Sam Merrick

Performance | Recording | Education

Sam Merrick is a drummer based in Brooklyn, NYC.

I have a fully-equipped recording space located in Nashville, TN suited for any in-person or remote projects. For all sessions, you can expect separate drum stems as well as a mixed stereo bounce, giving you every possible sonic option to work with. You can hear examples of these drum tracks on my media page.

Vocal and instrument tracking can be accommodated as well. 

I am currently running Pro Tools 12 as well as Ableton Live 11 Suite.

Microphones

  • Cole’s 4038 Ribbon (2)

  • AEA R88

  • United FET 47 LDC

  • MikTek PM 10 (2)

  • Beyerdynamic M160 Ribbon (2)

  • Beyerdynamic M88

  • Beyerdynamic M 201 TG

  • Rhode NT5 Small Diaphragm Condensers, modded by Michael Joly (2)

  • Sennheiser e206 (2)

  • AKG 414

  • Electro-Voice RE-20

  • Shure sm7 Dynamic

  • Electro Voice 635 Dynamic Omni Directional (2)

  • Shure sm57

  • AKG D112


Outboard

  • Universal Audio Apollo 8P Interface including large collection of powered plug-ins

  • Universal Audio 4-710 d 4 Channel PreAmp & Compressor

  • AEA TRP2 Preamp (2)

  • Universal Audio LA-610

  • Roland RE-150 Space Echo

  • Pioneer Spring Reverb

Monitoring

  • NEUMANN KH 120 II Two-Way Active Monitors


Drum Kits

  • Pearl Masters Maple Gum 10”, 12”, 14” 16”, 22”

  • Pearl President Deluxe 12”, 13”, 14”, 16”, 20”, 22”

  • C&C Drum Co. 6x6 Maple Brownstone Butcher Block 12", 16", 22"

  • Vintage late 60's Slingerland Orange Sparkle 13", 16", 24"

  • 1972 Ludwig Club Date w/Maple Poplar Maple Shells 12", 14", 20"


Snare Drums

  • 14" x 6.5” Pearl Reference 20-Ply

  • 14” x 6.5” Pearl Music City Custom Solid Shell Walnut

  • 14” x 5” Pearl Duoluxe Chrome over Brass

  • 13” x 3” Pearl Steel Piccolo

  • 14” x 8” Pearl Studio Select Satin Ash

  • 14" x 6.5" Ludwig Black Beauty

  • 14"x5" Ludwig Olive Badge Acrolite (2 w/ different tunings/heads)

  • 14"x 10" Gretsch Single Tension Marching

  • 14"x7" Gretsch Brooklyn chrome over Brass

  • 14"x5.5" Ludwig 1960 "Jazz Festival" model, Mahogany shell