My name is Joel and I've been passionate about drumming my whole life.  I would really love to record acoustic drums for your songs and send you the files over the net! 

I will work hard and produce grooves in Pro Tools that aren't too busy but capture just the right feel to propel your music.  

All I need from you is:

 A vocal/guitar or vocal/piano (guide track) recorded to a click as a WAV file.

Or, you can upload your completed song that needs acoustic drums in it.  
It can even be a song that already has drum programming in it, as I can easily replace machine drums with REAL LIFE  ACOUSTIC DRUMS!

  *Please indicate the tempo of the song (BPM) and the BIT/SAMPLE RATE I should use? <-- This is important, so please ask me if you are not sure?*

 Next, I will record/play the drums along to your songs and edit them when finished.  After making sure the tracks are locked down and tight, I will send the files back to you as either "dry" separate WAV files, or as a mixed (processed) stereo WAV file. 

 I usually upload the drum files to DropBox or WeTransfer so they can be readily available to you.

 Finally, you will be able to build upon my fresh grooves and finish recording the rest of your song with ease. Or, you could easily import my mixed stereo drum stem into your session and quickly find a balance with the rest of the instrumentation and not have to re-track anything.

Why would you benefit from this?

1.  I would make sure the tracks would be top quality, to the best of my ability. *Please refer to my drum reel examples to hear clips of styles and grooves I can play.*

2.  My drums are tuned/miked and properly balanced....ready to track.

3.  Your songs will come ALIVE because programmed drumming just can't compare to the delicate finesse of human feel and raw emotion.  Please don't misunderstand me,  because I really enjoy working on a song with elements of programmed drumming blended with my live acoustic drumming.  

When you are ready to experience my drums for your songs, please message me here in the cloud, or at:

 joelstumbaugh@mac.com



Funday Friends is music from an open group of friends that jam and play music together. The name comes from Sunday Funday, which is a weekly hangout at Harlow Park in Marquette, MI. All of the songs here are one-take completely improvised songs. Anyone can jam along and there is no filter,  just having a fun time with love and music and friends. Make sure to spread the love!!  And by love I mean the heart shaped like button.... lol

Hello everyone. Music is such a joy to play and perform. I write all my own songs and play all instruments you here on my recordings. I have a small home studio I record in. Its a 24 track Tascam NEO and everything you hear is recorded directly to the board. Been playing and singing bout 35 yrs or so. Thanks for listening and I hope my songs can take you somewhere and help you forget about your day for a little while.

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