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kevmikwa
(Mike Watkins)


Member Since: Tuesday, May 31 2005 @ 09:53 AM CDT
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Homepage: http://www.kevmikwa.com/pages/internetdrums.html
Location: Sterling, VA United States
Song Comments: 146
Song Votes: 4
Forum Posts: 137
Weekly Points: 0.00
Total Points: 1395.60
Bio:
A self-respecting drummer, I've also been a faithful Mac user since my mid-90s Performa purchase. I've only recently recognized its usefulness as a musical tool when I started poking around with GB on my eMac to add some drum sketches to a friend's drumless recordings. One thing led to another, and now I've got my e-drum studio all set-up.

Most of my appearances on MJ will be in support of the works of others, since I have minimal musical talent otherwise. So here's my listing, with sincere thanks to each musician who has agreed to let me "sit in", virtually ...

[1] My Head by Stephen Bloodsworth (not yet a MacJammer)
[2] One Of A Kind by DOCTORBIZARRE (the first and second versions of this song have been deleted)
[3] Black and Blue by DOCTORBIZARRE (the first and second versions of this song have been deleted)
[4] What If? by jiguma
[5] resolution v.2 by jonx
[6] Tried To Hide by selters with stevel and stevec
[7] Sometimes / Sometimes - Zauberflöte (magic flute) Mix by drakonis
[8] So Selfish by e46 (remix of original)
[9] Her Eyes by DOCTORBIZARRE (the first, second and third versions of this song have been deleted)
[10] Damaged Goods by e46
[11] Leaving Kerrville Behind w/ Kewmikva [sic] by selters
[12] Blue Pool (w SISTER,kevmikwa,alfalpha) by jiguma with SISTERS and alfalpha
[13] SAYING SO YOU'LL KNOW by jiguma
[14] #25. Moon Over The Tides by eorthman
[15] Baghdad Blues remix w/kevmikwa & willnlf by bud with willnlf
[16] The same herd - multicollab by thoddi with Moviz, damiengh, DWL, SISTERS, moorlandt, jiguma, ledebutant, dadai, Alannah and timothy devine
[17] Wonderland by jiguma
[18] With All of This (Final) by bug67 with Alimar and TEXASFEEL
[19] Shostakovich (by grizzle w/kevmikwa) by ktb with grizzle
[20] Doing The Eggshell Walk (MJRF) w ziti, ktb, kevmikwa by jiguma with ziti and ktb
[21] Flyin' High (multi-collab) by Rocha Malhada with e46, TEXASFEEL and Steen
[22] Amazing Grace (Multi-Collab) by magnatone with jiguma, damiengh, futzpucker and guitardriver
[23] sit down [kassia Band] by davisamerica with kassia, gail60, magnatone, futzpucker, Roxylee, Feter, MarkHolbrook, davisamerica2 and awigze
[24] Piece of Heaven by Stephen Bloodsworth (still not yet a MacJammer)
[25] Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins) by jiguma
[26] There Was A Time w/ kevmikwa by crissew
[27] Shine (MJ Collab) by davisamerica with kassia, gail60, magnatone, Roxylee, Outtaorbit, Char, KissMeKate, DWL, SmokeyVW, Rocha Malhada, davisamerica2 and awigze
[28] Take Me To Heart (w thoddi, alfalpha, kevmikwa) by jiguma with thoddi and alfalpha
[29] WHEN WE WERE KIDS by thoddi with bent, SISTERS, damiengh, jiguma, ktb and Alannah
[30] Table Five (Collab. w/Sisters, Ziti,Jiguma Awigze, Kevmikwa) by davisamerica2 with davisamerica, SISTERS, awigze, jiguma and ziti


By the way (if it's not already obvious), I'd like to collab electronically with anyone who has a cool tune that needs some realistic drums and/or percussion. Time has certainly grown tough for me to come by with an infant and a toddler in tow, but I promise to be a straight-shooter about my situation.

I have a page (under construction) to fill you in on how I operate - please take a look. Then drop me a note, let me know!
kevmikwa's Songs (2)
Date Title Rating Hits Genre Last Comment Status
07.29.09 Piece of Heaven 10.00 (2) 629 (15) Acoustic Rock 11.16.09 Active
01.14.06 My Head 8.17 (18) 1955 (30) Soft Rock-Adult Contemporary 07.29.09 Active
Favorite Songs (2)
Title Artist Date Genre
found jonx 05.09.05 Alternative Rock
if not now, why? brb 08.12.04 Alternative Rock
Favorite MacJammers (22)
Fans (24)
Music Background
Music Skills I've played drums since 1986, but I don't know if that counts as a "musical skill", really. I played trumpet way back in the day. I'm pretty fair at playing things by ear, as long as I don't need to hit more than one key at a time!
Music Hardware Roland TD-12 e-drumset; M-Audio Keystation e49; Korg M-1 (currently being used as a MIDI control surface for Logic); Fender Standard Stratocaster HSS electric guitar (that I don't know how to play); Fender Standard Precision electric bass (that I don't know how to play); Yamaha EZ-AG (a cheesy guitar trainer that has strings and a MIDI out, used for digitizing strums); Mackie Onyx 400F interface; Behringer Powerplay Pro XL headphone distribution amp; Shure KSM27 cardioid condenser mic; (2) Rode NTG-1 condenser shotgun mics; Tascam VLA5 powered monitors; and Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones.
Music Software Logic Studio (i.e. Logic Pro 9 and all of its buddies); Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2.0 and a bunch of drumset expansion packs (Custom & Vintage SDX, New York Studios Vol. 2 SDX, The Metal Foundry SDX, Jazz EZX, Funk Masters EZX, Twisted Kit EZX and Claustrophobic EZX); and Spectrasonics Trilian Bass Module (until I can figure out how to play the real bass I have).
Keywords drums, drummer, drumming, collab, collaborator