My musical practice - Drew Burman

At the moment my personal practice of music has been taken on several tangents, due to new found artists, life experience, and even new found methods of recording. My main passion in music is live performance, and always will be. However I understand that is not practical to base a financial living off this and I must have a substantial fall back plan. I would also like to maybe try being a session musician. I am primarily a Drummer, although recently I have started playing bass guitar and I have played trumpet for several years before either of the other instruments. Other aspects of the music industry that interest me are the technical and studio aspects, but I do have very limited skills in these areas, and require far more tutoring before I am as proficient in them as I am with playing instruments, but this is something I am willing to spend time doing. Recently, thanks to my first year final project, and my recent group project for CSM3 I have become very interested in the practice of making music videos, including shooting, editing, dubbing and production. But I would also defiantly be engrossed by making other video material, either for film, promotion, or advertising.

My main style at the moment is a huge fusion of different genres which interest me greatly, and I am interested in making very diverse and versatile music sometimes with no correlation between my tracks whatsoever. Funk, heavy rock, euphoric dance, electronica, house and acid jazz are my main genres which I like creating music in. Although my listening consists more of 80’s and 90’s metal, dance and electronica. I am also very interested with beat concrete.

If compared to other artists id say my main influences would be a combination of the best artists from different genres, mainly people like The Who, Aim, St. Germaine, Metallica, Buddy Rich, Jamiroquai, The Prodigy, Kool and the Gang and Rage against the machine..

After graduation my primary intention is to actually become a fireman. Although this sounds strange of a music student it’s something I have always intended trying for the physical and mental challenge. However if an opportunity in the music world is found, or presents itself to me after graduating I would definitely consider diving straight into the industry and abandoning my other career aspects. Whatever happens directly after university I would eventually like to build up enough capital (either through fire fighting or the music industry) and be able to open my own chain of recording studios, possibly even franchising them eventually. Failing that I would be interested in a career in film and television involving music. And all the time i would be open to any live performance or studio work that was available.