Session Drummer Shay Godwin
“Shay Godwin is one of the top session drummers I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s a one take wonder, which is great in the studio because time is money. Shay was extremely professional, and well prepared. He has killer sounding drums, and was able to give me all kinds of snare tones to choose from. We will be working together for many years.”- Jay Ruston, Producer/Engineer/Mixer, credits include Brian Wilson, The Donnas, Abandoned Pools, Dianna Ross, American Idol, Morrissey, Polyphonic Spree, Meatloaf
Shay Godwin is a versatile professional session drummer who has accompanied many very creative independent and major label artists. He brings both power and subtlety to any music he is involved in.
Some of the artists Shay has performed and/or recorded with include Charlotte Martin (RCA), Butterfly Boucher (Interscope/Geffen), Paul Freeman (Arista), Rama Duke (Hollywood), and James Blunt (Atlantic).
All of the brush samples on the BFD premium drum module 1st edition expansion kit were performed by Shay.
In 2004 Shay was honored to contribute drum tracks to “Eight O’Clock at the Shop”, an independent release by singer Caren Manuel on which many great musicians played including Al McKay (guitar – Earth, Wind, & Fire) and Tim Carmon (keyboards – Eric Clapton, Babyface, Marcus Miller).
On Sarah MacLachlan’s 2004 Afterglow Tour, Shay played with the opening artist Butterfly Boucher, with whom he also performed on AOL Sessions Live.
Shay has toured the world several times with legendary Persian singer Siavash Ghomayshi.
Shay’s drumming has been heard in the the film “The Breakup” (WB) and on television shows “Las Vegas”(NBC), “One Tree Hill”(WB), “Summerland”(WB), “Twilight Zone”(Sci-Fi) and others.
Television appearances include the Late Late Show (CBS), The Sharon Osbourne Show, MTV’s Advance Warning, “Las Vegas”(NBC), “Miss Match”(NBC), and “Charmed”(WB).
Shay proudly endorses Vater Percussion, Aquarian Drumheads, Axis pedals/hardware and Turkish Cymbals.
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