andrew dodson

This is getting interesting.  Since buying an electronic drum set, in the back of my mind, I’ve had this thought - What can I do next?  What’s the next step with electronic drums?

It finally hit me.  I’ve decided to add a guitar effects processor to the electronic kit.  Thanks to my buddy Brad, and his new music store, I’ve found a great deal on a Digitech RP100.  I started playing with it tonight and instantly thought of all the different things I could do with it.

It’s also led me to start listening to Charlie Hunter’s latest project - Groundtruther.  It’s an experiment with electronic drummer Bobby Previte.  I purchased all three of their albums on iTunes, and I’m currently listening as I type this.  WARNING:   It is very weird music.  Even for my taste.

I can’t see myself using the effects unit much for Josh Martin Band stuff - it just wouldn’t work on any of our material.  It’s already a stretch for me to use electronic drums in that setting.  However, I expect to get use out of it with The Point’s praise band, as well as my own future endeavour - a solo electronic album.

Yeah - you read that right.  I’ve been planning a solo electronic album for quite some time (years, actually).  It’s an attempt to show my appreciate for (some - not all) electronic music, and combine that with my love for drums, percussion, weird sounds & more.  It hasn’t been until recently, though, that the project has gained some credibility (the electronic drums, a space in which to record real drum tracks, etc.).  I fully expect to begin work on the mostly improv album sometime this summer.

What next?