VFJAMS: STEVE SMITH“EIGHT PLUS FIVE” This installment of Drum Set Transcriptions features Steve Smith performing “Eight Plus Five” at vfJams Season 2, along with Robert Sput Searight and the all-star vfJAMS band. Recorded in the iconic Studio 1 at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, CA in January 2019. Download Tim Buell’s transcription and the drumless play-along …
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VFJAMS: peter erskine“hawaii bathing suit” This installment of Drum Set Transcriptions features Peter Erskine performing “Hawaii Bathing Suit” at vfJams Season 2, along with Robert Sput Searight and the all-star vfJAMS band. Recorded in the iconic Studio 1 at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, CA in January 2019. Download Tim Buell’s transcription and the drumless play-along …
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VFJAMS: Devon Taylor “Funky Chunky Monkey” This installment of Drum Set Transcriptions features Devon Taylor performing “Funky Chunky Monkey” at vfJams Season 1, along with Robert Sput Searight and the all-star vfJAMS band. Recorded in the iconic Studio 1 at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, CA in January 2019. Download Tim Buell’s transcription and the drumless …
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DANNY CAREY PERFORMS “PNEUMA” IN CONCERT Ranked as one of the 100 greatest drummers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, Danny Carey’s drumming in the extremely popular band TOOL has set a standard for odd-meter time keeping and rhythmic complexity, while always creating just the right groove and feel for the song. When we …
JOJO MAYER: VIC FIRTH PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT For this installment of “Learn the Music”, we reached back into Vic’s video vault for an early performance from Jojo Mayer. While Jojo’s style and grooves have changed a LOT since those early days, it’s still fun to hear how he was able to almost mimic the techno sounds …
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ZILDJIAN LIVE!: MATT GREINER “PTERANODON” For this installment of “Learn the Music”, we decided to try something a little heavier, something that goes by at an amazing speed when you’re watching it live (waay too fast to decipher what’s going on) and slow it down to where mere mortals can follow along! Here’s YOUR opportunity …
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PASIC 2013: DAVE WECKL “JUST GROOVE ME” We’re pleased to share the latest addition to our Drum Set Education Library: “Learn The Music”, a performance breakdown series featuring excerpts from our favorite Vic Firth performances with on-screen notation, real-time beat tracking, multi-tempo breakdowns and downloadable transcriptions! We’re diving back into our video vault for Dave’s …
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ZILDJIAN LIVE!: Ash Soan“Wait a Minute” Here’s YOUR opportunity to watch, listen – and LEARN THE MUSIC to Ash Soan’s performance in Zildjian Live! 2020, then download the PDF and work out the beats for yourself! BEFORE DIVING INTO OUR DRUM SET TRANSCRIPTION, BE SURE TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL VIDEO: READY TO GET STARTED?DOWNLOAD THE …
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VFJAMS: BENNY GREB “GREBFRUIT” For this installment of “Learn the Music”, we reached back to one of the most amazing performances from the vfJAMS LIVE! session in 2018. Benny Greb worked with Sput Searight to come up with a great arrangement of Benny’s “Grebfruit”, a hugely popular track from his album release which featured only …
VFJAMS: STANLEY RANDOLph – “honey”by The Brandon Brown Collective For those of us in attendance for the first ever vfJAMS Live, Stanley Randoph’s performace still ranks as one of the most epic performances. Not because it was a showcase of technical wizardry or fireworks of soloistic display, but because he did what the very best …
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