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WHO IS...JOHN CLARDY
PERSONAL WEBSITE:
facebook.com/johnclardymusic
MAIN BAND (WEBSITE):
Tera Melos (teramelos.net)
OTHER PROJECTS (WEBSITE):
Salvation Egg (facebook.com/salvationegg)
PAISTE ARTIST SINCE:
2010
HOMETOWN:
Fort Worth, TX
PLAYING DRUMS SINCE:
1999
FIRST PAISTE CYMBAL:
2002 24" Ride
FAV PAISTE CYMBAL & WHY:
Formula 602 Modern Essentials 22" ride. It's an unbelievably versatile ride. Articulate but not overbearing ping, beautiful wash, great bell. It covers everything I want a ride to
THIS IS JOHN CLARDY'S CYMBAL SET:
15" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Hi-Hat
19" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash
22" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Ride
16" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
18" Color Sound 900 Purple Crash
HEROES:
Mitch Mitchell, Stewart Copeland, Elvin Jones, John Bonham, Zach Hill
HOBBIES:
Surfing, Yoga, Hockey
FAV MOVIE:
The Big Lebowski
FAV FOOD:
Nigiri Sushi
TOP 3 ALBUMS OR SONGS:
Jimi Hendrix Experience "Axis": "Bold As Love"
John Coltrane "Sun Ship"
Hella "Hold Your Horse Is"
FAV SONG, THAT YOU RECORDED:
Warpless Run
YOUR BEST EVER SHOW/RECORDING SESSION:
Show: First Tera Melos show in Tokyo 2009
Session: Tera Melos "Trash Generator" sessions November 2016
BEST EVER SHOW OF PAISTE ARTIST, THAT YOU ATTENDED:
The Police, American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 6.26.07
IF YOU WEREN’T A DRUMMER, YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A …:
Professional Surfer
RITUAL BEFORE A SHOW/RECORDING SESSION:
Some dynamic stretches, Wim Hof Method breathing exercises
DO YOU PREFER TOURING OR RECORDING AND WHY:
Love both
RECOMMENDATION FOR A BEGINNER:
Have an open mind and practice as much as possible
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