[ Shay Godwin ]

Group // Thomas Nicholas Band/eDrumSessions.com

Stick  // The Stewart Copeland Standard

Shay Godwin provides master-quality custom drum tracks to clients worldwide through his website www.edrumsessions.com. Shay and his stellar recording engineer, Thai Long Ly, have worked with online clients from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, India, and the U.K., amongst others. In addition to his online drum track service, Shay keeps busy with the Thomas Nicholas Band, The Dirty Diamond, and numerous other live and recording projects. Previously Shay Godwin has accompanied some 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), James Blunt (Atlantic), J.B. and The Rebellion, Matthew Jordan, . 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). This recording is not available due to legalities. 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).