Dylan R

DJ/DRUMMER

MY SIDELINE (dylandrums / DJ MXNG STXMN)

I’m Dylan R, and when I’m not copy editing I combine DJ and drumming services at events. I have more than 20 years experience behind the kit and decks. I have been a music lover, collector and maker for as long as I can remember. 

  • Drumbike: mobile drum kit + soundsystem, for event hire

  • DJ and Drums simultaneous Live Performance

  • Perfect for functions, weddings, parties

    If you’d like to get in touch about hiring me or to ask a question, please do so dylan[at]dylandrums[dot]com

    Alternatively MESSAGE me through facebook HERE

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Live Festival Recording

The Ocdomid's 'One Day'. The audio was recorded at the festival which you see in the opening shot. The rest of the clips were filmed in a studio space in London. Slow on your mobile? TRY THIS

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DrumBike

Drums on a bike. UK-based. Available for events, weddings, birthday parties, and anything requiring playful, rhythmical entertainment. Electro-Swing, Jazzy House, Funky Beats and vibes of an all-round excellent nature. I am also a DJ, if the bike isn't the thing to suit your gig. Thanks for watching. Please subscribe

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Moderat - Rusty Nails

One of my drum covers. Recorded using Roland PD80R dual trigger pad and acoustic drums/percussion. Mixed and edited by me also. Slow on your mobile? TRY THIS

Paolo Nutini Scream Funk My Life Up Drum Cover

The ‘ain’t it funky’ reference alludes to James Brown’s The Funky Drummer – the funkiest beat known to man or beats, played by Clyde Stubblefield.

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Time-lapse Mic set-up
Time-lapse Mic set-up

Time lapse of placing microphones for a recording / video 

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TESTIMONIALS

“‘Sick drummer’ – Howla (Ghetto Funk) | ‘Bloody good DJ’ – TypeSun (Root Elevation) | ‘You’re tight’ – Adam Cardew (Sony)”

Dylan surpassed all expectations! Prior to our wedding he went above and beyond whilst working with us to develop our set. We knew what we wanted but Dylan was able to take it to the next level by suggesting and expanding our playlist. On the day he was a joy to have there with us and an extremely talented and professional individual. There were people on the dance floor for 7 hours whilst he mixed Moby into Prince, Led Zep into Beyoncé. We would highly recommend Dylan for your event because he absolutely nailed ours! Massive thanks! - Steve/Naomi

Dylan played for my 40th birthday and while I had many compliments about the event, the one that really shone through was in regard to the music. Across all age groups (a diverse blend of ages), everyone loved his track selection. For me, personally, he was amazing and I couldn’t have asked for a better DJ. He kept to my brief, spanning through the genres, blending the different styles seamlessly as the atmosphere of the event built up. The bar manager too loved it, who had been a little reluctant for me to book my own DJ. I really couldn’t recommend him highly enough !! - Richie

We would just like to say a massive thank you for playing our wedding set. You really catered to our music tastes and threw in some funky tunes which everyone enjoyed. Great guy who stayed in touch throughout and it's great that we got to keep our mix after! We never get bored of listening to it and it's so nice that we relive the fun times. We would both highly recommend. Thanks Dylan - Mr and Mrs Pearce

I have had so many people say how awesome the music was, and the drums were AMAZING! We loved every minute of the day, and all topped off by your excellent tunes. I could have stayed dancing all night and all day. It was perfect - Rose/Sam

Booked Dylan for a 40th birthday party in our garden and it was one of the best decisions we've ever made. What a great guy and even more fantastic music. So original and so funky, the perfect party vibe, we couldn't have asked for more and everyone there has been talking about him ever since. Book this guy, you won't regret it - E/T

Dylan did an absolutely brilliant job on our wedding day. He did the afternoon music and a DJ set in the evening and both were perfectly judged and expertly delivered. He really did add a lot to our big day and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to him to anyone. Thanks so much Dylan - Adam/Jenny

DRUM TECH

As a tech, for film, TV, radio, and recording I have worked in studio/live situations for artists (to name a few) such as Tony Allen, The Rolling Stones, Hot Chip, Arctic Monkeys, Two Door Cinema Club, Clean Bandit, Mumford and Sons, Robbie, Gary (trying to obtain the set..), Jake Bugg, Rizzle Kicks, Duran Duran, David Gilmour, Pixie Lott, Van Morrison, Kylie, Jools Holland, Rick Wakeman, Elton John, Lucy Spraggan, Nick Cave, Wolf Alice, Kitsune (label), Labrinth and Tinchy Stryder, Nick Cave, Everything Everything, Scouting For Girls, East 17, Little Mix, Cheryl Cole and not forgetting One Direction.

Venues and studios I have worked and played in:

The O2 (Greenwich) | The O2 Academy (Islington) | 333 Mother Bar | 93 Feet East | Abbey Road Studios | Air Studios | Angel Studios (Islington) | Ashton Court Festival | The Attic | Barfly Camden | BBC | Big Chill (Festival and Bar) | The Borderline (Soho) | Bristol Harbourside Festival | British Grove Studios | Cheese And Grain (Frome) | The Fleece | The Forum (Kentish Town) | The Garage (Highbury and Islington) | Hootenanny | Royal Albert Hall | Mr Wolfs | Notting Hill Arts Club | Proud Galleries Camden | St Pauls Carnival | Sarm Studios | The Sebright Arms | Sunrise Celebration | The Tabernacle | Thekla | Underbelly Hoxton | Universal Studios | Wembley

EQUIPMENT

Your event’s music will be powered by my ElectroVoice 1kw system, Apple MacBook Pro running Traktor, and Native Instruments S5 controller.

My drumming equipment (for drum nerds):

Hybrid kit (Mapex and Roland V drums) | Super-rare Ajax ‘Command Performance’ kit - 20 X 18 Bass, 12 X 8 Hi, and 16 X 18 deep Floor tom. | Tama Canadian Birdseye maple 14 X 6 snare | Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute 12 X 6 snare | Premier Royal Ace piccolo 14 X 4 snare | Premier aluminium 14 X 5 snare | Rose Morris vintage 14 X 5 chrome over steel snare | Premier Bongos 6 X 6, 8 X 6 | LP Samba Blocks | Zildjian K, Istanbul and Paiste 2002 cymbals | Evans and Aquarian heads | Telefunken M82 and M80 microphones | Audix D2 tom microphones | Shure SM58 Beta | STC 4035D ‘bombproof’ vintage mics (the ones still being used to broadcast the chimes of Big Ben) | Behringer ECM8000 overheads | Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Interface