Jojo Mayer Inspirational Masterclass // Tech Music School 

D.J. Mays You just repeated what Potter said below, he nailed it really. Little need to say it again.

As Bruce lee would say, when a fight starts all technique is thrown out the window. If the punch or kick lands a blow the technique doesn't need to be pretty just effective. It's Jeet Kune Do.

I have heard Jojo live twice...man the bass drum tone he gets here is damn near perfect w/ the tunes he is playing against.

Bravo! Well said...

You're basically right, but the ultimate goal is to acquire both, groove AND technique. Proper technique is essential to get good sound out of drums and cymbals. Best example is on Jojo's DVD when he demonstrates how to get a good sound out of a floor tom. I guess Benny Greb is the prime example for a real "groove" (or how you like to say "feel") drummer with extraordinary monster chops, keepin' it ALWAYS musically! Greez

Rogg0815 that's not the point I was making. As Jojo says, if you want to make a certain sound, you have to have a certain set of tools, ie you need to develop the technique. My point was that the first thing he thinks about is music, then chops.

and is anyone else tired of drummers who take pictures of their kits, post them on facebook along with the title 'tonight's office?!'

What you mean I 'may' be right? He says it as clear as day here. The fact is all the great players of the world have something you can't put your finger on. Call it feel, call it what you want. Of course you need technique to a degree, but if you get fixed on that stuff you'll never make a pro player.

no, he is saying Charlie won't be the most flashy and won't know all these techniques but still has a perfect technique as his playing allows him to express himself perfectly.

Minecraft textures

Let’s not forget Vinnie Colaiuta:)

.kojm

crappy techno music? hahaha have a day off you spoon

Jojo uses an "open" kick setup. He doesn't use a port hole, if he can help it. Also, his muffling only ever usually consists of an EQ pad, along with the Evans G1 Coated. My best advice to get a sound similar to this, but will work well with any kick size and tuning scheme, is to use felt strips on the batter and reso heads, similar to what John Bonham did. Steve Smith uses the trick too.

I just now learned that break. It took me about 2 weeks but i got it. Love how it sounds

This is the first one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MyZgOWeJcw4.html

The "humming thing" is much more musical method of counting beats basically. Instead of "One, two, three, four" you are singing a base line (or whatever), which makes you think differently. Your playing is more fluid when singing and presents you with better ideas of drum beat that could fit the song... And of course it is far more useful when playing odd-times. Personally I count beats only when practising at early stages and when I can play it rather good I switch to the "humming thing" to make it groove (hopefully). Hope it helps... And in this case, Jojo had certain song on his mind and he played drum beat from this song with humming a melody that accompanied it. However I can't tell you name of the song.

Rudolf Horváth Or another way is to speak more music sounds, like the way Tabla players do. The don't count 1 e and a 2 e and a...they'll count tak a di mi, tak a di mi. The sounds are more musical, so you play them more musically. Most drumming cultures do this though, it's only us in the west that are stuck on the 1 2 3 4 thing.

Dennis Potter Yeah, exactly. My drum teacher teached me to sing notes I play, not any specific words like in some cultures (As in your example). However I was not very comfortable with it, but I understand it's importance. Personally I think the best way is to combine all the methods. Singing notes (Triplets, Sixteens...) you play is good for understanding the way you place them in time, counting beats is good for solid understandment of song's (Or drum beat's) structure and singing melody is good to make it groove and to see bigger picture - how the "thing" you play interacts with the rest of the music. But I think singing notes you play and counting beats is only good for practising. I somehow think they place you into area where you are concerned mainly with yourself and music is about interaction in the first place. I may be wrong though... ;)

Rudolf Horváth It all amounts to the same thing. Drummers do it anyway. We could be discussing a groove and I'll describe it as going 'dum, ca, dum dum ca'. It's the same idea. What you will notice too is different nationalities will say things differently and that will influence how you make your playing sound. All music is about voice. You are correct also, drummers have to realize they are, primarily, accompanists, so learning how your instrument fits with other instruments is vital.

***** It makes more sense if you can't adjust your mind to know what value you are playing. The thing is to already know what value note you are playing and then use the Table counting system to help you play musically. They have odd meters too, for that, they use tad e gen e ka, a group of 5. If you are playing a 7, thrn you count tad e gen e ka ta ka....7 sounds. There are videos on you tube that explain it better than I am doing. It's not that hard to grasp. The hard bit is saying it and playing it at the same time. It's all about opening up your musical mind and exploring other ways of thinking about drumming, rather than the usual way. It all amounts to the same thing anyway, music is music.

Sonor something right?

No idea if he's playing it here, but he has / had a Sonor signature model, some 30-40-ply snare that he can crank the hell out of the heads on.

Found *one* video where he shows / describes it - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Of2fEUktsXw.html

+Edgaras Akambakas "Them", it's on nerve's 4th ep if i remember correctly.

You're awesome! Thanks!

By shitty you mean?

+Tristan Heath ...all of them.

Tobacco and marijuana. Cocaine is bad for musicians.

Are you crazy dude hahaha that sound is best....