Drum-Related Blathering and Minutiae
Patrick
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Posts by Patrick
Autozamm: You Don’t Know Me
Apr 16th
Nothing groundbreaking on the drumming front here, but I’m a sucker for special effects, fight choreography, and the rock and/or roll.
This was apparently shot freeform, then manipulated with a digital video effects product called Twixtor. Cool stuff.
Drum Channel’s Air Drumming Competition
Apr 15th
Press Release – 14th April 2011
Drum Channel’s Air Drumming Competition
Drum Channel has teamed up with Ari Gold, director and star of the premier film about Air Drumming Adventures of Power, to bring you the most amazing Air Drumming Competition ever – Power’s Air Drum Battle, where your Air Drumming talents could win you incredible prizes.
Adventures of Power is the movie that brings you more than just a rock ‘n’ roll adventure, it is an epic story of Air Drumming and has been released on DVD for the first time. Together, Drum Channel and Ari Gold Films bring you the chance to win a world class PDP X7 drumset complete with Sabian Cymbals worth over $2700.00!
Neil Peart, who cameos in the film, Lars Ulrich, and Chad Smith, were all Air Drummers before they were drummers – are you? Film yourself Air Drumming, upload your video to YouTube by following the instructions at www.drumchannel.com/Air_Drum_Contest, and like Neil Peart says, “March to the beat of your own drum – even if you don’t have one.”
You will be able to upload entries and vote for your favorites until May 18, 2011. On June 9, 2011, the Top 10 Air Drummer Finalists will be judged by pro drummers including Todd Sucherman (STYX), Claude Coleman (Ween), Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin), and judges on Drum Channel’s DC LIVE video broadcast.
The Grand Prize: A PDP X7 drumset complete with DW hardware and Sabian Cymbals, worth $2740.
All Top 10 Finalists will receive:
1) One year’s subscription to Drum Channel’s Master Classes and Shows worth $100
2) Signed copy of Adventures of Power DVD featuring an interview and drum-off with Neil Peart
3) Signed original motion picture soundtrack
4) Signed costume from the movie and of course a world famous AirDrummer.com sweatband!
Be sure to enter early, because the first 100 Air Drummer entries will receive online access to the Your First Drum Lesson DVD from Drum Channel, worth $24.95.
To find out more visit: www.drumchannel.com/Air_Drum_Contest.
Drum Channel DVDs and the ‘Adventures of Power’ are available online at DrumChannel.com.
Marco and Derek Roddy
Apr 5th
Man, that Marco guy can’t play in time worth a damn 
It’s a little difficult to distinguish the two in the mix, but there’s some killer stuff in this Drum Channel excerpt.
Portnoy + Dimmu Borgir = WTF?
Apr 4th
I just read this and audibly guffawed: “Mike Portnoy Bashes For Dimmu Borgir”.
Something tells me Mike’s born-again, 12-step preaching will not go over too well with the boys in Dimmu…
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I wish I could be more excited by this, but I have reservations. I suppose it’s no more bizarre than Marco Minnemann playing with Necrophagist (2), but it seems like a cosmic dissonance to me. I have no doubt in Mike’s ability to do this gig, though I hope he’s prepared for the YouTube baboons to begin the cackling battle cries. Oh, I can foresee it so clearly: “dude portnoy sux he can on;y ply blast beet @ 210bpm”. Et cetera…
Phil Collins WTF
Mar 8th
All right, Phil. What’s the deal?
Three days ago, I read “Phil Collins Quitting Music Due to Health Problems”*. You apparently told FHM “I don’t really belong to that world and I don’t think anyone’s going to miss me. I’m much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely… I’m sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn’t mean it to happen like that. It’s hardly surprising that people grew to hate me.” You added, “It feels like a good time to stop for a while.”
Yesterday, I read “Phil Collins Is Not Retiring”. Your rep says, “He is not, has no intention of, retiring.”
WTF?
Some of us can’t handle this emotional roller coaster, Phil. I’m so confused and depressed that I’m going to go listen to “Against All Odds” and gently weep.
Look, Phil—Mr. Collins—I’m going to be frank with you. For all the amazing music you’ve created, you’ve also made some pretty shitty fluff. Hey! I say this as a fan, sir! Many are willing to overlook the copious album filler because the good stuff is so good. A listen to “Down and Out” makes me just about forget “Groovy Kind of Love”. Brand X? Holy crap, I forgive you for “You Can’t Hurry Love”.
My advice to you is to return to your roots. Reunite Genesis. Of course it’s sad that you can’t play drums anymore; you’ve been such an influence on so many. Solution: make Chester Thompson the permanent drummer. Just belt out something awesome over a kick-ass mixed-meter tune.
Prog isn’t dead, it just smells funny.
* [Let's be clear about one thing: I don't read this tripe. The story was linked on IMDb. Really. I swear.]
PAS International Drum Rudiments
Mar 5th
The Percussive Arts Society has a redesigned website and has revamped the PAS International Drum Rudiments. View them online, download them, listen to them. Oh, and make sure to practice them!
Moffett/Bozzio/Conte Drum Jam
Feb 18th
Press Release – 18th February 2011
Drum Channel Announce Luis Conte, Jonathan Moffett and Terry Bozzio Drum Jam
Drum Channel‘s philosophy of working with the best drummers in the world continues with the announcement today of an exclusive Drum Jam with the legendary Luis Conte, Jonathan Moffett and Terry Bozzio on February 24th 2011 at 6 pm PST/EST.
This DC Drum Jam rebroadcast follows the tried and tested drum jam format of letting the drummers perform, interpret, improvise the most astounding rhythmic themes, letting the music evolve naturally. Jamming by its very nature allows the drummers to experiment and play off each other and you’ll see the most amazing chops, fills and playing during this half hour long exclusive session.
Jonathan Moffett got the nickname ’Sugarfoot’ because of his exceptional bass drum technique. He has worked with Michael and Janet Jackson, as well as the entire Jackson family band. Other credits include George Michael, Elton John, Lionel Riche and he is truly a drummer to the stars.
Grammy award winning Luis Conte is a master percussionist renowned for his artistry and virtuoso displays. During his celebrated career he has worked with some of the greatest names in the industry including Madonna, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Ray Charles, Cher, Celine Dion, and Cristina Aguilera to name but a few.
Joining them is the legendary Terry Bozzio of Frank Zappa and Missing Persons fame. He is known for his various bass drum and hi-hat permutations whilst soloing against these rhythms. Terry has worked with a host of super stars including Steve Vai, Dweezil Zappa, Jeff Beck, Billy Sheehan and more.
To see this three way Drum Jam Triad log on at http://www.drumchannel.com/categories/Drum_Shows to watch and find out news on what else is coming up!
Esperanza Spalding Wins a Grammy
Feb 14th
Subtitle: Esperanza Spalding Once Slummed it with the Likes of Me
Congrats to Esperanza Spalding, the virtuoso jazz bassist/vocalist extraordinaire who won the Grammy for Best New Artist last night. Not only is it amazing that an actual talented musician won this award (go figure!), but she beat the presumable shoo-in Justin Bieber. (And well done, Bieberites, channeling all your negative energy through your vapid, tween hive mind and trying to cast a pall over the event.)
Esperanza and I played a couple forgettable, low-profile recitals together at Berklee. Who would have guessed back then that she would go on to be world-famous, and that I would be… administering this website? Uh, everyone, actually. We all knew she was destined for greatness.
Congratulations, Esperanza!
