2008-02-19 08:08:32

Hi. Just wondering about who here plays drums? Just want to discuss drumming. I have now 2 drum kits, and I just love to play around with them

John, the super audio gamer

2008-02-19 11:19:47

Alright, I do drum every once in a while. And yes, I'm talking about real drum sets here, no such things as keyboards -- although I do sometimes also smash these cute little machines.

2008-02-19 18:50:04

Oh My God!
yeah I am a huge drummer, I played in my highschool's variety show when I was in first grade, and I have a regular, and an electric kit
I am pretty good since I have been playing since I was like four
and I know such things as jaz, basanova (brezilian jaz thing), mombo (latin beat both three two and two three clavays), shuffle beats, and brushes
plus the normal hand exercises and just playing regular old rock music, I have been doing that forever
Also I am going to do this thing in my eighth grade variety show with this girl on vocals, I on the drums, her dad on guitar, and her uncle on base
its being taped and put on youtube, would any of you care for me to post the link here so you guys can all listen to it after I preform?

Connor

2008-02-19 20:08:12

Okay, Let me tell about my kits. I just have a normal roland 6kw kit with 3 cymbals, 3 toms and a snare and a bass drum with dobble pedlas. My acoustic kit is a good one: A yamaha stage custom, a dobble bass drum, a snare, 3 normal toms, a paiste hihat, a paiste crash and splash, also a ziljan crash and splash, and a weird paiste 20" ride. 2 Wuhan chinas, 1 12" and 1 16"+a home made cup. I play all genres, jazz, reggae, latin styles, metal and rock

John, the super audio gamer

2008-02-20 13:57:32

Yeah, two bassdrums are very handy for that neat metal sort of music, but also for some standard rock.

2008-02-20 18:34:52

yeah I have a double base peddle as well, plus a snair, high-hat, three toms, another smaller snair, and two symbols

Connor

2008-02-27 00:36:09

okay I don't know if I should post the video because you guys didn't really answer my question, but I just want to say that I just did the show and the video should be up shortly

Connor

2008-02-29 00:49:44

Oh yeah, put it up! Be cool to hear ya play again smile

2008-02-29 01:02:00 (edited by johnandre 2008-02-29 01:03:26)

Yo. Now I have got a reindeer bell and a new stagg st 8" splash

John, the super audio gamer

2008-02-29 03:54:07

okay look guys I'm not trying to be mean, but like when I ask a question could you have the common curtisy to at least answer back with a positive or negative response?
(thanks andy)
I will post the video but do you want the kind of no so good recording that is out now, or do you want to wait for the better taping?

Connor

2008-03-02 01:16:06

I would like to hear that video, although it isn't a good taping. You seem to be a skilled drummer and those are always nice to listen to.

2008-03-02 07:41:09

Why not put 'em both up?

2008-03-02 08:52:01

i don't drum, i wish i did though. it would be fun.

2008-03-03 03:14:27

okay well guys this is what I'm going to do
the follow link is for the youtube video,  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPya3F16G1k                      and heres the link for the singer of the group (no name yet for us) singing the national anthome                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyqMBWbHwug

Connor

2008-03-03 03:16:27

make sure to watch both

Connor

2008-03-03 15:53:57

Not bad at all!

2008-03-04 03:08:22

Yeah CJ that's awesome. We'll rock out at camp this summer or somethin

2008-03-04 04:29:55

hah, sounds good andy
(I am now learning an beat called "afro-cuban6-8" or something close to that
plus I learned another fill-in for the mombo in two-three clavays, and other exercises related to the mombo mostly

Connor

2008-03-07 02:46:39

Sounds fun!

2008-03-07 08:42:53

Hi cj. How old are you? I dont wanna be rude cj but wel it could be better. May be I think that its bad because I have some professional drummers as friends and stuff, so I have learned really much this year. Lol. But dont give up cj. I wasnt that good as you are now 1 year ago.

John, the super audio gamer

2008-03-08 00:09:34

well, first off, thanks I guess.
Plus like that was that groups first prefermence, the sound quality was bad, that's not all I know, and not all the drums were in the most convenient place to make room for the double base, I guess it was a costly sacrifice that probably won't be made again
but of course they may not be good reasons in your mind, and I could understand where you are coming from, that song wasn't that great, I completely agree
Just giving both sides.
So thanks.

Connor

2008-03-16 22:22:51

hey guys, I am going to be retaping that song on the count of the bad quality of the recording, so I will keep you posted on that

Connor