McNally Smith College of Music master's student Arthur "L.A." Buckner shares key concepts he employs in hip-hop, R&B, neo soul and gospel drumming in this exclusive 4-part lesson series.
"Episode 2: The Dilla Feel (Part 2)" resumes Buckner's examination of innovative hip-hop producer J Dilla (A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Common), who utilized intentional rushing of snare notes when constructing beats.
Buckner explains how drummers can play in the gray area between straight and swung notes on the hi-hat, while deploying "unquantized" snare hits to emulate this purposefully out of sync feel.
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11 сен 2024