Monday, December 16, 2019

drums diary — quiet & time tricks


  • pinky on the stick helps play quiet
  • looosy goosy -> tightening folcrum/ankle -> like a water hose -> aperiodic FLOW
  • LOOSE GRIP = steady TIME?!


Saturday, February 3, 2018

"i can't" - tony williams LOLz

The Loop Loft

Got triplets? We just stumbled on this gem of musical outtake history from the session archives of Freedom Jazz Dance. This conversation about triplets with Miles Davis and Tony Williams (and...

Monday, January 29, 2018

dear charlie, could you please show me ed blackwell's double time shenanigans



brandon got away with doing a single stroke press roll
on the ride cymbal to imply double time
(stolen from ed blackwell--->OLD NEW DREAMS)

+

the snare & floor tom
buildUP ---> OVER THE BAR-LINE & then come down
& up & down again.... WOW so simple
#megwhitegenius

Wednesday, January 10, 2018