Looking for some inspiration for drums.

kev

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Hey guys, as i am not a drummer, and probably never will be, i just wonder if you can point me in the direction of some good drummers which have videos or drum tracks available which i could listen to to get familar with.

Im looking at the sort of blast beating super speed drummers, but i don't really know anyone off hand. I heard a guy called Mike Smith is really good, but havent been able to find much on him.

The whole reason for this? I can't program drums to save my life! haha ! :erk:

Many thanks

Kev
 
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummervideo.html should have something on it, a lot of it is solos but there's loads of people with crazy double bass work going on - including a cool little Dave Lombardo clip.

You can try http://www.virgildonati.com/media_videos.php - it probably won't help with straight-out blast beats, but it'll give you ideas on mixing things up with weird kick drum work (though the 13/16 thing is a bit... odd...).

Other than that, just grab a copy of any of Pig Destroyer's albums, Brian Harvey is a great drummer and really inventive with his blast beats.

Steve
 
Just be original. Of course having influences is always important to, I try to be a sponge and Absorb all different styles and playing approach's but I apply it with my own flavor and try to take what inspires me and make it my own. Be open minded, you'll be suprised how playing different styles opens up your playing to. When my guitar player broke his arm , we couldnt play for like 4 months and I ended up jamming with a bunch of guys at blues and jazz jams and it really helped me develop dynamics and better control.

I also try to approach drums as not only a rhythmic part of the band , but as another part of the melody. I tune my toms to 5th's and follow vocal and guitar patterns. Sometimes my vocalist even writes his vocal parts around my drum beats and licks, it's pretty cool.

Stay inspired man, sometimes you have to take a step back and realize that you play, listen , and write music because you love it. Anytime I have a doubt or don't feel inspired, I remember how much I love Music, and How theres nothing else in the world i'd rather do but play music .... Have fun ! and goodluck!
 
If you're looking for just badass, original drumming... I like Marco Minnemann and Thomas Lang above and beyond all else.

As far as super speed insanity.. Flo Mournier and John Longstreth are your guys.

Good luck
 
Bobby's a beast too... I was just going for the "extreme" guys.. and whenever someone mentions drummers.. Lang and Minnemann enter the mind first.
 
my advice is, to listen closely to the drums within the context of recorded music - see how they fit with the other instruments, and try and picture the drummer hitting each drum (it helps when programming, not to trigger any combination that a real drummer wouldn't be able to hit).

and when you compose something, don't just think of a cool riff or whatever, but picture it in the context of the whole music, consider what would be appropriate for each instrument to play
 
I agree with Prowlergrig.

Just listen to your favourite cds man. I am tempted to add 'DUH!' but I won't ;) Why would you bother to search the web for drummers you've never heard of when you could start with music that you like?

If you think a drum part sounds cool but it's difficult for you to learn by heart or to reproduce when programming, just focus on snare, kick, hats seperately. For instance if you can tap or clap the rythm of just the kick, then you should be able to program it as well. Then snare, then hats, crashes, toms etc. I'm assuming you have no difficulties counting beats and subdivisions.

Hope this helps.
 
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