Carlos Rodrigues is an accomplished studio, session, and live drummer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rodrigues was the drummer for Bay-Area based, electropop band, New Diplomat, from 2018 thru 2023. With them, he recorded an EP (New Diplomat), which was released in 2023.
Prior to joining New Diplomat, Rodrigues was drummer with and co-founding member of the indie rock band, Dangermaker. Together, they recorded two full-length LPs (Black Dream in 2014 and Run in 2018) and three EPs, with tracks featured in promotional use for Nissan, US Airways and the BBC, amongst others. In 2015, Dangermaker's music was featured in the soundtrack for the feature film, Phantom Halo. Dangermaker's music has also been featured in the warm-up playlists for the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Raiders.
Rodrigues has played major festivals, including South by Southwest in Austin, TX (2012, 2013 and 2016), CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, NY (2010 and 2011), Live 105’s BFD (2015) in Mountain View, CA and BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa, CA (2016). In addition, Rodrigues has played at notable venues, such as The Independent, Great American Music Hall, The Chapel, and Slim's, in San Francisco, CA, and the Viper Room, in Los Angeles, CA.
Photo: Quan Pham
TESTIMONIALS
"I've worked as engineer and producer on serval recordings for Carlos' band, Dangermaker. Carlos has great timing and needs very few takes to capture quality drumming performance. He’s open to ideas on arrangements and is able to interpret those ideas mid-session, making for great moments on recordings. Something else that I appreciate about Carlos is that he always seems to be thinking about playing what's best for the song. I look forward to collaborating with him again in future.”
Aaron Hellam, Sound Engineer & Producer, Hellam Sounds
“Very focused and a joy to work with.”
Scott Amendola, Drummer/Composer/Educator
"Carlos was a liaison between his band, Dangermaker, and Concord Music. In this liaison role, Carlos helped to ascertain a music placement -- a song that was used in the Station 8 Films movie, Phantom Halo, starring Rebecca Romijn and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. From the catalog of music that Carlos shared, there was a wide selection of catchy records that were well received, both by Concord Music executives and by our clients. Carlos understands the criteria and process of securing licensing deals. He is organized, professional, and a pleasure to work with."
Wolfgang Frank, Head of Licensing, Concord Music