DRUMMER, PERCUSSIONIST, PRODUCER, AUTHOR, SOFTWARE DESIGNER, AUDIO ENGINEER, CLINICIAN
Drummer, Percussionist, Producer, Author, Software Designer, Audio Engineer, Clinician
NEW Album Release August 12, 2024
Album: Bad Boys
All Song Written by Liz Ficalora and Monica J Wilson
In the 80's I was writing songs right after college in Boston, MA. I usually wrote the chorus, the chords, programmed the drum machine, played the keyboard part and did the arrangements. I had a co-writer that I worked with for 10 years and her name was Monica J Wilson. She usually wrote the story lyrics, played the bass and sang all the songs.
Here is a collection of those songs written from 1981-1985. We started recorded the songs on our own Yamaha 4 track cassette player. We then worked with another band called 53rd Ave in Tauton, MA and recorded songs on their 4 track Reel to Reel and then we joined a band call The View and went into a 16 track studio. As we progressed we continued recording and performing these song with a band called The View in Boston, MA.
Here is a collection of those songs
Vocals, Bass, Synth - Monica J Wilson
Drums, Keys, Bass, Synth, Acoustic Guitar - Liz Ficalora
ABOUT LIZ FICALORA
Liz Ficalora is a drummer, clinician, author, teacher, audio engineer, producer, songwriter, and music software designer. She has been playing the drums for 50 years.
Her honors include being a published author with Alfred Publishing, First Place Award Winning Jingle Writer for Maxwell House Coffee, Best American Album Producer and Best Contemporary Song, JP Folks Award Show 2020, and a graduate of the Berklee College of Music.
As a performer, she has extensive performance and touring experience with Stella Parton, Charlie Louvin, Billy Prine, Madame Gandhi, Walter Egan, Carnival Cruise Line, Grand Rivers Variety Shows, Sterling, Calliope's Children Steel Band, The Larry Keeton Theatre, Nashville in Harmony Choir, and the Nashville Celebration Choir.
She has played with Pam Tillis and is currently working with The Sissel/Reid Band in Nashville TN.
During all her years of performing experience, Liz created and developed a drum charting method and authored the book, “How to Write A Fast and Easy Drum Chart,” published by Alfred Publishing.
This drum charting method book is endorsed by Remo, Louie Bellson and Gary Chaffee, This method is becoming the standard that is used by professional drummers worldwide. She has been featured in Tom Tom Magazine, Drum! Magazine, Rhythm Magazine and Berklee Today.
This book is available at lizficalora.com
After the release of her book, she created and designed a new drum charting software program called Drum Chart Builder. This program is an online professional tool for drummers, songwriters, and composers to create simple and easy drum charts and is available online and at Guitar Center.
"This is my dream, to create a program that becomes the standard in drum music software"
Liz Ficalora, CEO of Drum Chart Builder.
As an educator, Liz has taught master classes on drum charting at PAS International Conference, MTSU, TSU, 5 Star Drum Shops, Guitar Center, SAE Nashville, Nashville Musicians Union and on Tom Tom Magazine Chops TV.
She is currently producing Americana and Jazz music at her music production company called Ficalora Music Productions in Nashville TN.
AUTHOR AND TEACHER
How to Write a Fast & Easy Drum Chart teaches an innovative and simple approach to drum chart writing that takes almost no time to learn. Designed for drummers, composers, and students who need drum charts for the various songs they encounter, this method won't require you to turn multiple pages and read bar after bar of music. Instead, you will see the full form of a song on one piece of paper and only need to write a few measures of drum notation to keep yourself in the groove.
MASTER CLASSES
How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart.
Learn how to write a simple drum chart for working drummers.
How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart for Songwriters
Learn how to communicate with your drummer.
How to Write a Drum Chart and Understand Song Form for Audio Engineers.
Learn how to chart a song to make your engineering sessions go smoothly.
CEO AND DESIGNER
Drum Chart Builder Software is an all-in one professional online application to build simple, clear and easy one page drum charts for gigs, sessions and shows. This program was designed by the author of the book “How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart.”
Manage and organized charts with the built in setlist maker and take your charts with you on any mobile device.
Nashville Drum Coaching
96 songs to learn and the band leaves in two weeks.
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How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart
Learn how to write a simple drum chart for gigs, shows, sessions and practice.
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Music Production Studio for Songwriters and Film Producers
Ficalora Music Productions
The Music Production House and Recording Studio run by Award Winning Music Producer Liz Ficalora.
New studio in Charlotte TN now with a tracking room and large mixing room.
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