Chris Churchill's Drumming Page

Currently Drumming for The Casual Fridays

(left) Performing at The Red Room Sept 2007. -- (right) cutting tracks at Parker Studios Nov 2007
To hear some cuts from our 1st Place Battle of the Bands performance, surf over to The Casual Fridays.

Set Up with The CFs

Drums
Pearl Export Series (2001)
Charcoal Metallic

7x14 snair (Slingerland, circa 1980)
8x8 rack tom
9x10 mounted tom
10x12 rack tom
14x14 rack tom
24x22 bass drum

DW 7000 bass pedal
5A Millinium II Promark Sticks

Cymbals
Paiste Zildian, Sabian

8" Sabian Paragon Splash
14" Paiste 2002-series Hats (1970s vintage!)
14" Zildian A-series Crash (medium)
16" Zildian A-series Crash (thick)
17" Paiste Series Crash
20" Sabian Paragon China
22" Sabian Paragon Ride (what a bell!)

Favorite Beat Masters

Kenny Aronoff (especially like his work with Rick Derringer)
John Bonham I | John Bonham II (The king of bash and the king of feel - Led Zep)
Mike Bordin (a high school buddy of mine! - Faith No More, Black Sabbath)
Leonard Haze (grew up watching him in San Francico - killer foot work - Y&T)
Neal Peart I | Neal Peart II (#1 influence! - need I say more - RUSH)
Ian Paice (great hands, great feet - Deep Purple)
Rudy Lenners (Old Scorpions drummer- very heartful/musical)
Rod Morgenstein Rod Mo - musical drumming.. check out the Dixie Dregs)
Simon Phillips (he can do it all - check out the Michael Schenker Group)
Jeff Porcaro Nobody can shuffle like Jeff (RIP) - Toto, Boz Scaggs
Mike Portney I | Mike Portney II (king of Progressive Rock - Dream Theater)
Cozy Powell I | Cozy Powell II (Who hasn't he played with? - rock maestro)
Steve Smith (master of rock and fusion jazz - Vital Information, Journey)
Johnny Zeidman (who? You just havn't heard of him- yet.)

And do forget my childhood hero! Animal rocks (check out that technique!).

Currently Drumming for The Casual Fridays (left) Performing at The Red Room Sept 2007. -- (right) cutting tracks at Parker Studios Nov 2007 To hear some cuts from our 1st Place Battle of the Bands performance, surf over to The Casual Fridays. Set Up with The CFs
Drums Pearl Export Series (2001) Charcoal Metallic 7x14 snair (Slingerland, circa 1980) 8x8 rack tom 9x10 mounted tom 10x12 rack tom 14x14 rack tom 24x22 bass drum DW 7000 bass pedal 5A Millinium II Promark Sticks	Cymbals Paiste Zildian, Sabian 8" Sabian Paragon Splash 14" Paiste 2002-series Hats (1970s vintage!) 14" Zildian A-series Crash (medium) 16" Zildian A-series Crash (thick) 17" Paiste Series Crash 20" Sabian Paragon China 22" Sabian Paragon Ride (what a bell!)
Favorite Beat Masters
Kenny Aronoff (especially like his work with Rick Derringer) John Bonham I \| John Bonham II (The king of bash and the king of feel - Led Zep) Mike Bordin (a high school buddy of mine! - Faith No More, Black Sabbath) Leonard Haze (grew up watching him in San Francico - killer foot work - Y&T) Neal Peart I \| Neal Peart II (#1 influence! - need I say more - RUSH) Ian Paice (great hands, great feet - Deep Purple) Rudy Lenners (Old Scorpions drummer- very heartful/musical) Rod Morgenstein Rod Mo - musical drumming.. check out the Dixie Dregs) Simon Phillips (he can do it all - check out the Michael Schenker Group) Jeff Porcaro Nobody can shuffle like Jeff (RIP) - Toto, Boz Scaggs Mike Portney I \| Mike Portney II (king of Progressive Rock - Dream Theater) Cozy Powell I \| Cozy Powell II (Who hasn't he played with? - rock maestro) Steve Smith (master of rock and fusion jazz - Vital Information, Journey) Johnny Zeidman (who? You just havn't heard of him- yet.) And do forget my childhood hero! Animal rocks (check out that technique!).