SLEEPY TYGER RECORDING
About Sleepy Tyger Recording
Hear it from inside the room.
Sleepy Tyger Recording is a Berlin-based mobile recording service specializing in immersive 360° video and spatial audio for live music and performance. Founded by drummer, percussionist, and visual artist Oliver Rivera-Drew, Sleepy Tyger combines more than three decades of professional musical experience with a creative approach to audiovisual production. The aim is to capture the energy, sound, and atmosphere of a performance from inside the room, creating immersive recordings that musicians can share with audiences, collaborators, and promoters.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Oliver Rivera-Drew
Oliver Rivera-Drew is an American-born, Berlin-based professional drummer, percussionist, visual artist, and music educator. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied drumming at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and later studied drumming, music theory, and Fine Arts at Knox College. He lived in New York City from 1997 to 2010, participating in its independent and experimental music scenes, before relocating to Berlin in 2010.
His professional musical career includes international touring and recording with SUSU, Mary Ocher and Your Government, and the Martin Bisi Band, as well as performances at major independent music festivals and venues. His visual arts background includes studies at the New York Studio School and professional printmaking experience in Chicago, New York, and Berlin. He continues to work as a musician, visual artist, and educator alongside Sleepy Tyger Recording.
THE RECORDING APPROACH
Recording from within the performance.
Sleepy Tyger Recording grew out of Oliver’s experience working on both sides of a performance: as a musician within an ensemble and as a visual artist interested in the relationship between sound, movement, and space. Rather than documenting a performance from a distance, Sleepy Tyger aims to create a sense of being present within it. Using a compact mobile setup, recordings take place in musicians’ own rehearsal rooms, studios, and performance spaces, with minimal disruption.
The service combines guided 360° video with binaural audio to produce polished, shareable recordings. Full interactive 360° and spatial-audio formats are also available for suitable projects. The initial focus is on drums and percussion ensembles, while other musical groups, experimental performers, and interdisciplinary artists are welcome.
OTHER WORK
Sleepy Tyger Drum Lessons
Private drum set lessons in Berlin with Oliver Rivera-Drew. Individual instruction for beginners, intermediate students, and experienced musicians, focusing on technique, timing, groove, rhythmic understanding, coordination, improvisation, and musical creativity. Lessons take place in a fully equipped studio near Ostkreuz. €40 per 60-minute lesson.