Newly Revised and Updated! I know this title is a mouthful. But it says what this post is all about. I've been working on some ideas for a solo section in a song where the band plays a vamp in 6/8 and I get to solo over it. The tempo is about 160 bpm. And I want to be able to SHRED this. The … [Read More...]
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Nasty Drum Lick #119 | Duh-Ga-Duh-Ga-Duh-Ga-DaaaaaH
NEW VIDEO ADDED! Welcome back to the wonderful world of Nasty Drum Licks. Today we're going to check out a really cool sounding idea that is based on 32nd notes. It combines double strokes or paradiddle-diddles with a hand foot pattern: FRLRLF. This hand/foot pattern is something I've heard Dave … [Read More...]
Drummers: Should You Have a Back Up Plan? No. Just be an Entrepreneurial Artist
Drummers (and other musicians), actors, artists, writers and creative people of all types have probably all thought about the idea of the "back-up plan" at one point or another. It is difficult to make money making art of any kind. It's a winding path with no map and it can be overwhelming. … [Read More...]
Nasty Drum Lick 121
Hey Everyone! This past week I was still obsessing about 32nd note drum lick ideas and one of them really stood out. I tested it out on a gig last week and I loved it, so today I present it to you. It's #121 and it combines a left-handed paradiddle with the pattern Foot-Right-Left. The FRL … [Read More...]