The Grey Expectations Crew – Robin Eckman

Robin Eckman

ALBUM ROLES: Drums, Honey Drums, Percussion, Great Hair

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Hello everyone. Meet Robin Eckman. Robin no longer has a social media platform, so he gets to see nothing I write about him. 😁  He’s the guy in this photo with the great hair. Oh wait, he’s the only guy in this photo with hair. I met Robin through Joe Martin and their band 3rd Grade Friends. The first time I saw him play, I was blown away. Not long after that, we linked up to track drums for our song “Ration Day.” It was the first time I’d ever worked with him and he showed up prepared and absolutely crushed it!!!

Robin had never played drums on hip hop tracks prior to joining Wolves & Sheep, which shocked me because he was perfect for it. To put it bluntly, he’s TIGHT! He’s always in the pocket, his levels are always right where they need to be, and he has the innate ability to modify his tone so his drums become more than a backing track… cutting through the mix to become instruments of their own.

Robin will tell you otherwise (he’s extremely humble, almost to a fault), but he can do things on drums I’ve never seen or heard. If you ask almost anyone in the DMV area, they will tell you that Robin Eckman is the best drummer they’ve ever seen.

He almost wasn’t able to finish the album up with us due to tendonitis in his elbow, but I’ll save that story for a later date. Luckily he pushed through the pain and we’re all grateful he did because this album WOULD NOT be the same without his special sauce.

So say hi to Robin and thank him for sacrificing his body to finish this album with us!

– Tyler Durdin and Wolves & Sheep