Rodney Holmes

Rodney Holmes profile

Name:

Rodney Holmes

Personal Website:

Website

Band:

Jim Weider Band, Rodney Holmes' Lithium Tree

Drumming since:

since I was nine years old

With MEINL since:

2005

Birthday:

August 24, 2009

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Place of Birth:

Bronx New York, New York City

Currently living in:

Northampton Pennsylvania

Favorite Food:

Italian, Japanese, American southern

Favorite Drink:

Earl Grey tea

Matched Grip or Traditional Grip:

Traditional Grip

MEINL cymal series used:

Byzance

Favorite MEINL cymbal:

Byzance Dark Spectrum Ride

Car that you currently drive:

Ford Focus

Not counting on drums, what do you do for fun:

reading, watching films, enjoying nature

Teacher:

No teacher that I can think of

Drumtech:

Sometimes Brian Abramson

Highlight of your career so far:

Difficult to say. I have many highlights.

Drumming strengths:

Difficult to answer. 

Drumming means to me:

Honest expression of art, dance, and life. A powerful tool for communicating ideas, joy, and one's unique interpretation of rhythm and music in general. One of the worlds great story telling tools.

Advice for up and coming drummers:

Practice and study hard, but always remember to enjoy the music. Don't let your ego get in the way, and remain open minded and humble. Remember to find your own voice. 

How would you describe yourself:

It's very difficult for me to describe myself.  I think that I am open minded, but disciplined at the same time. Sensitive and caring, but strong. I like to bring different elements together and create new things.

When I look back on my life one day, I would like to be able to say:

I would like to be able to say that I am proud of what I've done. I would also like to say that I'm proud of how I went about doing it. If I am able to inspire people and turn them on to a new way of thinking about drumming, music and life, then I would be very happy about that. I would also like to have some fun and enjoy that process along the way.