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Brian Ervin

Multi Genre Professional Drummer

Who am I

About Me

30

Years behind a kit

Brian's Photo

With a musical journey spanning three decades, I’ve been dedicated to my craft as a professional drummer, much like my father before me. Originally from Memphis, TN, I relocated to Orlando in 2015 before moving further south to Fort Lauderdale in 2021. Now, as of September 4th, 2024, I now live in Indian Trail, North Carolina, where the sweet tea flows and the BBQ is second to none. Throughout my career, I’ve developed a diverse musical background, performing across multiple genres with a music catalog as extensive as a CVS receipt. I’m known as a reliable and versatile fill-in drummer with references from Memphis, Orlando, and South Florida who can vouch for my professionalism and performance quality. With the right material and prep time, I can master a setlist faster than you can say, "Free Bird."


By day, I maintain a full-time career, allowing my drumming to remain a passionate pursuit rather than a necessity. By night, I'm in a corporate variety band known as the "Uptown Party Band" based out of Charlotte. We also have a secondary 80's tribute band called "About last Night" using propritary tracks and putting on the best of 80's billboard top 100 from 1980 - 1989. We currently play all over in North and South Carolina, Tennesse, Virgina and many other areas.


Additionally, I’m experienced in performing acoustic gigs using a cajon setup, providing a professional sound for smaller, more intimate events. I can also contribute vocals when needed, ensuring versatility for various performance settings. Beyond drumming, I’m a skilled graphic designer specializing in music marketing. If your band needs standout promotional materials, such as gig flyers and social media graphics, I can help elevate your event’s visibility—whether I’m in the lineup or not.


Thank you,
Brian

Bands Played or Subbed For

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Bands played or subbed for

  • Stone Ground Kelly
  • Twin Soul
  • Section 8
  • Full Circle
  • The Fat City Band
  • Sluggo
  • You're Gonna Get It (Tom Petty Tribute)
  • Voodoo Vibe
  • Speed Limit 70
  • Thumpdaddy
  • Pop Culture Poets
  • Street Talk
  • Ashley Young Band
  • Clicker
  • UMC of Winter Park
  • Bad Mannerz
  • Swingin Leroy
  • The Uptown Party Band
  • No Hit Wonders
  • Basketcase
  • Frankie Holley and the Noise
  • Digital Overdrive Open Band Jam
  • CrashRocket
  • 3 Ring Circus
  • The Smoking Jackets
  • Bar Fly
  • Papa Wheelie
  • Quadrophonic Surround Sound (Pink Floyd & Led Zeppelin Tribute)
  • Pit Row Pickers
  • The Thunderchickens
  • Bad Monkey Open Band Jam
  • Luscious Jones And The Truth
  • Los Mojos
  • Alias
  • The Beautiful Bastards
  • About Last Night

What I play

Genres

#1
Dance & top 40

I excel at this genre. I have played to click and backing tracks for exciting dance bands that put on exciting shows.

#2
Classic Rock

Classic rock makes up the longest genre of my career. This genre comes second nature to me.

#3
Modern Rock

I'm a kid of the 80's and 90's and 2000's. I grew up on all the great music of those decades with a strong emphasis on 80's.

What I use

Equipment

Equipment Description
5 piece Mapex Mars

This kit looks and sounds fantastic

This kit is 5 piece Mapex Mars series kit. I use brand new Yamaha Stands to give it a serious look. This kit makes any gig look professional.

Kit pic
LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad

Perfect for pros and beginners alike, the drum sample pad offers a vast sound library.

Portable and versatile, it seamlessly integrates into music production setups with USB and MIDI connections, providing easy DAW/VST use and triggering backing tracks with ease.

LEKATO Percussion Sample Pad
Yamaha EAD10 Drum Module with Mic Pickup

For use as additional or stand alone drum mics

Mic your drums in seconds - attach the EAD10 to any acoustic drum, and you'll have a high-quality stereo image of the entire acoustic kit in seconds. The EAD10 intuitively and instantly transforms acoustic drum sounds with studio-quality digital effects and sampled sounds.

EAD10 Demo
Meinl Arched Cajon with Pedal

The perfect addition to your acoustic gig

Yes I can even (Yacht) rock your acoustic gig. The Meinl arched Cajon has just enough thump for the perfect lower undertone and just enough pop to blend in. I use a pedal for the lower tones which keeps both hands free for other percussive instruments.

Cajon setup
Cymbals

Paiste

All Paiste Signature and Twenty Series Cymbals. 13" hats, 12" splash, 14" full crash, 16" thin crash, 18" precision crash and a 20" power ride.

Mics

Triggers and Mics

I primarily use the Yamaha EAD10 with an AKG D112 kick mic in addition to the EAD10 kick trigger. I also have Carvin D42's for the toms and a Sennheiser e604 for the snare.

Monitors

Ears

INEARZ Custom 6 driver Euphoria IEM's. Xvive wireless In-ear monitor system.

Full Rack P.A.

With 4 Wireless Mics and 4 Wireless IEM's

Full rolling rack with:
1 soundcraft UI 24 board.
1 PTU-7000 Pheynx Pro Quad UHF Wireless Microphone System w/ Auto-Scan (4 mics).
1 PTM-33 Pheynx Pro UHF Mono Wireless In-Ear Monitor System (4 wireless body packs).
1 RFVENUE COMBINE4 active IEM transmitter with uni-directional antenna.
1 Phenyx Pro PAS-225X UHF Antenna Distribution System with 2 paddle antennas.
1 PreSonus Studio 1824c interface (just taking up rack space).
1 trendnet high end router with expandable antennas.
1 24 slot battery charger.

Rolling Rack P.A. Pic.

Drumming videos and Graphic examples

Videos


Photos

Get in touch

Contact

Location

Indian Trail
NC

Phone

9014130169

Get in touch

Promise, I won't stay silent