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cici harrison
City: Brooklyn, NY
photo by meg wachter
Age: 27 city: Brookly, NY Past Bands: Let Jill Go, The
Pinkmeat, USVS, Astrid Pierce, Clinical Trials Current Band: Heliotropes I drum from my heart. I lose myself in it. It's the only way I can play.
heliotropes.bandcamp.com
latrisha redmon Pho t o by G i na Thomas
What do you love most about your kit? My
thought to be only a “guy” thing, I have taken not only my boldness as a “female” drummer to the next level by stepping in Why? I love those two because for me where the boys are and playing with them there’s nothing more aggravating than a but it has given me a sense of edginess ragged sounding snare and kick drum. I from my various hairstyles. From permed know exactly how I want mine to sound hair, to natural; rocking the mini Afro, and tune it accordingly. If I don’t have to the dreadlocks, to the Mohawk and anything else, those two can carry me the now the brush cut, it makes me feel like entire night. I can do what I want because I've taken the great leap to be one of the “guys” on What do you think your kit says about you? the set, but respected as a skilled female My kit says a lot about my loyalty. I’ve had musician. My style of dressing has evolved it now for about five years and it’s been over the years, some days the way that I a huge part of my growing process. Just dress is as unique and edgy as the style as my kit has gotten better with time, so and genre I like to play. Drumming has have I. also influenced my personality to where I’m able to interact with any type of indiHow had drumming influenced your vidual, because it has built my confidence personal style? Being a drummer has influ- to approach anything head on. enced my style in various ways. www.fee-nomenalmusic.com Being that it's already an art form that's
snare and kick drum.
City: Birmingham, AL
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