Tony Cottrill

Tony Cottrill

Independent

Tony is a live/studio sound engineer, musician, tour manager, and educator based in Nashville, TN. Tonys educational experience includes teaching audio at Belmont University, The Recording Workshop, SAE, and Director of Live Sound at The Blackbird Academy. Tony has also toured with some of the top names in music including Ronnie Milsap, Exile, Earl Thomas Conley, Juice Newton, Janie Fricke, Jamey Johnson, Chely Wright, The Lexington Philharmonic, Leo Redbone, to name a few.

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Tony Cottrill's
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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    “Solid– Accurate drumming” Program and quantize your favorite most challenging drum grooves and rudiments into your midi sequencer. Practice these patterns on your kit while monitoring the sequence through headphones or IEMs, when your live playing masks the program pattern your are dead center on the pocket. Practice these patterns at their slowest possible tempos.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    most of my inspiration & creativity comes from engineering & producing sessions here in Nashville with the best of the best session players and studio facilities

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    I've been with Vic Firth since 1983 and didn't realize there were other stick companies

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