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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWw3Ohyv4Q YOUTUBE. WILD WEEKEND
STEVE WIDENED HIS SCOPE AS A SESSION AND TOURING DRUMMER/VOCALIST OFTEN HOLDING THE DRUM SEAT FOR A NUMBER OF BANDS AND PROJECTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. LATER HE HONED HIS PRODUCTION SKILLS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS OWN REHEARSAL/RECORDING STUDIO-SHELTER STUDIOS IN THE MUSUC BUILDING AND AT 301 WEST 37TH ST IN NYC. THE FOLLOWING BANDS, ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS HELPED ESTABLISH STEVE AS A NAME PLAYER IN THE NYC SESSION SCENE.
RONNIE & THE JITTERS "CRAZY PLACE" Track from Album PRODUCED BY STEVE
ALBUM TRACKS ON SOUNDCLOUD & SPOTIFY
REUNION APRIL 2016
SOMERSET, NJ
JITTERS PUBLICITY PHOTO RIGHT
(EBET ROBERTS)
THIS PHOTO OF STEVE WITH THE JITTERS (AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY) REVEALS HIS DBL SNARE FAT BACK SETUP ON A VINTAGE BLUE SPARKLE SLINGERLAND KIT. HE FLAMMED THE BACKBEAT TO GIVE THE AURAL IMPRESSION OF A WIDER GROOVE. THE TECHNIQUE CAN BE HEARD N MANY OF STEVE'S RECORDINGS INCLUDING THE BILLY IDOL WHITE WEDDING SESSIONS.
STEVE & THE JITTERS PIX FROM A MAX'S KANSAS CITY GIG.
"Nightclubbing :the birth of punk in New York City" Features a segment about how Billy Idol performed at Max's Kansas City which was his first show as the Billy Idol Band in America and ironically the last show for Max's Kansas City which closed the next day. He explains how Steve arranged the gig by having him and the band as surprise guests. (video at 1:12:04 )
Steve arranged additional Idol appearances at Jitters gigs in NYC and long island.
FLASH COONEY AND THE DEANS OF DISCIPLINE
FLASH COONEY AND THE DEANS OF DICIPLINE ASKED STEVE TO PRODUCE AND PLAY ON THEIR NYC RELEASE. THE STAGE SETUP WAS INCREDIBLE WITH BIGGER THAN LIFE PROPS SUCH AS A 50'+ BASS DRUM FRONT, GIANT AMPLIFIERS AND OUTRAGEOUS STAGE GEAR. A FUN REAL ROCKIN NYC GLAM BAND! HERE IS A LINK TO ADDITIONAL INFO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjGBZjNnjCQ
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEANS https://deansofdiscipline.com/history
BENNY IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS SONG INTO THE NIGHT BUT WHAT IS MORE WELL-KNOWN ON THE NEW YORK CIRCUIT IS THAT HE GOES THROUGH ALL THE MUSICIANS THAT ARE POSSIBLY AVAILABLE- ME INCLUDED. THESE TRACKS ARE TAKEN FROM LIVE GIGS WHEN WE WERE TOURING THE FIRST ALBUM BY BENNY ON PRIVATE STOCK RECORDS. WE WOULD PLAY A GIG IN A RECORDING STUDIO, A SOUND TRUCK WOULD PULL UP OUTSIDE, RUN CABLES AND THEY WOULD PUMP IT OUT TO THE LOCAL AREA WHICH IS REALLY A GREAT WAY TO COVER A LOT OF GROUND WHEN YOU'RE TOURING. BENNY IS VERY POPULAR IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO RECORD THE NEXT ALBUM HIS NEW PRODUCER BARRY MRAZ INSISTED ON HIS OWN RHYTHM SECTION. I REMEMBER TOURING HIS HOMETOWN IN BALTIMORE WHERE IS MOM MADE US THE BEST FRIED CHICKEN EVER. THEY SPRAYED ON MY SIX FLIGHT CASES WITH A PINK CIRCLE AND I ASKED HIM WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT AND HE SAID IT'S THE PINK PUSSY TOUR! GREAT FUN ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS EVER. A MEMORABLE GIG WAS AT NEW YORK CITY'S BOTTOM LINE A PREMIER SHOWCASE CLUB WHICH IS WHERE BILL AUCOIN'S SECRETARY SAW ME PERFORM.......
BENNY & BAND TOURING THANK GOD FOR GIRLS (PRIVATE STOCK RECORDS)MUSICIANS:
DERRICK FOLEY GUITAR, JOEY HARROW GUITAR, JOHN MULRENEN KEYS,LEIGH FOX BASS AND STEVE MISSAL DRUMS
LIVE STUDIO TOUR TRACK WBUF BUFFALO NY JAIHOUSE ROCK
WHILE I WAS DRIVING A CAB ONE DAY SHE GOT IN AND RECOGNIZED ME AND SAID THAT AUCOIN WAS LOOKING FOR A DRUMMER FOR A NEW GUY FROM ENGLAND........... BILLY IDOL
FROM THE WEB VIA AI
AI Overview
Debut Album:
Steve Missal played drums on Billy Idol's self-titled debut album, which was released in 1982."White Wedding":
The album featured the hit song "White Wedding," which helped launch Idol's solo career. Band Members:
The band that recorded the album also included Steve Stevens on guitar and Phil Feit on bass. Timeline:
Steve Missal was a member of Billy Idol's band from 1981 to 1982Early Career: Steve Missal, a Chicago native, relocated to New York in 1972 and became a drummer, producer, and engineer. Billy Idol Band: He joined Billy Idol's band in 1982 and played on Idol's self-titled debut album, which went gold. White Wedding": Missal also played drums on Idol's hit song "White Wedding". Other Songs: He also played on other songs on Idol's self-titled album. Other Members: The band also included guitarist Steve Stevens and bassist Phil Feit. Steve Stevens Post: Steve Stevens posted on Facebook about the building where the first Billy Idol band rehearsed in, stating that their drummer Steve Missal had a studio there. Influences: Steve Missal cited Gene Krupa, Keith Moon, and Jon Bonham as influences. Current Status: Steve Missal is still active as a drummer, producer, and engineer.
STEVE SR BILLY
STEVE SR BILLY
STEVE JR
STEVE JR
GARDEN STATES ART CENTER SHOW
GARDEN STATES ART CENTER SHOW
BILLY AND BRIAN ADAMS
JULY 2019
REISSUE 2025
REISSUE 2025
THE BAND AT THE HOLLYWOOD HOTEL BEFORE JUMPING UP FOR AN IMPROMPTU SHOW AT THE WHISKEY A-GO-GO IN 1982. MGT ARRANGED FOR THE BAND TO SHARE THE STAGE WTH THE BUSBOYS.
THE CD IN THE ABOVE PHOTO HAS STUDIO OUT TAKES FROM THE BILLY IDOL WHITE WEDDING SESSIONS THAT I GAVE TO BILLY AS A MOMENTO. AT THE GARDEN STATES ARTS CENTER SEE PHOTO ABOVE WITH STEVE/STEVE JR AND BILLY.....
ROCK ON BILLY!!.......
THE WHISKEY A-G0-GO LA
WHAT MADE THE BILLY IDOL ALBUM A UNIQUE DRUMMERS RECORDING.
THE WHITE WEDDING ALBUM IS VIEWED AS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENTIAL DRUMMING RECORD:(WHETHER THE FINAL DRUMS WERE STEVE MISSAL, KEITH FORSEY, OR LINN MACHINE, THE RESULT HAD A LASTING EFFECT ON DRUMMING STYLES, SOUNDS AND TECHNIQUES FOR A DECADE.
STUDIO PERCUSSION TECHNQUES
MY SIGNATURE TOM FILLS ON WHITE WEDDING UTILIZED A 22"BASS DRUM ON A PIANO BENCH WITH A NUEMAN MIC ON THE BATTER SDE AND A SHURE 57 ON THE RESONATE SIDE. BRIAN REEVES EQ AND MIC SELECTION AND PLACEMENT ACHIEVED AN INCREDIBLE PUNCHY CHARACTER. THE BATTER SIDE HEAD HAD TO BE CHANGED AFTER EACH FILL AS THE HEAD WAS DENTED BY THE STICKS, AND COLD ONLY BE USED ONLY ONCE. (4 22" EVANS HYDRAULIC BLUE HEADS ON THE BATTER SIDE AND A TYMPANI THICKNESS ON THE TUNING SIDE.) THIS FILL THAT IS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE OTHER SONGS ON THE ALBUM AND BECAME ONE OF THE MOST COPIED FILLS OF THE 80'S. TRUTH BE TOLD AS A STUDENT AND PROTEGE' OF BERNARD PURDIE, I GOT THAT FILL FROM BERNARD THAT HE INTRODUCED TO ME DURING DRUM LESSONS.
THE SECOND SET OF FILLS ON WHITE WEDDING INCLUDED THE NEED FOR SIX TOMS. WE HAD A 8X12,9X13,14X14 FT,16X16 FT(PIX HERE) AND THE BASS DRUM ON THE BENCH. WE TOOK THE BOTTOM OFF A SNARE AND USED THAT AS TOM #1 FOR THE SIX DRUM FILLS.
WE RECORDED FILLS X NUMBER OF TIMES ON DEAD ON ARRIVAL UNTIL WE GOT THE RIGHT TIMING IN ORDER TO FLY THEM OUT TO A 2 TRACK, FLIP THE TAPE AND EDIT ION FOR THE BACKWARDS DRUM FILL (THIS IDEA WAS LATER USED ON THE REBEL YELL RECORD).
WE NEEDED A "BIG" SNARE SOUND FOR THE BRIDGE ON IT'S SO CRUEL. I ORDERED A LUDWIG MARCHING SNARE, AND REQUESTED TOM LEGS AND HARDWARE.
JUST 6 HITS WERE $450. I STILL IUSE THIS CLASSIC LUDWIG FLOOR TOM IN MY CURRENT KIT.
THE PRODUCER USED GATED LINN CLICK TRACKS IN SUPPORT OF SOME OF THE TRACKS ON THE AL BUM. WE UED THE LINN AS OIUR CLICK TRACK.
UPON RECEIVING MY GOLD ALBUM FROM BILL AUCOIN ( IDOLS MANAGER) I IDID NOT WANT TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ANYTHING I DIDN'T DO. HE REPLIED THAT WAS THE DESIGN FOR THE ALBUM COVER, HE WAS NOT CHANGING THE CREDITS AND STATED I DESERVED MORE THAN THAT FOR HELPING TO ESTABLISH BILLY IN AMERICA.
DRUMMING INFLUENCES BROUGHT INTO THE RECORDINGS:
I INTRODUCED A TECHNIQUE OF HAVING 2 SNARE DRUMS FOR TH E BACKBEAT, FLAMMING THE RIGHT AND LEFT TO GIVE THE 2/4 FEEL A FATTER GROOVE. I HEARD THIS ON MOTOWN AND JAMES BROWN TRACKS THAT UTILIZED 2 TRAP KITS.
I USED TIMBALES FOR SELECT FILLS THAT I LEARNED FROM MY FELLOW MEINL ENDORSER TITO PUENTE.
STEWART COPELANDS (THE POLICE) 3 BEAT FEEL GAVE THE RECORD A REGGAE FLAVOR (AS HEARD ON SHOOTING STARS)
BRIAN REEVES CREATED A MAGIC WINDOW TO PLACE THE DRUMS UP FRONT IN THE MIX (HE WAS A MASTER OF THE EMT REVERB UNIT
THE BASIC TRACKS WERE RECORDED USING A LINN DRUM MACHINE AS THE CLICK. STEVE WROTE THE DRUM PARTS WITH SOME TRACKS HAVING A FINAL MIX OF STEVE, THE LINN AND THE PRODUCER.
I HAVE SUSPECTED THAT QUINCY JONES, GEORGIO MORODER AND IDOLS PRODUCERS ALL HAD INPUT ON THIS RECORD IN THAT THEY SHARED AND ASSISTED EACH OTHERS WORK.
WHITE WEDDING SESSION OUTTAKES
HOLE IN THE WALL (DBL SNARE FLAMMED-SONG ABOUT SHELTER STUDIO)
(Above Photo)
THE BAND MAX'S KANSAS CITY
PHIL-STEVE MISSAL-STEVE STEVENS-BILLY
WHITE WEDDING DRUM CHART IN MD MAGAZINE 1987 AND LINK TO
STEVES CHART ON WHITE WEDDING https://www.ultimate-tabs.com/billy-idol/white-wedding-drums
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𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗦 ▶ It is more than music, it is an orchestra. It is more than an orchestra, it is a fellowship. It does not matter who you are, where you come from. In fact it does not matter where you will continue on your way. It does not matter how old you are, if you are working as an unskilled worker or a top manager. It does not matter if your instrument is worth a cheap meal or a new car. There are no status symbols, only genuine symbols, just as many as we are. Even if we are many, we are not just a loud crowd. We are not alike, but we are not different either. We all need to be there, to be someone together and you are exactly that person we can not miss.
CHARLIE MIDNIGHT BAND
CHARLIE MIDNIGHT BAND
I BEGAN WORKING WITH CHARLIE THROUGH A CONNECTION WITH STEVE ADDABBO (PRODUCER/GUITARIST). I STORED MY DRUMS AT STEVE'S LOFT IN THE MUSIC BLDG NYC WHERE THE CHARLIE MIDNIGHT BAND WAS REHEARSING. CHARLIE ASKED ME TO JOIN THE BAND. AWESOME LIVE GIGS AND AN ALBUM PRODUCED BY STEVE CHAPIN. EVENTUALLY I BECAME THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE LOFT WHICH ESTABLISHED THE BASIS FOR SHELTER STUDIOS. CHARLIE SINCE HAS HAD A BRILLIANT CAREER AS WRITER/PRODUCER. ONE THE GREAT VOICES EVER TO COME OUT OF BROOKLYN, WE STAY IN CONTACT CHEERING EACH OTHER ON...SEE CHARLIE MIDNIGHT INFO HERE
CHARLIE MIDNIGHT AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY WITH STEVE ON DRUMS AND VOCALS
THE ALLIES
THE ALLIES
THE ALLIES, A POWER TRIO FORMED IN NYC SEEMED DESTINED FOR GREATNESS WAS NAMED AFTER THE WORLD WAR II ALLIANCE OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND THE USA WHICH IS ALSO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF EACH MEMBER. MARCO DELMAR (FRANCE) HAD RECENTLY LEFT THE ELECTRIKS ON CAPITOL RECORDS, STEVE MISSAL (USA) HAD JUST COMPLETED THE BILLY IDOL WHITE WEDDING ALBUM AND STEVE PRIEST (GREAT BRITIAN) WORLD FAMOUS BASSIST FOR SWEET HAD RELOCATED TO NEW YORK. IN THEIR PREVIOUS WORKS, EACH MEMBER EXCELLED AS LEAD VOCALISTS, WRITERS, ARRANGERS AND PRODUCERS.
UTILIZING STEVE MISSALS SHELTER STUDIO, THE TRIO DEVELOPED A MELODIC POWER POP EP. SHELTER AT THIS TIME WAS MOSTLY A PRE-PRODUCTION 8TK FACILITY BUT THE MEMBERS CREATED THE EP USING A TEAC 1/2 INCH RECORDER. THEY SOMEHOW MANAGED GETTING BLOOD OUT OF A TURNIP.THE BAND PREPARED FOR MAJOR LABEL SHOWCASES BY PLAYING A SERIES OF GIGS IN LONG ISLAND NY. UNABLE TO SECURE A RECORD DEAL, THE BAND CONTINUED TO WORK AS SESSION MUSICIANS SEPARATELY AND AS A UNIT. EVENTUALLY DELMAR RELOCATED TO DC, PRIEST TO LA AND MISSAL CONTINUING IN NY.
ON BECOMING......
STEVE MISSAL HAD INVITED STEVE PRIEST TO WORK AT SHELTER STUDIOS AS MUSICIAN, PRODUCER AND SURPRISINGLY, AS AN EQUIPMENT REPAIR/DESIGNER TECHNICIAN. PRIEST COULD READ ANY AMPLIFIER SCHEMATIC AND STARTED A SIDE BUSINESS AT THE STUDIO I THINK JUST TO KEEP HIMSELF BUSY IN A PERSONAL HOBBY. HE HAD GREAT IDEAS ON HOW TO USE THE AVAILABLE GEAR AND IT WAS AN ADDED PLUS THAT BROUGHT MORE BUSINESS TO THE STUDIO. PRIEST AND MISSAL BECAME A RHYTHM SECTION FOR MANY PROJECTS BOTH FOR STUDIO AND LIVE ACTS SOME OF WHICH ARE ON THIS WEBSITE. (SEE 3 BELOW ON THIS PAGE) STEVE PRIEST BROUGHT MOST OF THE IDEA FOR TALK TO ME TO THE BANDS SESSIONS AT SHELTER WHICH WE SORTED OUT AS A UNIT. WE DEVELOPED THE 7 SONG EP AS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. STEVE MISSAL TO THIS DAY BELIEVED IT WAS A HIT. STEVE CONTINUED TO RECORD, REARRANGE,REWRITE AND CHANGE ASPECTS OF THE ORIGINAL FORMAT MOST NOTABLY ON THE RHYTHM TEAM ALBUM WHICH CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF A MOVIE PRODUCER WHO THOUGHT THE SONG WOULD BE PERFECT FOR AN UPCOMING FILM, FAST FOOD. THE SONG BECAME ONE OF 6 TRACKS SUBMITTED AND USED FOR THE FILM. THE PRODUCTION COMPANY REQUIRED A FAST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR PLACEMENT AND THE SONG WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PUBLISHED WAS LISTED WITH BMI UNDER MISSAL PUBLISHING TO PROTECT THE COMPOSITION WORK BY DELMAR-MISSAL-PRIEST AS WRITERS AND ALSO REFLECTING THEIR INITIAL AGREEMENT AS THE ALLIES TO WORK AS A TEAM (THIS HELPED REPAY SHELTER FOR IT'S USE). WITHOUT THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF THE SONG IT MAY NOT HAVE ACHIEVED NOTICE AND PLACEMENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT BMI RECOGNIZED STEVE MISSAL AS A 1/3 SHARE IN THE AGREEMENT AND BY CONTRACT ANY BMI ROYALTIES WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO ALL THREE WRITERS. BELOW ARE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS FROM THE EP AND A VIDEO CLIP FROM A GIG IN LI, NY. (FULL VIDEO AVAILABLE OF 3 SETS OF MUSIC) NO ONE CONTACTED ME TO ALTER ANY OF THE REGISTRATION FOR TALK TO ME SO HISTORICALLY IT HAS REMAINED ITS LISTING AS DELMAR-MISSAL-PRIEST. FROM STEVE MISSAL:
"STEVE PRIEST WAS THE MOST ALL-ROUND TALENTED BASSIST EVER. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT HE HAD ON ROCK MUSIC (LIKE OPENING DOORS FOR QUEEN AND COUNTLESS OTHERS). STEVE WAS GREAT FUN AND THE TIMES WE SPENT TOGETHER WILL ALWAYS BE CHERISHED."STEVE MISSAL
HERES A FEW TRACKS FROM THE BANDS EP RECORDED AT SHELTER PRODUCED BY THE BAND
WAS ONE OF OUR SHELTER TEAM PROJECTS. GREAT SINGER/SONGWRITER FROM LONG ISLAND WHO IS STILL ROCKIN'. GREAT ALL AROUND SINGER MUSICIAN.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND RECORDED AT SHELTER STUDIOS 584 8TH AVE NYC
MICHAEL WAS A CLIENT AT SHELTER, AND AS WAS USUALLY THE CASE, DEVELOPED INTO PLAYING LIVE SHOWCASES AT THEATRES IN NJ. EXCELLENT WRITER/SHOWMAN SURROUNDED BY AN AWESOME SUPPORT TEAM.STEVE PRIEST AND I WERE THE RHYTHM SECTION PROVIDING PRODUCTION IDEAS AND LENDING VOCALS TO THE PERFORMANCES.RECORDED AT SHELTER BY STEVE PRIEST AND STEVE
MICHAEL PAUL WAS A SINGER SONGWRITER THAT STEVE PRIEST AND I PRODUCED.
LETS DANCE RECORDED AT SHELTER STUDIOS 584 8TH AVE NYC
STEVE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS LATIN-JAZZ ENSEMBLE
STEVE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS LATIN-JAZZ ENSEMBLE
THIS GROUP, CREATED BY STEVE DURING HIS TENURE AS DIRECTOR OF HISTORY EDUCATION COMPRISED OF ALL-STAR NEWARK MUSIC TEACHERS DESIGNED TO PERFORM AT SCHOOL EVENTS .........AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO GET OUT OF CLASS.
THIS GROUP, CREATED BY STEVE DURING HIS TENURE AS DIRECTOR OF HISTORY EDUCATION COMPRISED OF ALL-STAR NEWARK MUSIC TEACHERS DESIGNED TO PERFORM AT SCHOOL EVENTS .........AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO GET OUT OF CLASS.
1982-83 was a breakout year for Steve as the collection of articles below from Billboard Magazine attests:Steve's drumming highlighted in the Idol reviews, high praise for his production/musicianship with the Jitters and on touring with Ted Nugent.
1982-83 was a breakout year for Steve as the collection of articles below from Billboard Magazine attests:Steve's drumming highlighted in the Idol reviews, high praise for his production/musicianship with the Jitters and on touring with Ted Nugent.
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