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🎵 Mars City Records

Indie Recording and Performing Artist – Capn Chris Olds

Mission: “Making Records and Playing Concerts”

Bridging the gap between rhythmic precision (DrumKraft) and celestial expansion (The Constellations).

Watch for the DrumKraft Podcast and Video Courses on YouTube 2026 – I’ll be launching the Master Class series: DrumKraft Integrated System of Drumming!

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🎚️ Active Production Board

Current Studio Focus – Q4 2025

Project Title	Artist / Unit	Stage	Notes
DrumKraft: Advanced Polyrhythms	Educational	🔴 Recording	Filming Module 4 this week.
Soulistic: Episode 12	Podcast	🟡 Editing	Guest audio needs noise reduction.
Project: Blue Sphere 7 (Score)	OST	🔵 Composing	Drafting themes for the audio-book adaptation.
Constellation: Orion	Jazz Orch	🟢 Released	Promoting single placements.

🎙️ Artist Roster & Discography

🎸 Capn Chris Olds (The Drumulator)

Primary Solo Artist – Fusion / Electronic / Avant-Garde

Major LP Releases:

• Nashville Reject (2025) – Country/Rock Deconstruction
• Kid Millennium (2025) – Conceptual Narrative Arc
• Pleiades: Project Earth (2024) – Cosmic Soundscapes
• Sacred Fire (2024)
• Evolution (2024)
• Infinite Shades of Grey (2024)
• Celestial Sphere (2024)

EPs & Singles:

• Walking Shoes (Cold September)
• Don’t Make It Harder Than It Has To Be
• Freaks (Something Trippy This Way Comes)

🎷 Constellations Jazz Orchestra

Large Ensemble / Big Band Projects

• Latest Release: Epsilon Aurigae (Single)
• Focus: Modern jazz orchestration with celestial themes.

🎧 Broadcasts & Podcasting

DrumKraft: Integrated System for Drumming

• Format: Audio Masterclass & Video Lessons.
• Wiki Link: [[DrumKraft Curriculum Hub]]
• Status: Active.
• Focus: Technical mastery, limb independence, and rhythmic theory.

The Curiosity Podcast

• Format: Long-form Interview / Monologue.
• Topics: Physics, Sociology, Cancel Culture, The Nature of Reality.
• Status: Seasonal.

Soulistic

• Format: Spiritual / Audio Engineering Fusion.
• Concept: Correlating frequency, vibration, and spiritual awareness.

🎹 Studio Infrastructure (My Rig)

Presonus Studiolive AR12c

Hardware Rack A (Main Console) 32 Channel Presonus Studiolive AI 32.4.2

Yamama MoXf 6

• [ ] Interface: Universal Audio Apollo x8p
• [ ] Pre-amps: Neve 1073 SPX
• [ ] Status: Operational

The Drum Set (Acoustic)

• Kit: Yamaha Recording Custom (Cobalt Blue)
• Mics: Snare: SM57 / Sennheiser MD441 Overheads: AKG C414 pair
• Toms: Jazz Fusion setup 10, 12 & 14″ tom toms
• Cymbals: Zildjian A 14″ Master Sound Hi-hat
  • 20″Zildjian A Dark Ride
  • 16″ Zildjian A Crash
  • 10″ Zildjian A Crash

Drum Set 2 (Electronic)

Mics:

• Kick: Shure Beta 52A
• Snare: SM57 / Sennheiser MD441
• Overheads: AKG C414 pair

DAW: Logic Pro X (Latest Patch) / Pro Tools Studio

• Key Plugins: Propellerhead Software Reason

🔗 External Distribution Links

• YouTube Channel: Capn Chris Olds’ Artist Channel/Podcast
• Apple Music: Capn Chris Olds Artist Page
• Spotify: Chris Olds’ Spotify
• Website: capnchrisolds.com

Chris Olds – The Drumulator **Chris Olds, also known as “theDrumulator,” is a dynamic and seasoned Performing and Recording Artist** with a career spanning over five decades.

A master of the drums and percussion, Chris has built a reputation for his exceptional precision, diverse stylistic range, and deep-rooted passion for music. Chris’ journey began early, excelling at sight reading and jazz drumming from a young age, starting professionally while still in high school with the San Fernando Jazz Ensemble. His aptitude for drumming quickly led him into the studio, beginning recording sessions in the mid-1980s. Since then, Chris has delivered several thousand live performances and contributed his expertise on Drums and Percussion to approximately **40 records with various artists.**

Equally comfortable tearing up a rock beat, laying down a fusion groove, or navigating the complexities of jazz and Latin rhythms, Chris’ versatility makes him a highly sought-after collaborator.