Guitar Center Drum-Off 2012 Finalist - Aric Improta 

I think he's in the top field of drummers EVER ..Aric can play any style with amazing feel and chops..i love it!

also here 10 years later

Still watch this often after 10 years as well 🫡

Et moi tjr aussi mauvais …❤

hes gotten even better

hes gotten even better

Same but I saw it when it first came out.... probably my 30th time watching it 😂😂😂

@@TheDonkDonk420 same

i agree

Hhhhhh

Haha

Hahahaha

Lmfao😂💀

LOL

U ain't lieing!!

Such a Terry Bozzio power move

+Howard Beale nicememe!

That's what I keep telling people... turned my 6 pack into an 8 pack, and my legs have never looked like this before, even when I did loads of cycling.

Darth Chop How does drumming help core?

Drumset doesn't help that much with building muscle, but you'll certainly have stronger legs/wrists

Jake Rieger You build a little muscle. But its for speed.

dude this comment brought me to tears with laughter, i may be drunk though. doubt it though

Clayton Petersimes 🤪

when you’re playing 7/8 on your left hand and a displaced half note 7/8 or 7/4 on your right hand

Loll

@@will66kg91 pplllll

Same. I've seen it a few times but when it pops up, I just can Not scroll past it

2022 and still legendary

almost 2023, still legendary

It's fake for the show to rile up the audience. Which is why I can't stand this dude.

***** What's wrong with that? He's a performer. When you're performing you should do everything you can to engage the audience. That's easy to do as a vocalist or guitarist, not so much as a drummer, this guy pulls it off. His playing is great to say the least, so I don't see what the issue is.

***** Dude why do you have to say something negative for every positive thing someone says about this guy? This world needs less negative and more positive. We get it, you don't like his style. So don't watch. Why do you care so much? Go spread you're negative thoughts elsewhere.

Jim Hinrich I love to debate. It's fun. And I was trying to give this guy another shot watching it again and no luck. I think it's fun to pick at people's minds to figure out why they think the way they do about things. It's fascinating. I care because it's opinions like that are putting overrated guys like this into categories they don't deserve yet. Not gonna even bother listing youtube cover artists at the moment that fit the bill haha.

***** The level he is at is not GC finalist category. If it weren't for his over eccentric behavior and tricks he would sound like most in this competition. I don't take this thing seriously anymore because of what people actually made it this far. It's sad. It's not about groove and talent anymore it's about smokes and mirrors bs. Needs to go back to the heart and core of what makes drumming awesome.

Oriell003 and probably your mom

Sugarfoot can play that shit with single bass.

3:45 Mmmnope.

@@jujubones hes extremly innovative

@@aliffasyraff6591 You can see multiple times throughout the video Aric is using single bass for this lol If you're gonna shit talk and bring up another artist on a dudes solo. At least make it reasonable lol

Garth?

Waynes world 😁😁😁

Party On Spencer.

"I like to sing"

Ding😃

it would be inhuman to not make mistakes with such hard beats to do, especially in a contest !

Ikr 😼 totally amazed at how articulate he his on the drums also I love his sound dynamics

Caleb and Luke Soderberg same here bro!! After watching his vid I just stare at my drum set like....😣

To be fair, Juan Carlos Mendoza's solo deserved to win. It was definitely one hell of a close final 3, though. This guy has crazy control but the other guy had much more balance, this was kind of insane. Good, but all over the place.

Andre Ribeiro I personally didn't find anything about Juan Carlos Mendoza's to be superior in any way, except for the upside down snare.

***** I can respect differing opinions, but I'm not here to argue.

***** This guy was way too sporadic imo, Juan's was interesting and complex but sounded way more organized and melodic for sure

I feel like the sporadic elements made it sooo exciting and entertaining!

Ill never understand how he didn't win

Gold underrated comment

juan was great, but Aric's solo was way more impressive

Aric didn't focus on 'speed'. If you are not the Practicing 8beat guy, should know that.

Have you listened/seen Aric's newest solo performance "Blur-lights in the videodrome"? Absolutely incredible from start to end

Alainvmusic just because I don’t tour doesn’t mean I am not successful ;) I CHOOSE not to tour. If anything I make a very nice living (all music business related by the way), have medical benefits, own my home, make my own schedule and am not in debt (that’s MY definition of success) My boy Aric is doing his thing and has done amazing for himself. He’s one of the nicest and hard working people I know. I really hope he wins the Grammy and even if he doesn’t I still ride with him because he’s a good dude. Also before you make assumptions about people’s lives you might want to do some research ;) have a nice day and maybe one day I’ll congratulate you on your Grammy.

You're right Juan C, everyone's path to success is different, I'm sorry, what can I say? I shouldn't write that... BUT, I learned that if you write a cool comment or compliment about someone it completely dissapear, on the other hand you write some stupid thing on someone else comment from 4 YEARS ago, and somehow you get some attention and even a call out from someone that is really busy doing great things related to music (like you)... So in resume we both are victims of today's internet... I shouldn't wrote a lame comment, and you shouldn't take the time to respond every lame comment on the internet... You're a great drummer and I'm not... And I don't think I'll ever win a Grammy or something like that, anyway, if you're happy who am I ? Peace ✌️

he is plunking, wehhing, then raging

@@jovanblacevic6470 xa

Watafac

+resellworld yea he messed up a bit ... it's ok tho

***** ...Yep, I just needed to at least confirm that he is a real Human being and not a Robot/Alien. Thats how good he is lol

Oh yeah. He messed up the order. Quickly fixed though.

lol i thought i was the only one. heard a couple of time where he clashed his sticks too. but nonetheless insanely talented, loads and loads and LOADS better than me

+resellworld I hear it, son.

Hey man even an engine needs antifreeze

There is actually someone giving him a clap or whatever on the shoulder from behind

It’s to inform him there is around 1 minute left in his solo

@@michaelwalker1013 i think this is the wave

no the winner is from argentina, but he's worst drumer than aric

Yes he should

gorgeous

+Gummy Worms him or her? Lol

+Big D him

Yes yes 😙

Yea have you seen Juan Carlos mendoza?!

+Demokrin Yeah have you seen Juan Carlos Mendoza?!!?!?!?! ...I just want to fit in.

+Demokrin Where's Juan Carlos Mendoza? We've been looking for him everywhere. His mother wants him home for dinner, she's worried sick!

+Peter Popoff Haha

+Freakout767 I'm thinking the man-bun cost him a few points.

I would of kick flipped it....not impressed.

+Richard Mcpherson Yeah I agree, would've better if he actually flipped the chair in the air like a skateboard and landed... that would be a lot impressive but a little impossible/improbable.

should've shoved the snare then...

GREYSTONE it was over their heads if you know what I mean

But you have to add the handstand

He usually draws really cool patterns on all his heads. Makes sense, at the time, NOBODY knew who Night Verses was.

Aric Improta Converse Shoes.

Check out the winner, it wasn't rigged, Juan is just a God

@@americanjack But so predictable, unoriginal and boring.

@@americanjack a god? How could you possibly say he is better than this man lol?

The winner is simply boring compared to Aric. Yes he was technical and on time but no heart, No feeling. The real winner got second but was first in the hearts of everyone who watched this performance. He's the winner in my eyes✌

it wasnt rigged. it was won fair and square lol

Adderall my dude

All of them, All😁

How much meth must one smoke

@@carolynguntalilib3767 i dont think it was meth must be a speedball. Notice how he slows down and speeds up

unfortunately, its like that with guitar players too :(

Hahaha, I fucking loved this comment because it's so spot on. The guy made some mistakes, yeah, but so did every goddamn legendary drummer. The guy is a monster, even if you don't like his 'showy' side of drumming.

***** yeah, definitely do not agree with Dennis on that one. If it sounds good then it's music. Who is he to define what music should be to everyone? That's lame.

***** It's a drum solo competition, get over yourself already. It sounds like you're interested in a hipster competition instead where you can put down anything you don't like personally.

***** That is so subjective. For someone who thinks they are so smart, it's ridiculously stupid to state things like that as fact. Picking a guitar as fast as you can has its place too and is not as easy as you claim it is. What's really retarded is a world where variety in music does not exist and someone like you dictates what people should listen to. You have your opinion and that's fine but to make statements such as it being meaningless is really only that it's meaningless to you. Who are you to put someone down for listening to or playing what they enjoy? It's repulsive. Personally, I think Miles Davis is overrated and over engineered music completely devoid of any feeling or soul. I get more enjoyment reading a math problem than listening to him. But I respect his work and don't call people douchebags for listening to or liking him. Just because it's technically difficult doesn't make it good music to me.

I know right

hahahah

lmao

it actually does, but there is no way he is that stylistically diverse.

Lol you barely drum

lol I'm dying bud

Yananas 2 times

You try playing that without accidentally hitting Your sticks together

exactly lol

Bu d0ru.

Doru

how could you think that way lol

hahaha ne alaka 😂