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First Name: Rick
Last Name: Berls
Website:  
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States of Am...
Time zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Joined: Monday, December 24, 2007
Status: Active

My Talents
• Arrangement
• Drums, Acoustic
• Editing
• Guitar, Rhythm
• Keyboard, Piano
• Keyboard, Synthesizer
• Mastering
• Mixing
• Percussion

About Me

A Southerner living up north, I play drums, piano and pretend to play guitar.  I gave up the chance for a luxurious life as a full-time musician to become an Air Force pilot.  I'm living both my dreams and I now have the cash flow to fund my recording habit. 

 Studied piano for 27 years and counting, playing drums now for 30+ years in groups ranging from Motown/Stax and big bands to country, rock, pop, jazz, latin, and gospel.  I spent my college years in New Orleans and my influences are strongly in that gumbo of musical styles....from jazz to funk to zydeco.  I'm also constantly studying the arts of recording, engineering, mixing and mastering. 

  I continue to compose and perform in between family time and fun trips abroad to fight Giant Ants.


Zydecrazy
Mar 08 Jazz Club
pianopic
23 Jazz
Sevcik Art - RB playing 23d street
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Slingy
OIF
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RB Medeski, Martin & Wood have a kids album out.... all killer...
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RB commented on the track rough vocal take for the project Slap That Bass
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RB commented on the track The town at the end of The World for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB joined the group The Dogbizkits Studio
23 hours 28 minutes ago
 
RB posted a message Got Drums? .... Describe Your Drum Set Here for the group Drums
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RB uploaded a new track Reference Mix - No Vocals for the project I am the Man
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RB commented on the track The town at the end of The World for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB commented on the track Wooden Tamb for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB posted a message Pointers and Requests for the project I am the Man
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RB uploaded a new track Stick Clicks for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB uploaded a new track Wooden Tamb for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB uploaded a new track Snare Close Mic for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB uploaded a new track Kick for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB uploaded a new track Snare Overhead Mic for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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RB uploaded a new track LP Soft Shakers for the project The Town At The End Of The World
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Showcase Projects
Gustav's Gone (with the wind)
RB, karlknu, killerbass, bassfass
Genre: Zydeco
Tags: Zydeco, Funk, Horn, Piano
Update:  87 days 20 hours 23 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Six Mile Road
RickPeale, RB, voodoobassist, manuelitros
Genre: R&B
Tags: swamp, thing, swunk, south
Update:  16 days 15 hours 55 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 

Last 5 Projects I Started
I am the Man
RB, karlknu
Genre: Jazz
Update:  1 day 13 hours 17 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Kristmas Kollection
RB
Genre: Jazz
Update:  5 days 7 hours 27 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Pendulum
RB
Genre: Funk/Soul
Tags: Pop, Funk, Groove, Sax
Update:  64 days 14 hours 4 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Gustav's Gone (with the wind)
RB, karlknu, killerbass, bassfass
Genre: Zydeco
Tags: Zydeco, Funk, Horn, Piano
Update:  87 days 20 hours 23 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Broken Promises
RB, pacocruzado, casper, bjorn
Genre: Rock
Tags: Piano, ballad, spanish, classical, guitar, strings
Update:  48 days 28 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 

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Last 5 Projects I Joined
The Town At The End Of The World
GeniusJ, MaxEdison, RB, onemomentspeace, dogbizkits
Genre: Folk
Tags: ukulele, irish, drinking, song, waltz
Update:  17 hours 36 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Slap That Bass
karlknu, RB, torque, voodoobassist
Genre: Funk/Soul
Update:  17 hours 30 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Waiting
psychojeff, Bottom_End, RickySparks, soundflow, BigJiminSC, Syracuse, stevo, RB
Genre: Country
Update:  5 days 23 hours 1 minute ago   Open player in new window

 
It's a Kompoz thing
ikoman, oneantarmy, Robinrg750bk, RB
Genre: Folk
Update:  19 days 18 hours 22 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 
Rudy Sarzo Contest Entry - Noodling with Rudy
spindizzy, RB
Genre: Other
Update:  15 days 20 hours 32 minutes ago   Open player in new window

 

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Cubase Users Group
Drums
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I'm Kompozin' With

bassfass
bjorn
simon_lau
GeniusJ
hari
MDK
vegasbilly
casper
fUzZ
karlknu
spindizzy
Bottom_End
DTX2
MattTheDrummer
pacocruzado
billy
ludwigamadeus
Pascaloubien
psychojeff
Scottie_Boy
Cranie
DB
dogbizkits
drummer
onemomentspeace
RickPeale
RickySparks
Brannon
jwhurt
Ollie

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psychojeff
  Wed, Nov 5, 2008 @ 11:29 PM CST

Just wanted to say thanks again. I appreciate all the work you put into my projects.
Kompozers, if you want someone to take a song and make it shine, this is the man for the job.
My eternal thanks.
     
 
prosodic
  Sat, Feb 2, 2008 @ 09:19 PM CST

You are quite the arranger/producer. I wonder how many of us channeled our musical aspirations into other things as life called. Grateful for Kompoz for bringing out the likes of you.

Thank you.

--jehn
     
 
scorpionfoot
  Sat, Feb 2, 2008 @ 11:14 AM CST

Sorry had to chip in, your 'fight Giant Ants' comment cracked me up. Found your page from Rafs project that im looking at.

All the best,
Mark
     
 
PeterWard
  Fri, Dec 28, 2007 @ 01:10 PM CST

Thanks for your service.