Professional Percussion Recording for Your Song for $150

Professional percussion recordings tailored to your music, performed by a session percussionist with over 25 years of touring and recording experience.

BASE SESSION — $150 USD

Includes up to 2 main percussion instruments (e.g., congas, bongos, timbales, cajón, djembe or udu) plus 1 optional auxiliary percussion part (e.g., shaker, bar chimes, maracas, güiro, cowbell or blocks), for one song up to 4 minutes.

An auxiliary percussion setup combining multiple effects or textures can count as the included optional auxiliary part, provided everything is performed in a single take without additional overdubs.

These are just examples from my extensive percussion collection. Feel free to ask about other instruments or request my full instrument list.

Instrument choices and parts are agreed upon before recording. Additional instruments, longer songs and more complex arrangements are quoted separately.

DELIVERY

You'll receive an MP3 reference mix for review. After approval and final payment, you'll receive separate, unprocessed WAV or AIFF tracks for the recorded parts.

Each microphone used is delivered on its own track, so the number of audio files may exceed the number of instruments. A percussion-only MP3 reference is available on request.

REVISIONS

Includes 2 rounds of reasonable adjustments to the agreed parts. New arrangements, extra instruments or changes outside the approved scope require a separate quote.

STUDIO

Recorded with professional microphones and preamps, including AKG C414 XLII, Sennheiser MD421, Shure SM81 and Focusrite ISA 428, through a Focusrite Clarett+ 4Pre with Saffire Pro 40 ADAT expansion. Pro Tools Studio, Logic Pro and Ableton Live available.

INSTRUMENTS

Latin, African, Middle Eastern and Brazilian percussion, including congas, bongos, timbales, cajones, djembe, udu, darbuka, pandeiro, frame drums, maracas, shekere, güiros, shakers, bells, seeds, cymbals, glockenspiel and traditional Mexican percussion.