Mark Kinnear


Acoustic and Electronic Drums
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Hello All! I currently enjoy the challenges of playing drums in a Jazz/Rock fusion atmosphere, playing
with bands such as - Solar Wind, Dominant Plague, KGB and additional more improvisational projects
such as Hussong's, Pharticus, Lapiz, and Chinaco. I am inspired by drummers such as Dennis Chambers,
Vinnie Colaiuta, Virgil Donati, Rayford Griffin, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Frank Briggs, William
Bruford, Gary Husband, Simon Philips, Mike Clark, Dave Weckl, Kirk Covington, Steve Smith,
Marco Minnemann, Phillip Collins, and maybe even "a little" Neil Peart in my younger years. 

In the studio I play Yamaha Custom Maple drums consisting of 8",10",12" Mounted Toms,
14" and 16" Floor Toms, 13" Weckl Custom Maple Snare, 14" Yamaha Brass Snare,
22" Bass Drum w/double pedals, plus a host of electronic triggers and pads.
.For live applications, I use a Sonor Force 3000 drum set consisting of 10",12",13" Toms,
16" Floor Tom, 14" Snare, and 22" Bass Drum w/double pedals.

My cymbals consist of a 22" K Custom Ride, 22" A Custom Ride, 18" Thin Crash,
16" Brilliant Thin Crash, 16"China Boy, 15" Thin Crash, 14" Thin Crash,
14" New Beat Hi-Hats, 10" and 8" Splash cymbals, all - Zildjian.

In addition to playing the drums, I also function as a executive producer,
recording engineer, and owner/operator of Soundscapes Studios.

You Can E-Mail Me Here!