRA CALLED IN SPANISH “GRUPO ALEPO DIAMANTINO” WITH HIS UNCLE GABRIEL DAHRIEH AS A MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND VIOLIN PLAYER. THIS EXPERIENCE GAVE BASHIR A RICH VERSATILITY TO BE CAPABLE TO PLAY ALMOST ANY KIND OF MUSIC.

BASHIR ALSO PLAYED FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE PROGRESSIVE METAL BAND DEVERON, WHICH GAVE HIM A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRESSIVE MUSIC WORLD, BEING KNOWN MOSTLY AS A PROG DRUMMER. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE METAL BAND WITH BASHIR IN THE DRUMS CALLED ADRA MAGNA, THIS BAND WAS KNOWN MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THEIR CLASSICAL MUSIC FUSION TO THE PROG GENRE, ADDING SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRAS TO THEIR CONCERTS, GIVING BASHIR A BIG CHALLENGE TO DEAL WITH CLASSICAL MUSICIANS. AND LATER HE JOINED THE BAND FOOTRIBUTO (FOO FIGHTERS TRIBUTE PROJECT) FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

IN 2014 BASHIR MOVED TO CHINA, LIVING THERE FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS, PLAYING WITH MANY MUSICIANS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, PERFORMING SHOWS IN 5 STAR HOTELS, BARS, MUSIC FESTIVALS, PRIVATE VENUES, CONCERTS, ETC ETC, GAINING A SUCCESFULL NAME AS AN INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN.

BASHIR PLAYS THE DRUMS FOR THE BAND "RADIOGAMMA", EVEN THOUGH THE MEMBERS ARE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD, THEY STILL MAKE MUSIC AND VIDEOS.

BASHIR ALSO HAS HIS OWN MUSIC PROJECTS DOING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND ALSO PRODUCING ROYALTY FREE MUSIC IN A SIDE PROJECT CALLED "OVAL MUSIC PRODUCTIONS" IN WHICH HE PLAYS THE GUITAR, BASS, KEYS AND DRUMS, RECORDS, MIXES AND PRODUCES ALL THE MUSIC BY HIS OWN.

BASHIR IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN QUÉBEC, CANADA. MEETING MUSICIANS AROUND THE TOWN, AND DOING RECORDING COLLABS WITH SOME MUSICIANS AROUND THE WORLD.

CONTACT:

EMAIL: bashirdahrieh (@)().(com)
FACEBOOK: drumabash
INSTAGRAM: @bashirdahrieh
TWITTER: bashirdahrieh

Screen name:

DrumaBash

Member since:

Sep 29 2018

Active within 2 weeks

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

20

Influences

DREAM THEATER, METALLICA, HAKEN, PINK FLOYD, GUNS N' ROSES, TOTO, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, DAVE WECKL, CHICK COREA, ETC ETC

Instrument experience:

Drums:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

ROLAND DRUMS

SPD-30 OCTAPAD
EXTERNAL PDX-100 10’’ SNARE DRUM
EXTERNAL CY-5 HI-HAT
EXTERNAL CY-8 CYMBAL
EXTERNAL KD-9 KICK
EXTERNAL FD-8 HI-HAT CONTROL
RT-30HR DUAL TRIGGER (FOR ACOUSTIC SNARE)
RT-30K TRIGGER (FOR ACOUSTIC KICK)

DW DRUMS

DW PERFORMANCE SERIES SNARE DRUM 5.5″X14″ BLACK DIAMOND

DW 9000 DOUBLE PEDAL EXTENDED FOOTBOARD

FOCUSRITE AUDIO INTERFACE
FOCUSRITE SCARLETT 2I2

DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW) USED
MAGIX SAMPLITUDE PRO X2 SUITE
PRESONUS STUDIO ONE 3
FL STUDIO

DRUM VST PLUGIN USED
TOONTRACK SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2
SOFTWARE BELOW YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE DRUM PACKAGES USED, BUT THE ORIGINAL DRUMS/CYMBALS SELECTION, SOUNDS AND COMBINED PRESETS DEPENDING ON THE MUSIC STYLE, ARE MADE BY BASHIR

NY-AVATAR
NY-ALLAIRE
NY-HIT FACTORY
CUSTOM & VINTAGE SDX
METAL MACHINE
METAL! EZX
THE METAL FOUNDRY
MUSIC CITY USA

MUSIC