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Ray Brinker
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I've been playing Yamaha drums since 1980.I've been fortunate enough to have played inthe most diverse musical situations imaginable, both live and in the studio, and my Yamaha drums have always been theperfect vehicle.
Biography:
Most recently Ray worked on the Ray Charles "Genius Loves Company" CD , which includes tunes with Norah Jones, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Michael McDonald, Nathalie Cole, and others. He also worked on the "Ray" movie soundtrack.

Ray played on the new Joe Cocker CD "Heart and Soul", which was released a few weeks ago.

He continues to play with jazz singer Tierney Sutton. They have five CDs released through TelArc jazz label, and have been together as a band for 12 years. They will be touring the country all year.

The Christian Jacob trio released a CD titled "Styne and Mine" and is currently #3 on the jazz radio airplay charts after only a couple weeks. This is basically the trio supporting Tierney Sutton.

Ray recorded a CD with French pop star Veronique Sanson which has spent weeks at #1 on the European charts.

He has also recently recorded CDs with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the Wayne Bergeron Big Band, both of which were nominated for Grammies, as well as the Jack Sheldon Big Band, and the Tom Kubis Big Band.

The live DVD he recorded with Pat Benatar, entitled "Summer Vacation", is now available.

Ray continues to do sessions in LA. Most recent movies: Assault on Precinct 13, Ray, Shrek, Brother Bear, and The Alamo. TV: The Gilmore Girls, The District, Charmed, and The Agency.

Gear:
Acoustic Drums:   Recording Custom
BD-922Y 22x16 Bass drum
BD-918YJ 18x14 Bass drum
TT-910YJ 10x7.5 Tom
TT-912YJ 12x8 Tom
FT-914Y 14x14 Floor tom
FT-916Y 16x16 Floor tom
NSD-1365M 13x6.5 Musashi Snare drum

Also:
Manu Katche Signature Junior Kit

Hardware:
(4) CS-845 Boom cymbal stands
SS-840 snare stand
DS-840 drum throne
FP-9310 foot pedal
HS-950 hi hat stand
TH-945 tom mount