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Here are some examples from recent Live Studio Drums projects. This page will be updated frequently so check back soon.

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Featured Artists

Almost Gone
Rock
Washington, DC

Jay Britton

Artist Quote: Frank gave this track the crank it needed. The drum tracks he sent me were clean and crisp. Perfectly recorded. I couldn’t be happier with the final result.

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The Main Attraction
Rock
Rochester, NH

Dave Kulju
 

Artist Quote: "Frank's creative and solid playing really breathed life into my music."

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Pleiades
Alternative
Rochester, NH

Dave Kulju

Artist Quote: "Frank's creative and solid playing really breathed life into my music."

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Picnic at the Slag Heap
Rock
Rochester, NH

Dave Kulju
 

Artist Quote: "Frank's creative and solid playing really breathed life into my music. "

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Depth of Autumn
Rock
Rochester, NH

Dave Kulju

Artist Quote: "Frank's creative and solid playing really breathed life into my music."

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Red Sox Rock
Rock
Ludlow, MA

Ted Chmura III - ASCAP: Composer/Producer, Bass, Organ, Synth, Backing Vocals
Charles Vadnais: Co-wrote lyrics, Lead Vocals
Michael Bouchard: Guitars and Backing Vocals
Joe Vadnais: Backing Vocals

Artist Quote: Frank quickly delivered tracks that complimented the song perfectly. I was particularly impressed by receiving nine separate flawlessly recorded time-synced tracks. It would be an understatement to say I was impressed."

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Rescue Me
Rock
Lima, Ohio

Jon Lepinski - vocals, Tom Lepinski - Bass, Matt Sawmiller - Guitar
 

Artist Quote: "Frank is a quality player that really knows how, when, and what to play to make each specific track really sound good. No better bang for your buck available"

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King of Glory
Rock
Lima, Ohio

Jon Lepinski - vocals, Tom Lepinski - Bass, Matt Sawmiller - Guitar

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You Are Holy
Rock
Lima, Ohio

Jon Lepinski - vocals, Tom Lepinski - Bass, Matt Sawmiller - Guitar

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Outpour
Rock
Cleveland, Ohio

Marcus Studmire

Artist Quote: "The best drummer around!! LSD gave my track what it needed. "

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Don't Cry
Pop
Warminster, PA

Mike Ciarlante
Written and performed by Mike Ciarlante
 

Artist Quote: "I highly recommend LSD to all writers who want an easy way of getting that killer drum track with NO HASSLE!!"

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Love You Forever
Pop
Warminster, PA

Mike Ciarlante
Written and performed by Mike Ciarlante
 

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Don't Believe It
Rock
Delmar, MD

Gene McCahill
Written and performed by Gene McCahill

Artist Quote: "LSD has eased one of my biggest headaches as an artist and producer by providing smart, clean, kickin' drum tracks."

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I Can’t Sleep At Night
Pop
Delmar, MD

Gene McCahill
Musicians: Gene McCahill and LSD
 

Artist Quote: "Well, whatever it is, it’s different and a bit silly. LSD put some groove to the ungroovable. It makes me smile."

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Freak Train
Alternative

Bret Levick
Written by Levick,Spieker, Navarro
Vocals: Shane Denton
Guitar: Dirk Price
Bass: Greg Frederick
Produced & Arranged: Bret Levick
For licensing info-- www.apmmusic.com

Artist Quote: We got a professional multi-track drum recording and a stellar performance in 4 days without lifting a finger. Need I say more?

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Be Alright
Alternative

Jack Crowley
 

Artist Quote: Thanks, Frank for a great job. The drum tracks matched the song and feel I was looking for perfectly!

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Drink Me Like Wine
Rock
Chicago

Out of the Ocean

Artist Quote: Great Job Frank! You're very easy to work with!

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Close to Heaven
Pop
Salisbury, UK

Culver Street
Katherine Hayes, Vocals
David Waddington, Guitars & Bass
Rory McPherson, Piano
LSD, Drums

Artist Quote: This is our first project involving LSD, and we're so pleased with the results that we intend to use Frank's services for the rest of the tracks on our forthcoming EP, due mid-late April 2005.

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Circles
Rock
Salisbury, UK

Culver Street
Katie Hayes - Vocals
David Waddington - Guitars / Bass
BV's Rory McPherson - Guitar / Bass / Keyboard
LSD - Drums

Artist Quote: This is our first project involving LSD, and we're so pleased with the results that we intend to use Frank's services for the rest of the tracks on our forthcoming EP, due mid-late April 2005.

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Show
Rock
Salisbury, UK

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Ponchatoula Railroad
Easy Listening
Mandeville, LA

Bart William

Artist Quote: I chose the offered project option "You're the drummer, play what you think is appropriate for the song", following a simple reference track. Frank went with the basic idea I gave, but added a funkier kick pattern every now and then. Great!

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A Song For Mama
Country
Brromfield, CO

Christa Carnes

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Lingerie Face
Rock
Australia

Shaun Thomson AKA Gilbert (www.gilbert.net.au)
Drums - Frank Basile, Bass - David Braid, Cello - Simeon, Vocals and all other instruments/programming: Shaun Thomson.
Engineered by Shaun Thomson (drums engineered by Frank Basile)
Mixed By Robert Wawoe and Shaun Thomson
Mastered by Bob Katz

Artist Quote: Frank did a great job - he saw through my average playing on the scratch track, and extracted the correct feel for the song. The end result was tighter, had more tension, and made me a better player by trying to match the skill of the drummer!!!

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Coastline
Jazz
Santa Barbara, California

Jeff Bosset

Artist Quote: Thank you Frank! Your drumming gave this tune the human touch it needed and then some! We will never use sequenced drums again!

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Stranded
Rock
Boston, MA

Tom Beier
 

Artist Quote: Once you try LSD there's no going back!

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Different Shade of Blue
Jazz
San Francisco, CA

Jeff Markham
Rhodes, Bass, Triton: Jeff Markham
Drums: Frank Basile
Mixing and Mastering: Charles "Chaz" Smithhisler
Haven Music Productions, Tampa, FL

Artist Quote: This was such a fun project to do because none of the musicians have ever met one another face-to-face! Each one of us added our part on-top-of Frank's incredibly tasteful and funky drum groove and it just all came together. More and more music is being done this way and LSD is a vanguard.

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Haight Street
Jazz
San Francisco, CA

Jeff Markham
Jeff (rhodes), Charley Langer (sax and EWI), Ed McLaughlin (fretless), Frank Basile (drums)

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Its Beautiful
Pop
London, UK

Leonard Ng
Len: Vocals, e-bow, acoustic and electric guitars, bass and piano
Backing Vocals: Sophie Barker.
Please check out my music at www.lenmusic.com

Artist Quote: This tune features Frank's great idea of having floor toms for the intro before breaking out into the rest of the drum patterns.

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Could Be
Pop
London, UK

Leonard Ng
Len: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano and organ
Please check out my music at www.lenmusic.com
 

Artist Quote: Great backbeat by Frank with full drums coming in with a blast after the first chorus.

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The Road To You
Pop
London, UK

Leonard Ng
Len: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano and organ.
Backing Vocals: Sophie Barker.
Please check out my music at www.lenmusic.com
 

Artist Quote: With an almost country-ish feel in 6/8 time, and Bill Frisell (maybe?)-style guitars.

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Blame It On The Moon
Easy Listening
Storrs, CT

The Melvin Zax Jazz Orchestra/Kevin and Holly White

Artist Quote: I've done seven projects w/ LSD and I've always been completely satisfied.

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Vanltyne
Alternative
Storrs, CT

The Melvin Zax Jazz Orchestra/Kevin and Holly White
Written by Kevin White

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Just Wait
Rock
Broomfield, CO

Artist Quote: It is just amazing what you were able to do considering the rough track we originally sent you. As a producer I have worked with various "A" team players in Nashville and your contribution was every bit as creative and fitting

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Shine Bright
Alternative
Boston, MA

Tom Beier

Artist Quote: Frank, you pushed this song over the top. You’re a Pro! We’ll be doing a lot more work together. Very impressive and innovative service you’ve got going!

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Why I love Her So
Urban
Boston, MA

Artist Quote: It's amazing to have such high quality live drum tracks available for our clients. I'll definitely use LSD again

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Eternity
Alternative
Seattle, WA

Window View

Artist Quote: Good experience, took a bit of communication to get it right, but I am happy with the final product. Check out my other music at www.purevolume.com/windowview

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LSD Demo 1
Rock
LSD Studio

16th-note shuffle groove with some nice tight performances.

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LSD Demo 2
Funk
LSD Studio

Here’s a project that shows LSD’s ability to get that funky 70’s feel.

Artist Quote:

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In Lovin' You
Rock
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Artist Quote: Great Drums (Glad I brought that drum machine,,, LOL)...Great Job Frank.

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Far Away
Rock
Columbus, Ohio

Producer/Engineer - Wayne Stephens

Artist Quote: "This tune is unfinished and will be updated when electric gtr tracks are recorded. I think the drum tracks are awesome. To hear more go to: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/rinisprojectmusic.htm Thanks Frank, YOUR THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!"

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Open the Doors
Rock
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Artist Quote: Great Job Frank.

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February's Song
Easy Listening
Boston, MA

Artist Quote: Thanks to LSD the song finally has the feel we were looking for!

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Aftermath
Pop
Copenhagen - Denmark

Artist Quote: In the last moment before my new project had to go into the press I realized that the poor drum recording for Aftermath simply dragged down the quality. LSD is a perfect solution. Please check out the rest of my music at www.mushy.dk

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Find Myself Alone
Rock
Philadelphia, PA

Vocals: Marshall Miller
Keyboard: Kevin Crandall
Bass: Mitch Cojocariu
Sax: Chris DelSordo
Drums: LSD

Artist Quote: What a difference live drums made. The performance was just right for the song and we couldn't be happier with the results. Thanks!

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The Mixi Stomp
Rock

Marc Martin
Written, performed and produced by Marc Martin

Artist Quote: "I would highly recommomend LSD...there is no comparison beteween real drums and plug ins or samples and LSD professionally fills the bill."

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Coming Back Again
Rock

Marc Martin
Written, performed and produced by Marc Martin

Artist Quote: "I would highly recommomend LSD...there is no comparison beteween real drums and plug ins or samples and LSD professionally fills the bill."

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