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Dana Hammond
(September 2005 Issue)
our Drummer Branches Out Dana Hammond is all
about setting goals and working to accomplish them.
Even while working
with Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore, and performing and appearing in
such high-profile commercials
as Faith Hill's recent Pepsi ad, the
drummer was thinking about entering the realm of production. Hammond
made the
decision to take less road work and stay at home to be a more
consistent writer and producer.
As a songwriter and
producer,
Hammond, along with Warren Campbell, wrote and produced the first
single for a new Elektra recording artist,
Joonie. You can also hear
some of his music in the recent flicks Starsky & Hutch and A Cinderella
Story.
"Writing and producing were big desires of mine because I had a dream
to do something different,"
Hammond says. "Then I had to put myself
around guys who were already doing that kind of work. A key guy for me
was a
friend of mine, drummer Cheron Moore, who introduced me to music
supervisors and people working in that arena. I've
learned a lot. Not
only do you have to know how to play and have your musical chops
together, you also need to have your
business chops together."
Robyn Flans
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