Louie Palmer

Louie Palmer (born 22 November 1985) is an English drummer and session musician.

Not to be confused with Louis Palmer.
Louie Palmer
Background information
Born (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985
OriginLondon, England
GenresJazz Rock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums
Years active2003–present
Associated actsMike Stern, Gary Husband, Nelson Rangell, Janek Gwizdala
Websitehttp://www.louiepalmer.com

Biography

Palmer began playing the drums aged five, learning drumming from his father.[1] He played drums in school jazz orchestras, and received an endorsement from Zildjian aged 17. He performed at various drum clinic events with former Style Council drummer Steve White.

In 2004, Palmer moved to Boston to study drumming at the Berklee College of Music. After returning to the UK, he played with former Sting sideman Jason Rebello, Gary Husband and Laurence Cottle.[2]

Palmer has also studied with Thomas Lang, Dave Weckl, Peter Erskine and Virgil Donati. He returned to the US in 2013 to play with US Jazz guitarist Mike Stern.

In 2014 he recorded with saxophonist Nelson Rangell with Mitchel Forman, Randy Brecker and Bob James.

Palmer currently resides in Los Angeles and runs his online drum school - playbetterdrums.com - in addition to recording and touring work.[3]

In 2018 he performed at the Baked Potato for the first time as a leader with Mitch Forman, Luis Conte, Brandon Fields and Janek Gwizdala.[4]

2018 Equipment

Palmer endorses Pearl drums, Meinl cymbals,[5] Vic Firth sticks,[6] Remo drum heads,[7] Alclair in-ears and Earthworks microphones.

Drums

Pearl Masterworks Studio Drum Set (maple/gum shells)

  • 1× 22″ × 16″ Bass Drum
  • 1× 18″ × 14″ Bass Drum
  • 1× 10″ × 7″ Tom
  • 1× 12″ × 8″ Tom
  • 1× 13″ × 9″ Tom
  • 1× 14″ × 14″ Floor Tom
  • 1× 16″ × 16″ Floor Tom
  • 1× 14″ × 5.5″ Snare Drum

Cymbals
  • 14" Byzance Traditional Medium bottom over Extra Dry bottom
  • 20" Byzance Vintage Pure Crash
  • 23" Byzance Traditional Medium Ride
  • 20" Byzance Dark Crash
  • 20" Byzance Vintage Crash
  • 22" Byzance Jazz China Ride

Drumheads
  • Remo Ambassador Coated on Snare Drums & Toms
  • Remo Powerstroke 3 Coated on Bass Drum

Sticks
  • Vic Firth SBR 'Buddy Rich' signature stick

Microphones

Earthworks[8]

  • DM20 on toms and snare
  • SR25 as overheads
  • SR20LS for bass drum
  • 2x TC20 for room mics

Discography
  • Time of Spring by Baki Duyarlar (2011)
  • MW Trio by Marcus Wolf (2014)
  • Red by Nelson Rangell (2014)
  • Blue by Nelson Rangell (2014)
  • Salvation by Malcolm Bruce (2017)
  • A Lifetime Away by Ruslan Sirota (2017)
  • Me and My Radio by Anthony Strong (2019)
  • Light by Nelson Rangell (2019)

References
  1. "Louie Palmer". Sabian.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Louie Palmer Group ft Mike Outram and Laurence Cottle". Hideawaylive.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. "Online Drum Lessons - Play Better Drums w/ Louie Palmer - Join Today". Playbetterdrums.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "Louie Palmer All Stars". Thebakedpotato.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. "Louie Palmer". Remo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. "Home". Earthworksaudio.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.


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