No Drummer Talk for March 4, 2010
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Dave
Sorry everyone, but due to schedules, we won’t be able to have Drummer Talk this week. We’ll be back next week!
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Drummer Talk 02/25/2010 – Frame Drum Technique
Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Dave
We’re back from our week break and we bring you a show on frame drum technique and Michael Jackson drummer, Jonathan Moffett is the drummer of the week. In the news is Brady Drums, RIP Jake Hanna,
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DVD Review – Behind the Player: Stephen Perkins
Posted on February 20th, 2010 by JABB
Hola! Yeah, I know it has been a while but now I’m back!
To make up for slacking I’m doing a trio of videos to make up for lost time. The three videos come from a new series of instructional videos I discovered on Netflix. A Los Angeles based company called IMV has flooded Netflix with its line of “Behind the Player” (BTP) DVDs. They have videos for guitarists, bassists, and drummers and they feature mostly artists of the rock/metal/alt variety. They also donate a portion of their earnings to a charity called Little Kids Rock. I suspect it’s all a part of an evil plot concocted to boost membership in the KISS Army, but that’s just my theory.
On to the review!
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Drummer Talk 02/11/2010 – Hand Drumming Made EZ
Posted on February 11th, 2010 by Dave
Today, Dave demonstrates hand drum technique that can be applied to virtually any hand drum you come across, and Carter brings us news of Ringo Starr’s new honor, Zildjian’s 2010 scholarship contest, and the 2010 Modern Drummer Festival lineup. Plus, Zak Starkey is the drummer of the week! Show Notes
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Drummer Talk 02/03/2010 – Winter NAMM Gear Review (Part II)
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by Dave
Part II of our look at all the crazy gear coming out at this year’s Winter NAMM in Los Angeles (Anaheim!!). Travis Barker is the drummer of the week, we talk about Tommy Igoe’s new DVD, and no one laughs at Carter’s jokes. Show Notes
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Drummer Talk 01/28/2010 – Winter NAMM Gear Review (Part I)
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Dave
We look at all the crazy gear coming out at this year’s Winter NAMM in Anaheim and Adrian Young is the drummer of the week! Show Notes
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Drummer Talk 01/21/2010 – PASIC 2009 Recap (Part II)
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Dave
Today Dave flies solo as we finally finish part 2 of our PASIC 2009 recap and we pay tribute to the late, and very great, Ed Thigpen. Show Notes
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Ed Thigpen Dies at 79
Posted on January 17th, 2010 by Dave
Sad news that Ed Thigpen, father of modern brush technique, has passed away.
From The Chicago Tribune:
Jazz lovers called him “Mr. Taste,” and the nickname couldn’t have been more fitting.
Always fashionably dressed — and sounding as impeccable as he looked — Ed Thigpen conveyed elegance in every aspect of his life and art.
At the same time, his ability to generate propulsive, hard-hitting swing rhythm made him a driving force in pianist Oscar Peterson’s great trio of the late 1950s and ’60s, which also included bassist Ray Brown.
This high-profile spot established Mr. Thigpen, born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, as an international figure. It also made him a featured player at Chicago’s long-gone London House, where Peterson’s trio enjoyed extended residencies.
Mr. Thigpen, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Copenhagen, said his daughter, Denise. The drummer, who had moved to Denmark in 1972, performed regularly through October. He was hospitalized in the last two weeks with “weak lungs and weak heart,” said his daughter, speaking from Copenhagen.
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Drummer Talk 01/14/2010 – All About Stands
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Dave
We are back from our Christmas break with a show all about stands! Mike tells us all about the drummer of the week, Ed Shaughnessy, we talk about Ramon Samson, the Guitar Center Drum Off Winner, and Carter is late! Show Notes
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Drummer Talk 12/17/2009 – Gear You Should Wish For for Christmas!
Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Dave
It’s full blown end of the year madness here, so in Dave’s stead, Carter and Mike run things in this final episode of Drummer Talk for 2009. This week’s topic: Gear you shold wish for for Christmas! See everyone in 2010! Show Notes
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Todd Sucherman: Methods & Mechanics for Useful Musical Drumming
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by JABB
I’ve been excited to see this one for a while. I was waiting for the promised Blu-Ray version to come out so I could see if the instructional experience is that much better in HD. Alas, my patience expired when I saw it available on Netflix. I saw the preview for this DVD and thought “that guy sounds like a more progressive version of Steve Smith… and I like that.” As it turns out Todd Sucherman: drummer for Styx, session drummer, and clinician, is a big fan of Steve Smith. In fact Todd actually tells a touching personal story about his relationship with Steve Smith which is one of the nice little touches in this DVD that make it so great, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
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NO show this week
Posted on December 10th, 2009 by JABB
Exams are bearing down at visible school and the crew can’t make it this week. We apologize and will be back in full force next week.
The Drummertalk Team
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Victor Wooten & Carter Beauford: Making Music
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by JABB
This review might be a little nontraditional but you’ll have to forgive me because this DVD is quite nontraditional. It’s one of those most rare of animals, the drum and bass instructional video. Carter Beauford, (drummer for DMB) and Victor Wooten, (bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), decided to turn the recording session for Victor’s album Yin-Yang into the foundation for an entire drum/bass instructional DVD. This isn’t two separate instructional DVDs that Hudson Music decided to sell as a package. It doesn’t try to teach everything you need to know to play either instrument. Rather, it focuses on the music on the Yin-Yang album and examines the give-and-take between Carter and Victor when they play. This is an instructional that demands you pay attention to what they play and analyze it for yourself. (more…)
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Drummer Talk 11/19/2009 – PASIC 2009 Recap (Part I)
Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Dave
Today, we go over the first day and a half of PASIC 2009. Clinics include Maria Martinez, Chris Pennie, Sergio Belotti, Tobias Ralph, Felix Pollard, Steve Fidyk, and Benny Greb.
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DVD Review – Matt Sorum: Licks and Tricks from the Rock & Roll Jungle
Posted on November 14th, 2009 by JABB
If there’s any drummer who can claim they’ve come from the rock and roll jungle it’s Matt Sorum. With seven years under his belt, he’s the longest sitting Guns N’ Roses drummer ever. Matt Sorum was ejected from the band by Axl Rose after he defended Slash’s decision to leave. So along with Slash and former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan they formed Velvet Revolver… which is now on hiatus because their lead singer left the band. Lead singer issues aside, Matt Sorum is a road tested rock drummer and well qualified to speak on the topic of rock drumming. (more…)
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