System Dialing Records - SDR

04/26/2024

Drummers! Now registering for small group and custom one-on-one 5-day drumming apprenticeship intensives for this summer:

This summer LAAP invites you to participate in a 5-day small group drumming apprenticeship intensive with Amir Ziv and take your musicianship, artistry, and rhythm to the next level.

04/03/2024

Drummers and Rhythmatists of all types all levels...Ready to dedicate and work and have fun all at the same time?
You are invited to join me and the group! June 3-7 in Park Slope Brooklyn at ShapeShifter Lab. https://www.laap.us/upcoming-programs

To all my friends here, I would be most grateful if you can share this and help spread the word. Thank you!

Upcoming Programs: 5-day Drumming Apprenticeship Intensive w/Amir Ziv at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn (Park Slope), NY. June 3-7. Registration now! https://w...

03/19/2024

Droid in trio format live at Union Pool, Bklyn, Tuesday 3/26 w/Jordan McLean - brass & electronics, Shahzad Ismaily - bass, and me on traps, voice, & electronics. It’s gonna be a blast along with our co-bill friends Smoota & The Beast, and Cochema ! Tickets on sale now: https://dice.fm/event/qd82p-smoota-the-beast-droid-shahzad-ismaily-jordan-mclean-amir-ziv-cochemea-solo-8pm-26th-mar-union-pool-new-york-tickets?lng=en-US

03/13/2024

A recently uncovered 2005 review for Droid's debut album NYC DnB originally released on Shadow Records w/the original line up of Adam Butler, Tim LeFebvre, Jordan McLean, and myself. Recorded live at the legendary (now long-gone) Izzy Bar.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0cwhFMfBY6qav9WYYFUiPn?si=c73zKpjKTs2HBsg-DSpK5g

03/12/2024

Dear drummers and rhythmatists :)! Are you ready to: Go the extra mile? Push yourself to meet your highest potential? Have the time of your life while working harder than ever before? Yes? Perhaps? WOO HOO :) ! This June 3 - 7 I'll be running a small-group drumming apprenticeship intensive through my Living Arts Apprenticeship Program (LAAP) to be held in Park Slope Brooklyn at the amazing music/arts venue ShapeShifter Lab!
The focus will center on Coordination, Harmonic/Melodic Rhythm, and Technique. Each of the 5 work days will consist of 5 hrs of training. This type of focused intensive daily training will significantly increase your abilities in your craft and pave the road to advance your musical expression and the art form to new heights at an extremely accelerated rate. Now registering!

02/19/2024

Drummers and rhythmatists! This summer (June 3 - 7) I'll be hosting a five-day small group drumming intensive at the awesome music venue ShapeShifter Lab located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. The focus will be on 3 style-less fundamentals of drumming: Harmonic/Melodic Rhythm, Coordination, and Technique. Check out the link below for all the details. Up to 7 participants. Registration is now open and is on a first come, first served basis. I'm so excited for this :)!

This summer LAAP invites you to participate in a 5-day small group drumming apprenticeship intensive with Amir Ziv and take your musicianship, artistry, and rhythm to the next level.

03/13/2023

Greetings drummers!
I'm very excited to announce that I'll be hosting (two) week-long drumming intensives this coming June as part of my Living Arts Apprenticeship Program (LAAP). The first session has sold out. Registration for the second session (June 25th - July 1st in scenic Delaware Township, NJ) is now OPEN and is available for 1-2 participants. For full details, check out the program's website here below (click on "Upcoming Drumming Intensive" in the tabs at the top) and make contact ASAP if interested, as it will fill up soon. Send me a PM if you have any questions. For those of you waiting a very long time to attend one of these, here's your opportunity. Please FWD to anyone you think this may be of interest to. Groove ON my friends!

Living Arts Apprenticeship Program is dedicated to deepening artists’ expression, practice, and way of life. We believe in direct transmission of knowledge in the age-old style of live-in master/student apprenticeships.

04/29/2022

Directors - Rising To The Top
A little snippet to revive the memory cells.

11/15/2021

Click the link in bio for Santa’s Psychedelic Sack from System Dialing, the perfect way to share the joy of music this gift-giving season!
Each limited edition (10 in all) sack (SDR tote) includes 3 vinyl records ( ) along with 3 surprise stocking stuffer CDs featuring artists such as and many more!

11/15/2021

This holiday season, share the gift of a deep musical journey.

Santa’s Psychedelic Gift Sack from System Dialing Records includes three 180 gram vinyl records for $60, all bundled with care in a SDR Santa sack.

You can up the holiday cheer to $75 for all colored vinyl, and both packages come with a surprise stocking stuffer of 3 CD's featuring such artists as Jeremiah Lockwood, Cyro Baptista, Marc Ribot, Jeremy Wilms and many more!

A perfect gift for yourself or your record collecting loved ones.

Limited edition, just 10 sacks in all.

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