Rod Switzer Music

Rod Switzer Music Seasoned Drummer looking to join a committed cover or tribute band. I'm a drummer with 40+ years of experience looking to join or form a tribute/cover band.

Let's bring the energy and create a professional show. Seasoned Drummer looking to join a committed Cover or Tribute Band. Hey there! Let's bring the energy and create a professional show with a setlist full of familiar favorites that aren't overplayed.

- Dynamic and reliable drummer with a focus on putting on a high-quality show.

- Ditched the 9-to-5 grind and I'm ready to rock. With more free

time than ever, I'm eager to invest my energy in a band with a fun and positive attitude. INFLUENCES:
Artists:
Talking Heads, Beck, Flaming Lips, Motown, Jack White, Beatles, Spinners, Buck Owens, ELO, Bowie, Stax, Stones, Monkees, Ernest Tubb, Elton, The Who, etc. Genres:
Rock, R&B, Classic C&W, Blues, New Wave

EQUIPMENT:
Ludwig Classic Maple drums (w/Ludwig Black Beauty snare), Zildjian cymbals and an assortment of quality microphones including a Neumann U87. . JBL powered stage monitor. Presonus Studio One V5 Professional DAW. Focusrite Audio interface. Kurzweil keyboard/controller. Yamaha studio monitors.

08/26/2025
08/02/2025

Kiss On My List (lots of xoxo in this video!)
Todor G - Lead vocal
Gary Paulin - Guitars & Backing vocals
Scott Wilson - Bass
Rod Switzer - Keyboards & Drums

06/11/2025

That's All

Paul Gebhard - Lead Vocals
Gary Paulin - Guitars, backing vox
Scott Wilson - Bass
Rod Switzer - Drums, keyboards

05/12/2025

Beautiful Girl:

GregVK – Lead & harmony vocals
Tom VanDeven – Slide & electric guitar
Reggie Duncan - bass
Rod Switzer – Drums, Keyboards

04/12/2025

Lady Marmalade!

Vocals - Veektoriya
Guitar - Gary Paulin
Bass - Scott Wilson
Trumpet - Andrea G
Sax - Manuel Trabucco
Drums & Keyboards - Rod Switzer
video by Maryam Gold

01/31/2025

I had hoped to add horns to Lady Marmalade today. I normally use trumpet and sax players who live in Italy. Instead, I'm going to use midi to record them myself. I purchased some special orchestral plug-ins (sampled instruments) but I can't find the flash drive they are stored on. Frustrating!

Online recording collaboration step 1. I've recorded all the keyboard parts. Piano, organ, & clavinet. I use midi so I c...
01/24/2025

Online recording collaboration step 1. I've recorded all the keyboard parts. Piano, organ, & clavinet. I use midi so I can record and then fix mistakes. Sometimes I learn the parts by ear, but for this song I had sheet music. I use a click track (i.e. a metronome at 116 bpm.) I also imported the actual drum part from the recording. The tempo is not steady on the recording so I had to do lots of editing to make it a constant 116 beats per minute.) Click on the photo below to hear the results so far.

Listen to Lady Marmalade Keys & Drums by Rod Switzer on

01/23/2025

I have not posted much recently since I've been setting up a new studio in my new house. I'm starting to work on a recording of Lady Marmalade by Labelle. I can post my progress if anyone is interested in how online recording collaboration works. I hope to collaborate on this song with musicians from Colorado, Minnesota, Florida, & Italy. Possibly others.

Just finished recording a Billy Joel tune.Andrew James - Lead vocalGary Paulin - Guitars and backing vocalsSelma Paulin ...
09/18/2024

Just finished recording a Billy Joel tune.

Andrew James - Lead vocal
Gary Paulin - Guitars and backing vocals
Selma Paulin - Backing vocals
Scott Wilson - Bass
Rod Switzer - Piano and percussion

Listen to Don't Ask Me Why by Rod Switzer on

An online collaboration with The Holdouts! The old band is back together in cyberspace. We replaced our previous ringer ...
08/22/2024

An online collaboration with The Holdouts! The old band is back together in cyberspace. We replaced our previous ringer (Eric Veilbig) with a new ringer (Gary Paulin)!

Gretchen Eick - Lead vocals
Scott Wilson - Bass guitar
Gary Paulin - Acoustic & Electric guitars
Rod Switzer - Piano & drums
Selma Paulin - Harmony vocals

Listen to I Feel The Earth Move by Rod Switzer on

Led Zep time!Scott Foster Harris - Lead VocalGary Paulin - Electric GuitarEric Vielbig - Acoustic Guitar soloScott Wilso...
08/08/2024

Led Zep time!

Scott Foster Harris - Lead Vocal
Gary Paulin - Electric Guitar
Eric Vielbig - Acoustic Guitar solo
Scott Wilson - Bass Guitar
Rod Switzer - Synthesizers & Drums

Listen to 03 - Rod Switzer - All Of My Love by Rod Switzer on

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