CARLOS RODRIGUES | CARLOS RODRIGUES DRUMS, LLC
San Francisco, CA • 415-728-8540 • crodriguessf@gmail.com • carlosrodriguesdrums.com
SESSION DRUMMER • HYBRID DRUMMER • COMPOSER • PROGRAMMER • PRODUCER
A session drummer that has performed and recorded in many styles, including pop, rock, country, disco/EDM, punk, funk, world grooves, and R&B, Carlos Rodrigues plays on both acoustic and electronic drums. He composes and arranges drum parts. He also programs and produces electronic drum loops and sounds using Roland SPD-SX Pro and Logic Pro equipment and software. Rodrigues has trained under Mike Johnston and Scott Amendola, and consulted with Sam Fogarino and Luke Holland.
FEATURED LIVE PERFORMANCES
• Tupelo (with Anthony Arya) San Francisco, CA (2025) • Bottle Rock Napa Valley, Napa CA (2016)
• Park James Hotel (residency), Menlo Park, CA (2023) • Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA (2015, 2016)
• Haight-Ashbury Street Fair, San Francisco, CA (2023) • Live 105’s BFD, Shoreline, Mountain View, CA (2015)
• The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (2023) • SXSW, Austin, TX (2011, 2013, 2016)
• The Independent, San Francisco, CA (2018, 2019). • CMJ Music Marathon, New York, NY (2011, 2012)
• Slim’s San Francisco, CA (2016) • The Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA (2010, 2012)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VARIOUS ARTISTS, England and San Francisco Bay Area, CA
SESSION DRUMMER, COMPOSER
2000 – Present
Session drummer and composer of drum parts for various artists in England and the San Francisco Bay Area
• Session drummer for various artists in the San Francisco Bay Area (2004 – Present)
• Session drummer for the Crayons, Hastings, England (2003 – 2004)
• Session drummer for Tapt, England (2000 – 2004)
NEW DIPLOMAT, San Francisco, CA
DRUMMER, PRODUCER
March 2019 – October 2023
Drummer, producer, and band project manager with electro-pop band, New Diplomat
• Composed, arranged, performed, and recorded drum parts
• Produced and edited photo and video content for artist branding and promotional materials
• Provided programming and audio engineering for drum parts and backing tracks on a 5-track self-titled EP (released in 2023)
DANGERMAKER, San Francisco, CA
DRUMMER
January 2007 – February 2019
• Co-founder of and drummer and band project manager with indie-rock band, Dangermaker
• Recorded two full-length albums and three EPs
• Performed at major festivals in the Bay Area, New York, and Austin, including BottleRock, Live 105’s BFD, CMJ, and SXSW
• Obtained licensing/placement for national and international networks (KTVU, BBC1, and BBC2), ads (Nissan, US Airways), athletic playlists (Golden State Warriors, Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Giants, and Stanford Athletics), podcasts (World Football Daily), films (“Phantom Halo”), and TV spots (“The Good Wife” and CW’s “Arrowverse” shows)
JRO PROJECT, San Francisco, CA
DRUMMER
May 2013 – October 2014
On-call drummer for neo-soul, funk, rock band, JRo Project
• Played Off the Grid event in Alameda, CA
• Performed residency gig at the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco, CA
• Performed at the Old Princeton Landing in Half Moon Bay, CA
MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS
EAST SUSSEX SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS (ESSPA), Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
DRUMMER, Cinderella
December 2002 – January 2003
EAST SUSSEX SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS (ESSPA) Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
DRUMMER, Dick Whittington
December 2001 – January 2002
OTHER PROJECTS
AUGUST HALL, San Francisco, CA
BOX OFFICE ATTENDANT
November 2023 – Present
• Develop and maintain proficiency in August Hall systems and tools for ticket sales and utilization reporting
• Greet customers with a positive and friendly demeanor; assist guests, including press and VIPs, by providing information, answering questions processing requests, and resolving concerns
• Process and redeem account credits, gift cards, vouchers, comp requests and internal ticket purchases; distribute will call tickets and troubleshoot time sensitive ticketing issues at each performance
• Work as coat check attendant during private and special events
BERKELEY JAZZ WORKSHOP, Berkeley, CA
DRUMMER
October 2023 - Present
• Rehearse material ranging from standards (thirties & forties repertoire) to bebop, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and modern jazz pieces with weekly jazz ensemble
GOLDENVOICE, San Francisco, CA
BOX OFFICE ATTENDANT
June 2022 – Present
• Develop and maintain proficiency in Goldenvoice systems and tools for ticket sales and utilization reporting
• Greet customers with a positive and friendly demeanor; assist guests, including press and VIPs, by providing information, answering questions processing requests, and resolving concerns
• Process and redeem account credits, gift cards, vouchers, comp requests and internal ticket purchases; distribute will call tickets and troubleshoot time sensitive ticketing issues at each performance
• Support events at the following Bay Area venues: The Warfield, The Regency Ballroom, The Palace of Fine Arts, and the Frost Amphitheater; past artists include Caroline Polachek, Jessie Ware, The Flaming Lips, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Cannons, Mars Volta and Paolo Nutini
SWAYED RECORDING COLLABORATION, San Francisco, CA
DRUMMER, Cover of Suede’s So Young
April 2023 — October 2023
• Collaborated with Jo. T. Jones (East Sussex, England) and Wayne Readshaw (Berkshire, England)
CAFE CLAUDE, San Francisco, CA
SOUND ENGINEER
April 2019 – November 2019
• Oversaw front of house sound management for more than 50 shows, ensuring that sound levels were mixed and balanced
• Met with artists/performers to determine requirements for performances; edited and mixed audio to specifications
• Manipulated and enhanced live audio; improvised props to produce required sounds
• Set up and tested A/V before all events; diagnosed and resolved issues and serviced/replaced equipment as necessary
GUITAR CENTER, San Francisco, CA
DRUM-OFF JUDGE
September 2016 – October 2016
• Judge for contestants participating in the Bay Area and California state rounds of the Guitar Center Drum-Off competition
EDUCATION
BIMM UNIVERSITY – Enrolled in BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance program
September 2024 – Present
MIKE JOHNSTON – Private lessons and attended 2 intermediate and 3 advanced level drum camps
December 2017 – Present
SCOTT AMENDOLA – Private lessons
January 2017 – Present
EDDY THROWER – Attended 2 advanced-level drum camps
October 2023, November 2022
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPSERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)
2009 — PRESENT
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Composition • Social Networking • GrooveScribe
• Lighting • Studio Recording • Logic Pro
• Mixing • Tuning • Moises
• Percussion • Videography • SPD-SX Pro
• Social Media Marketing • Adobe (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Rush) • Triggers