Jojo Mayer: Textural Technique (Part 1) 

This guy made a DVD which should be bought by every drummer in the world , it's litterally a bible of how to use the stick at their full potential and your body in a way that is energy efficient. Truely my favorite drummer out there.

I like how electronic music basically came from either sampled drumsounds or analog drum sounds and now gets reintroduced into actual acoustic drums again:P

Just an absolute master. One of my favorite living drummers and definitely the most creative.

I think his kick sound is the best thing in this video.

As a bassist, I love these videos! Jojo Mayer has so much to offer outside to people! I have to say though... John Davis needs to drop some Textural Technique videos for bass!

Wow. Playing aside, he really has figured out how to make an acoustic kit sound "digital." That kick sound is spot on!

You could give Jojo a cucumber and he'd make it sound good.

Texture and palette, not something a lot of people talk about these days, but I feel as though these are just as if not more important than hand technique or learning the latest lick. People like Jojo and Chris Dave and Mark Guiliana who have this shit down and are in a constant mindset of changing and improving it, these guys are the real deal.

a lot of people don't know just how solid and groundbreaking Jojo's technique actually is.

He has such a nice setup, everything compliments sonically and to my ears sounds perfect for what he does. He's raised the bar even higher here. JoJo I salute you! Thankyou.

Ever Evolving Drumset Genius. There's no better way to sell your Products, Vic Firth! Epic awesomeness.

Has just become one of my new favorite drummers.

That songs freakin me out. I think i almost astral projected.

Love this sooo much. The song is very acid jazz-ish with a lor of other flavors mixed. So badass.

WOW!!! Thank you VF and JjM for sharing.

I love the "let's start with a simple beat" x) Half of the drummer i know arnt able to play this lmao

This Video is from "Jojo Mayer Modern Sounds" DVD by Vic Firth. I like all Parts!! Great!

This is awesome. I had a pair of those things before and they really are handy.

I love this :) The bass line reminds me of the space invaders game as a kid getting closer and closer to the bottom of the screen!

JoJo, please consider a collaboration with Squarepusher!

unreal! he is so far ahead of everyone!

Yes. More of that please

Yep. I'm about to order some NOW!

i very much enjoyed this...thank you.

Jojo,, please take care of your self , we need you my generous friend. You are a leader in the future of music groove. I have learned so much from you. Thanks.

Just awesome !

This dude is just amazing!!

Just one of a kind!!!! "Jojo & Vic, the perfect parir"

Absolutely amazing! :))

Absolutely right ! I was wondering about the sense of this comment, because this is really easy stuff in relation to the compley drumming mister mayer is doing ...

Brilliant man!

Just once of a kind!!!! "Jojo & Vic, the perfect parir"

This is soooooo creative!!!!

100% dedicated training and a very creative mindset :)

Jojo Mayor you are literally the coolest guy on earth right now!!!!!!!!

This was awesome.

Damn, that beat just flows!!!

The groover magnificent!

That was refreshing thanks

this is the NERVE I fell in love with

one of the more gifted percussionists today

One of the greats

Jojo ... OMG Love Jojo

The master! The keys and bass could have been mixed better though during the band parts.

I'm getting a set!

I love this guy.

very good!!!!!!!!!

very nice

Good attitude, good response

Jojo you are the s#!t!! Thank you for sharing all that you have it is very inspiring

upload more Mayer please Vic Firth :)

I hope Vic Firth has made enough dreadlocks to meet the onslaught of demand from this. Awesome job Jojo and Nerve!

Total eargasm.

This Jojo Mayer guy has got some very interesting Idears!

Such a rad drummer, I wish I could use traditional grip that well..

Excellent. Jojo, you're just great ;-)

I love it whem jojo plays a "simple beat"

that kick sound is unreal

Jojo is fundamental stone for all the drummers of today, and another thing he is historian or the drums (the double pedal commemoration in his performance on modern drummer and now another reference) thats dedication and constant 'outside of the box' thinking. check his work on janek gvizdala and try to emulate.

Yup! He's been on Evans for almost three years now.

I have Sound and Percussion brushes they have waves that you can do unique tricks with.

Super interesting

Excelentes ejecutando

I see a lot of drummers trying to make obscure sound with their drums and most of the time it just makes me cringe. Why is it Jojo can apply this stuff just so much better than everyone else? He always makes this stuff sound amazing!

daaaaaaaamn your band is so cooooooool :D

good old days when takuya was still part of it

Brooklyn? I live in Queens. I need to go there!

Just listen to it!

Jojo nice brushes tough.. greetings from Basel, Switzerland

数年ぶりに観たけど、かっこよすぎるよ・・・

For some reason, I can't reply to your comment, Larry. The intro song is called "Loot" and is from "The Distance Between Zero and One".

magic!

Jajaja, "simple beat".

Thank you, I love you jojo, you're fuckin awesome!

The drealocks sound way to high pitched when I use them, but Jojo can make them sound wonderful on his drum kit. How does he do it?

i love playing with dreads. there so much fun

I like it

jojo your a MASTER

Dope

09:08 - 09:24 Loved that part!

What bass drum pedal is that! damn, looks awesome, so smooth

Is that the same kit he was playing in the 1998 performance?

Unusual is the Word.

I feel like i need that bass pedal. reminds me of my ludwig speed king. Gotta start looking for one :)

thats for sure --they really got the US drummers beat hands down. this guy is the leader in avant guard.

anyone know the name of the intro song? or all the songs for that matter?

The thing I liked about Jojo Mayer: If anyone already knew. He has A background for being a Metal Drummer too and uses double bass ^_^ Just sharing some info I have read :P

True dude, it's not that much of a complicated beat, but it doesn't look that simple though, at least to me :p I'm a beginner drummer, and I think I could probably do this beat (thnx for confidence btw ^^)... But i would probably have to keep praticing it for a day so that it would come out half a good as this!! I subbed to freedrumlesson a while aggo btw ^^

Bellissimo!!!!!!

I want those dreadlock brushes!

Anyone have tips on making a snare sound deep and fat like his side snare as opposed to the pingy main snare? I'm sure heads and tuning make a big difference (duh), but would a deeper snare help create that effect too?

Anyone one knows the title of the song he's playing with the band at the end?

such a boss.

Lars Ulrich and 8 of his friends don't like this video...

He gave me some idearhs !

that basedrum sound!!

Jojo is far beyond any physical rule.

Too COOOLLL!!!!

His second snare! How does he get that sound?

can someone please check out 7:22 and tell me what pedals john is using!!!