Dave Schoepke is an accomplished drummer from Milwaukee Wisconsin (USA), who has had the pleasure of working with the legendary Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre. Dave toured with Martin’s band in 2017 and in 2018 for the Cruise To The Edge Tour. He’s also been the primary drummer for The Willy Porter Band since 2002, and has toured with him on a number of occasions over the years, including numerous television and radio appearances.
2019 brought the release of Dave’s first all drums album Drums On Low featuring 10 compositions that draws entirely from the drum set and it’s components, done live with no overdubbing or editing. Dave’s approach is composition based and thematic, downplaying the bombastic and going for a more sublime approach. The “sweeter” side if you will.
Releases:
Dave Schoepke – Sun Will Follow (2024)
Dave Schoepke – Thoughtspoken (single) (2024)
Dave Schoepke – Cloudcutter (single) (2024)
Dave Schoepke – Drowning In Snow (2021)
Dave Schoepke – Stunted (2021)
Dave Schoepke – Bionic (2021)
Dave Schoepke – Tessellated Resonance (2020)
Dave Schoepke – Before Black and White (2019)
Dave Schoepke – Drums On Low (2019)
Links:
Homepage | Bandcamp | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Linktree
Live:
26.03.24: Originally Wisconsin, Mike Neumeyer (vibraphone), Dave Schoepke (drums), Story Hill Firehouse, Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Reviews:
Shepherd Express, 06.01.2025
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“… time stands still and shifts slowly with ambient patterns. On his third solo album Schoepke’s glacial menace often serves as a wordless narrator.”,
complete review
Betreutes Proggen, 05.07.2024
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“… eine Art Percussive Ambient. Eine Musik, die es sogar schafft, beinahe Songcharakter darzustellen”,
complete review
Babyblaue Seiten, 03.07.2024
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“Es ist sehr erfreulich durch das Spiel von Schoepke daran erinnert zu werden, dass das Schlagzeug auch ein melodisches Instrument sein kann, was die meisten Rock-Drummer längst vergessen haben.”, complete review
The Wire 484, page 56, June 2024
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“The album offers a series of interconnected chambers to get lost in …”
Russel Trunk’s Exclusive Magazine
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“(A) wondrously crafted, wholly ambient new recording …”, complete review
Empire Music Magazine, page 61, March 2024
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“… ein nahezu meditativ-atmosphärisches Album, (…) Ungewöhnlich, spannend, mystisch und experimentell.”
Breaking & Entering Milwaukee, 11.03.2024
about the album “Sun Will Follow”
“Dave Schoepke’s “Sun Will Follow” is an ensnaring, inventive experiment within the parameters of percussion composition.”, complete review
