Drummers Unite: Rhythm Theory of Everything (singer, drum, funk, jazz)

mr dave · 03-20-2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kamikazi Kat

Why can't musicians that I know and actually live somewhat close to me be like this? One of the most important aspects of playing with other musicians is communication with each other. So many people at my highschool lack that (I can be like that as well), which makes it really difficult to get a band together. Not to mention that most of them have very limited taste in music and only seem to know/want to play that kind of music.

thanks hehe

first things first - high school has always, and will always, suck. there's no way around that. puberty usually doesn't help either. heheheh

real communication can be tough, especially when it's in regards to an abstract concept like music. it actually took me about 5 years before i broke through that wall you describe. it's not that i didn't want to, more that i didn't even recognize that it was there to be taken down. then again i didn't get to play with many other people before i went to college... but within that first month i met this one hooligan bass player who came down to my room one friday night during a dorm party and we jammed on 'the mountain song' by jane's addiction. one of the chicks hanging out in the room called it a musical orgasm and that was that hahaha.

i'm a lightning bolt moment kind of guy hehe

then again my music is mine but i had to find a way to perceive all the music out there in one cohesive element first, all of it, even celine dion and nickelback in order to explain where i'm coming from accurately to my friends. this step took a while haha

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

i swear to god if more musicians were as level-headed as you the world would spin so much more smoothly.

what i dig is someone that can drive a good beat without taking away from the music to push it somewhere else. percussion is one of the hardest elements of music to harness effectively, but when yer with a great drummer it brings that much more energy to the table. i love playing with people that play with distinction and direction, but know that sometimes the snare that isn't hit is the one that resounds the loudest.

what i don't dig is people that use their instrument like a tool that's only purpose is to be polished over and over until it becomes virtually impossible to play with them because of all the little things they've picked up over time. this is true for drummers as well, it is insanely frustrating to play with someone that thinks that animal ferocity is applicable to all situations. if you're going to be a good drummer you have to learn to feed off the energy in the room instead of trying to create a vibe that clashes with everything else that's going on.

thanks as well hehe

restraint is definitely something that applies to ALL musicians not just drummers. music only lives as the sum of its parts, chemistry between the musicians is key.