Mike Mangini's Monster Pearl Masterworks Drum Set - DCP Exclusive Interview 

He is definitely the man!

I agree that Mike is a nice humble talented guy,but this whole audition was all staged. Just go listen to some of Derek Roddy's interviews about it.

@@MadWinter889 as well as Marco's

Chosen because no other choice

@@MadWinter889 Thomas Lang's was probably the most damning of them all

I love the Octabans at the top~!

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Thank you Dave! 🤘

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Yeah, I mean... he is pretty good...

naaah, if he would be a real pro, he could do all that with a 5 piece kit...... :)

Yeah sure. I don't think he would fit in a prog rock/metal group though...

Yeah, he should be. If only there was a way we could let him know.

lol for real!

I took a "master class" with him years back at Cascio in New Berlin, WI USA. Mike is a gem. And to be clear, he was the only true master in the room. 👍

Aside from his talent, his low key, friendly demeanor has always been my favorite part of mangini.

Thanks so much Susan!!

I concur

The mic mix is amazing! I thought the same thing.

@@AlbertMoyerJr thank you for the kind words!

@@tinterlande You are welcome Tony.

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Facts. 💯🇦🇺😂

@Steven Pounsett Yet DT chose Mike, a former world record holder, over Thomas (and Marco Minnemann, and Aquiles Priester, and Virgil Donati). Thomas is an amazing drummer. So is Mike. To suggest either is overrated comes across as petulant and childish.

@Steven Pounsett "Speed means nothing in a prog metal band" A strange assertion in and of itself. While much prog metal may not be played at high tempo there are still times when a drummer playing a nice comfortable 16th pattern at e.g. 150 BPM has to double up to 32nds. That's equivelant to playing the same 16ths at 300 BPM. And I'm pretty sure Mike got the DT gig based on more than speed. As a drummer myself I have watched and studied drummers since I was a teenager back in the early 1980s, and I have been doing the same on RU-vid since it first came into existence in 2006. I've already seen probably every video of Thomas Lang in public existence. I have already made the point that he is an amazing drummer, and without a doubt one of my personal favourites. I have seen him do things that I have not seen any other drummer do. However, the very same applies to Mike Mangini who I consider to be in the same bracket of top-notch drummers along with so many others I would struggle to name them all right now. There are some who I consider to be on an even higher level, e.g. Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl, Terry Bozzio, Ramon Montagner, and a few others. I have also seen others, e.g. Hellhammer from Mayhem, Riccardo Merlini, do things that I have not seen any other drummer do. Does that mean that I think they are better? No, they're just different. You are entitled to your opinion that Thomas Lang is better than Mike Mangini. My opinion is that there's no point in comparing apples and oranges, they're both different and both equally amazing in their own unique ways.

@Steven Pounsett Seen it before. Seen Mike playing similar stuff countless times. You would too if you bothered to search. But fine, have it your way. Thomas is the better drummer.

Definitely one of the best drum shops out there! I bought a Sabian prototype ride there a couple of years ago and everything was a 10 out of 10... great customer service, amazing facility, so many cool items in stock, a drum museum room... plus all of the great videos they put out. A+ place!

Haha! Thank you!

This video is proof that less is more, even if you have "more". Its also a testament to just how good a drum kit sounds as a kit if its in a halfway decent, spacious room.

And the best part of this whole video is that mike sat down and played and didn't "show off" or do anything super flashy. He just "farted around" and it was still on a level most working drummers can't touch. AND he's humble.

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Thanks for noticing! That is our goal!

Wow, thank you David!

Thanks! What a compliment!

Back when he was playing with Rick Berlin???

i noticed the same thing hahaha

the face that he makes is funny

@@pethercosta9216 It's like an evil face you make to the best evil plan to date 😂😂😂

@@Calj_Music89 kkkkkkkkkk

Thanks so much for coming in!!

I agree 😉 thank you!

Thanks so much for the kind words!

Thanks so much for watching. It was a blast to make.

@@drumcenternh Is that kit still there?

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Glad you liked it!

Neil was never equal to buddy (no one was)

@@VisualVideoCreation I think Neil would definitely agree with this as well.

@@VisualVideoCreation But he tried his absolute hardest to get to that bar and in my eyes that gives it to the professor. Very few greats continue to improve themselves for their art.

@Jelly Jam It did play a part - he has said it himself. But he had a big kit before Dream Theater and learned to play effectively. His kit makes tons of sense. If he could only play well one way like 99.9% of drummers his concept wouldn't be anywhere near as efficient.

@@nocomment3600 I could name 20 drummers who work as hard as Neil Peart probably ever did, and perhaps even harder. Virgil Donati would easily be at the top of that list by a mile. But Terry Bozzio as well...jesus he invented rudiments that were virtually unplayable just for the challenge! That's just two. People that are great in their art practice to maintain the ability to be great. As for the Neil v Buddy thing. As a jazz drummer, Buddy beats Neil. As a rock drummer, Neil obliterates Buddy. As a human being, Neil wins that by such a massive margin.

Thanks so much!!