Luis Burgos Jr - Guitar Center 27th Annual Drum-Off Finalist 

Musically one of the best on these drum offs. love it!

I'm new to drumming and had never seen the Roland Octapad before. To me, it adds a lot - turns the drummer into a one-man band, which is pretty cool!

Definitely my favorite finalist.

Awwwww, poor guy, what a musician! Not just a drummer. This is a drum competition though and a large majority of his was focused on the octapad, he's deffinately the best drummer I'm the comp and one of the best octapadists in the world but he should of focused more on the groove. Can't wait to see what he does in the coming years!

the competition is who can use octapads better

He plays one of the best half time shuffles I've ever seen.

This guy is awesome! I just love him!

Okay, so I've been one of those "Don't hate so much on the Octapad" guys. But this? This is a little much. It's still a DRUM off. This is focus far too much on the Octapad. Sure, it's a REALLY cool tool. Yes, it's music. But this isn't a music festival. It's a Drum Off. Play the drums! I just had to put that out there. God bless!

this is beautiful

Really enjoyable solo man. I like the way that you incorporated the sound pad.

This dude was the best with the octapad for sure. Really good feel also my personal favorite this year.

it just adds to the possible creativity of music and some people just think differently.

Can we please stop with the octopad? I get it, it's cool to use, but it's taken over and it taking away from the drums. Now it's pretty much 1 hand keep a beat on the kit, 1 had on the octopad, and the occasional fill. Every single video since they started using the octopad follows this formula and it really takes away from the drumming.

Nice and those drums sounds awesome!!

Just Amazing

Amazing!!!!🎉

please go watch this guy's early grand finals performance, it's spectacular!!!

Best one so far

Amazing

Great Job Luis!!

Great job!

he killed that

How Friggin cool is this guy!!🥁

sempre assisto esse video...muito foda👊

Man, Luis' other videos with the pad were KILLER!!! I can tell he may have been pretty nervous for this performance, and I can't blame him! Keep trying Luis, because man...some of the stuff you come up with is extremely creative!!!

apparently there will be no octopad in this years competition (this is according to the guitar center website)

AWESOME....

bruh u be killing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow shit, love your work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

muito top👏

sick!

AWESOME SHIT DUDE !!!

I want him to win,other people think he uses the octopad too much but he is creative

Holy crap.. How did this guy not win..? I get that he used the octopad a lot, but he still killed the drum parts. I thought he mixed it perfectly

Really sick , for me he's is the winner , and for the polemic on the ocatpad i think it's now a part of this century ,we need to evoluate dudes ;)

huge groove

MONSTERRRRRR!

omfg - is the electronic pad mandatory????? That would be the only explanation. It's either that or they're ALL doing it to be trendy and fit in.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE SONG AT 4:23 IS TAKEN FROM, IT SOUNDS SO FAMILIAR BUT I CANT REMEMBER

DRUM ON!!

He's one of my favorites...but I honestly wish he didn't spend so much time on the pads. His previous performances were 100% acoustic and they were brilliant. Not taking from his talent at all. He made the pads sound awesome but I like the old ones better.

definitely the best use of the octopad and very entertaining, but unfortunately not enough drum soloing for the competition. I really hope he gets picked up by a bigger artist because this kind of musicianship is second to none.

Sir,Would you like some drums with that octopad? 👌🎉

dj or drummer ? I'm alittle confused. Personally i wish i heard more sounds from that beautiful crafted kit and cymbals

impressive

Champions

man that was cold

Get lucky ❤️

Being that this is now a battle of octopads I do have to give this guy credit because he was the most stylistic while still showing that he had chops and a good feel and sense of aesthetics all around the kit. Im honestly not sure how he didnt win.

I only came here for that beautiful green drum set.

top👏👏👏👏👏

He's obviously an amazing drummer, like the other competitors, but this year it was see how many octopad riffs you can stick in a solo with some drums as a backing track.

Can someone help with how to add different sounds onto an octapad?

I love this octopad solo, its great, I didn't even want to hear the drums, after all this IS A DRUMOFF...

I think the Octopad is a really sick feature, and this drummer sounds great, it adds more texture to the drumming and makes it sound even more musical than it already is...However, people must not focus TOO much on the Octopad... As long as everybody doesn't overdo it, it's great!

Question.... It is mandatory the uso of the octapad?

whats this... where the drum solo?

HE'S JUST PLAYING POPULAR MUSIC WITH THE DRUM PAD....even the crowd was like "okay....enough"

do you sell ukuleles at guitar center

yeah😆

He is brilliant with the pad, but I think he used it too much, in the sense that there wasn't enough 'drums', for the 'drum off' portion. This would be perfect in a clinic setting, as an opener.

nice

What song does that sound like at 1:42?

you good

that was kinda cool when he did "ain't it fun" but gc should take the octopad out of future drum offs .. too much of the same

song minute 3,21 please. Thank you.

Je suis comptent

Wow he's a great octopader. He can play a little drums too.

Beyond the octapad comments.... the new pearl master set he's playing sounds great. @pearl_drum

He got that one part from darion javon turtle and dereck cobbs

That Paramore tho, freakin' awesome

the octopad on the side doesn't show talent like playing on a regular kit does, so I don't understand why they have the octopad

And this is why the Octapad was taken out haha

He looks like the Orlando drummer hahaha!

um, what... my uncle's name is Luis Burgos...

Dude he should've opened with what he closed with! Missed a huge opportunity there I feel.

I miss the days where like Chris Coleman or someone would just come out with some insane chops. now all we get are weird one-man-band covers of pop songs.

Does any of the finalists not play a Michael Jackson song on an octapad?

it was a bit octopad-centric, but you did it again, brother. you should have won years ago. it's good to hear you again, but get out into the industry and build your name and resume. i hope the next time i see you on the drum off will be as a guest, not a finalist.

1:41 "Paramore - Ain't it fun"

Very similar to “Stix” something several years previous. Octo nay I say..😢

it's octo-off

When I play drums, I don't use an octopad...

Problem isn't just the use of pads . Sometimes really adds something otherwise not found. I think the problem is the overuse in a solo and/or cheesy tones it gives on certain melodies (not all) .

he oughtta be one o the best guys out there on the octopad.., but not the same case on the drum kit... #justmysay....

That Toto was tuff tho

he looks like Adam Tuminaro :D first I thought it was him :D :D

Guitar center octapad off

pop hop akira jimbo

shoulda won

Sick of the electronic pad in a drum comp. This guy is a beast but the pad has him basically playing one handed.......

Great solo but too much octapad

it's just sad how much the octopad has taken away from this competition

That was octo-bad! Damn, I'm so funny...

The first minute and a half are amazing, from then it gets worse imo

Overkill with the octopad.

Thats crazy how he kept a solid beat while playing well known melodies on the octapad. That isnt to do He should of won just for being creative

He would've won if he used more octopad

Considering this is a drum off, and the octopad is not a drum, maybe it shouldn't be 50% of the preformance.

Whats the name in that tune at 1:04 ???