Pro Tools Sessions: Bonhamology Drums Vol 1

Introducing Pro Tools Drum Sessions, starting with our first release, Bonhamology Drums Vol 1—the perfect tool for instantly integrating world-class drum performances into your productions. This collection includes 7 custom Pro Tools sessions, each fully mixed, edited, and arranged into song formats, giving you the ability to open any session and start recording immediately. With 16 tracks of pristine audio per session, you’ll have total control over the drum mix, enabling you to craft the perfect sound for your tracks.

For this release, we partnered with Chicago-based drummer extraordinaire and Bonham aficionado, George Fludas, who performed all the grooves, fills, and samples. The sessions were recorded at Steve Albini’s legendary Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, using a vintage 1971 Ludwig Maple Thermogloss drum kit, paired with early ’70s black label Paiste 2002s and late ’60s Giant Beat Cymbals—mirroring John Bonham’s iconic setup. The result? A massive, powerful sound that brings the essence of Bonham’s drumming into your productions.

Whether you’re looking to tweak, rearrange, or simply play along, Bonhamology Drums Vol 1 provides the authentic, larger-than-life drum tones that will elevate your music to the next level. Just open a session and get started!

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Product Specs:
Number of Sessions: 7
File Formats: Pro Tools Sessions (Version 7-current), Stereo WAV Loops & Samples, BATTERY, MASCHINE and MPC Kits
File Size: 5.9GB

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Drum Specs:
Ludwig 1971 Maple Thermogloss Kit
14" x 26" bass drum
10" x 14" rack tom
16" x 16" floor tom
16  x 18" floor tom
6.5" x 14" 1968 Supraphonic LM402 snare
6.5" x 14" 1970's COB Supraphonic LM402 Brass snare

Cymbal Specs:
Vintage White Label Paiste '60s Giant Beats (used on loops and samples)
24" ride
18" crash
20" crash
15" 602 Sound Edge hi-hats

Vintage Black Label Paiste '70s 2002s (used on samples)
24" Ride
18" Medium 
20" Medium 
15" Sound Edge hi-hats

About George Fludas
Chicago drummer George Fludas was born in Chicago on October 10, 1966. He was inspired to play drums by his father, who was also a drummer, and who exposed him to great jazz drummers such as Art Blakey, Max Roach, and "Philly" Joe Jones.

George has performed at numerous jazz venues in the U.S. such as the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, Yoshi’s in Oakland, the Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Smoke and the Jazz Standard in New York and Catalina's in Hollywood, as well as many international Jazz Festivals, including Montreal Festival du Jazz, Bern Jazz Fest in Switzerland, Glasgow and Edinburgh Jazz Fests, Vitoria Jazz Fest, San Sebastian Fest in Spain and the USS Norway Jazz Cruise. He toured Europe and Japan extensively as a member of Ray Brown's Trio, and with groups led by Hank Jones, Diana Krall, Monty Alexander, Cedar Walton and Joey Defrancesco.

George lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons and performs regularly with local artists and visiting headliners at clubs and concert venues throughout the city. He continues to tour often with many of the top names in jazz. He can be heard on numerous CDs as a sideman with Ray Brown, Eric Alexander, Monty Alexander, Kyle Asche, Geof Bradfield, Scott Burns, Bobby Broom, Lin Halliday and The Chicago Jazz Orchestra.

George started his YouTube channel, Bonhamology, 4 years ago as a resource for analysis and demonstration of Bonham's drumming. He also plays with People's Front of Zeppelin, which is a virtual YouTube Led Zeppelin cover band.