DRUM COVER by Bryan Macaranas // 'Jessie' by Paw (1993)

I discovered so many cool songs within the 1993 Triple J Hottest 100 double CD which I still have to this day. It did after all mark the year I started playing drums, and when my brain was like a sponge to any type of music that had a rockin groove, guitar riffs, power and speed. And 'Jessie' by Paw was one that struck a chord with me right away. I mean its starts with some bombastic drums - it was bound to get my attention right away. And with some grindy guitars, and serious riffage....heaven! I was listening to some random tunes today; even 'Stay' by Shakespeares Sister came on, then followed by this. I knew I wanted to cover this, it brought back memories of when I used to play along to it in the garage. High energy, and challenging to play in a slightly different set-up than what I'm used to but pretty stoked on how it turned out. It took me a few takes to realise (amongst mistakes, and starting again) that I was clipping signals. I was hitting harder than usual for sure....hah.

Thanks for checkin it out.

Recorded at Dirty Laundry Studios Brisbane QLD, Australia DEC 2025
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DRUM GEAR LIST
SONOR 'Centennial' Edition Phonic (70's)
13x10" Rack Tom
16x16" Floor Tom
22x14" Bass Drum
14x6.5 Ludwig Raw Bronze Phonic Snare Drum

UFiP Cymbals (L-R)
15" Vibra Hi-Hats
20" Vibra Crash w
22" Vibra Ride
21" Vibra Crash
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RECORDING & MONITOR GEAR
Porter & Davies 'Gigster' Drum Throne Monitor
Mics are mix of brands
Beyerdynamic 57/58c for rack and floor tom
Beyerdynamic D50d for main snare
Lewitt LCT240 for overheads
Lewitt DTP640REX w/ Dr Alien Smith Subkick 01 for kick
Sennheiser e906 for snare bottom
Prodipe A1 Pencil Condenser on Hi-Hats
Logic Pro X DAW
Audient id44 + SP8 Interface