Ruben Ramirez - Professional Drummer
META-SOUND STUDIO
If you’re searching for a professional Drummer to perform your songs live or in studio or a professional Drum Teacher who can give you the personalized attention you deserve, look no further! I’m an experienced drummer and teacher, drumming since 2002 and teaching since 2006 to all-aged students in Italy (Rome area) and the Netherlands (Nijmegen). As a performer, I can quickly learn and get in the groove of your songs, with a personal touch coming from my background and experiences. As a teacher, I can help unlock your full potential by providing the technical guidance and foundational skills you need in order to succeed.
ABOUT ME
At Your Service
I am a professional drummer with expertise in live, tours, studio recording and teaching. I've been playing since 2002 at an international level, spanning from pop, rock and metal to blues, funky, jazz and fusion, with tour experiences in 7 different countries throughout Europe. Thus, I can consider myself a multi-stylist drummer with a depth of professional experience and knowledge that I'm happy to share with those who are eager to expand their minds, talents, and skills.
EXPERIENCE
Success in learning frequently depends on finding the right Drum Teacher.; someone who knows the subject well and understands how to inspire others.
BANDS
OFFICIAL MEMBER:
Sweet Bourbon and the Bourbonnettes: blues-funk-jazz (2017/2021) with Willem Van Der Schoof, best dutch blues keyboard player 2015
Fruit Of The Original Sin: industrial-alternative rock (2015/2020)
St. Rosa: progressive punk-rock band (2016/2017)
Secret Rule: power metal with female voice (2014/2015)
MYR: post-progressive industrial metal (2005/2015)
Jazz Steps: jazz-fusion (2011/2014)
The DayWalkers Airlines: funk-blues-rock (2009/2012)
SESSION MAN:
Makas: anatolian rock, traditional Turkish music (album recording)
Hangarvain: southern American rock-folk (international tour)
Ticket to Hell: 80's hard and heavy
Willi De Punk and The Rebels Demens: punk-rock; music-theater show (live and album recording)
Max Petronilli: pop-soul (finalist at the Italian talent show “The Winner is”)
Amalia Grè: jazz (singer for the main theme of the Italian adaption of the Disney movie “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure” in 2009)
'U Papadia: rock-pop-folk (theater show and national tours)
Inconfidence: ‘90s dance-pop
RELEVANT LIVE PERFORMANCES & TOURS
Civitavecchia Young Talents: Theater show (2010)
The DayWalkers Airlines: opening act for: Rezophonic, Bud Spencer Blues Explosion and Area 765 (ex Ratti Della Sabina) + Caffeina Festival Best Performance (2012)
Secret Rule: Italian and European Tour (2014)
‘U Papadia: Italian Tour (2015)
Hangarvain: opening act for the Norwegian glam rock-metal band Nite Rain on their Italian and European tour (2015)
Fruit of the Original Sin: UK Summer tour (2017)
Sweet Bourbon and The Bourbonettes: club tour in the Netherlands (2018)
Sweet Bourbon: Radio501 Blues on Sunday (2019)
DISCOGRAPHY
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MYR: The Days Of Convergence (2010)
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The DayWalkers Airlines: DayWalkers (2012)
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Willi De Punk & The Rebels Demens: Mario The Vampire (2014)
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Secret Rule: Transposed Emotions (2015)
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MYR: Habits (2016)
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Fruit of the Original Sin: White Lodge (ongoing - 2019)
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Sweet Bourbon: Blues on Sunday: Live Radio Show (2019)
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Makas: Dinazor (2019)
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Sweet Bourbon: Born A Rebel (2020)
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Sweet Bourbon: Live Recordings (2021)
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Sweet Bourbon: Slippery Slope (2022)
MY BACKGROUND
I started playing drums with the Italian pop drummer Salvatore Mennella, who improved my timing, style and touch, and introduced me to the professional world of music. Next, I continued my studies with Davide Pettirossi perfecting my hands and foot technique, and increasing my music styles by studying jazz, latin and fusion. Davide also introduced me to the extreme coordination drumming, which has completely changed my way of thinking drums. I also studied with David Folchitto, an extreme metal drummer, who helped me to increase my speed, power and endurance of hands and feet for extreme metal dumming. Besides my main studies, I partecipated to many drum clinics with some of the best drummers worldwide such as: Virgil Donati (3-days drum camp), Marco Minnemann, Peter Wildoer, Aquiles Priester, Steve Gadd, Gavin Harrison, Mike Mangini, Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, Jojo Mayer and Ian Paice.
HAND AND FOOT TECHNIQUE
STYLE:
ROCK - METAL - BLUES - JAZZ - POP
TIMING
SOLOING
BASIC, ADVANCED AND EXTREME COORDINATION
READING AND WRITING DRUM CHARTS
DOUBLE PEDAL TECHNIQUE
LIVE AND STUDIO PERFORMANCE
Roland TD30 hybrid kit - Acoustic kit converted into electronic Free Drum Solo
Pacific Rim OST - Drum Cover - Gipsy Danger Ramin Djawadi
Ruben Ramirez Drummer
Roland TD30 hybrid kit - Acoustic kit converted into electronic
Three Camps - Snare Drum Solo (with brushes)
Tra la Terra e l'Inferno (drum solo)
Fivediddle vs Paradiddle Layer
