Jay_Drums + Musician in Monmouth, WA

SEEKING

ABOUT

Hailing from the Wye Valley in the South-West of England Jay Arnold is a 21 year old session musician,
composer and educator who’s been playing drums since they could walk. During their time at Bath Spa University Jay was recognised for their virtuosic approach to the drums quickly becoming inundated with work, becoming the “go to” drummer for many of their peers. Jay has spent many long hours behind studio glass, with an eclectic background to their playing they have recorded Folk, Pop, Metal and everything in between. Over the last 3 years they’ve played more shows than they can count. With bands featuring on line-ups alongside legends such as Strawberry Lace, Continents and The Anchor. Since
graduating in 2024 Jay has built a home studio, offering professional quality recordings to any desiring artist.

Screen name:

Jay_Drums

Member since:

Jul 12 2022

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

15

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Influences

Loathe
Spiritbox
Black Midi
Karnivool
Thornhill
Boygenius

Instrument experience:

Drums:

Expert

Other Percussion:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Drums
Gretsch Renown series shells:

10x7

12x8

16x14

22x16

Snares:

Tama Starphonic Copper 14x7 (main)

Gretsch Black Nickel over Steel 14x5

Dixon Little Roomer 12x4

Cymbals (all Meinl):

18” Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crash

15” Byzance Foundry Reserve Hi-Hats

8” Byzance Traditional Splash atop 10” Byzance Dual Splash (stacked)

18” Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash

22” Byzance Foundry Reserve Light Ride

16” Classics Custom Dark Trash Stack

22” Byzance Vintage Crash

20” Byzance Vintage Equilibrium China

Audio
Mics:

Kick - Sennhiser e602

Snare Top - Sure SM57

Snare Bottom - Scarlett Solo Condenser

Toms - Beyerdynamic TG D58

Overheads - SE Electronics SE7s

Room/Crunch - Yamaha EAD10

Interface:

Audient Evo 16

DAW:

Ableton Live 10 Suite

Monitors:

Adam Audio T5V

MUSIC