Thomas Pridgen on Building Speed - Pasic 2010 

he's quickly becoming one of my favorites. he's very talented and very humble. i like how he really seems to be in touch with the people and their questions. he seems very genuine.

I actually think he would be a really awesome person just to sit and hang with. He seems really down to Earth, friendly, and very funny.

4:30 that paraddidle groove has the same structure of Ouroborous when he played for The Mars Volta

It sounds like he is the type of musician who is always trying to progress his capabilities and I personally think that is something that deserves some respect.

3:52 blew my mind, he plays fast, but makes it swing, unlike most people on their double bass pedals.

What a great and inspiring attitude! Awesome!

why the hell didn't they show his foot from 3:50-3:59!?!?!?

Thomas is the man! Thanks for the upload! :)

awesome favorite drummer

You are high. Saw him in concert at a tiny venue in new olreans and my mind was blown. I have never witnessed anyone play like he does.

i don't know anything about drums but I have a feeling this would be like micheal jordan explaining people how to dunk from the free throw line or tom brady on how to throw a 60 yard pass...... not natural.

@Freedome23 You can tell it by looking at these things: 1. Lugs, they are quarter turret lugs on the toms and bass drum, and they are different even on the snare (like tube lugs). 2. Badges, they are black with dw written in black (black on black with a white outline). 3. Colour, that's the Saphire Blue, they made it ad hoc for that series. 4. By the time the video was shot the performance series was ready, but not yet released, in fact they changed the resonant head mounting the collector's one

just realised but love the yell at 0:16 hahaha

He's such a down to earth guy!

what a great guy

WHOA nice color of drums!

I'm a fan (since I discovered you in Mars Volta) !

thomas for president!!!!!!

"Is that a foot pedal cam" "yeah" "Oh thats sick!" lolololol Thomas is such a great guy! hahaha

Hell yeah- This dude is legit as

Great guy !

That'a Performance Series! Mine will arrive on Tuesday! :D

Man Thomas pridgen your doper then anybody bcuz your about beatn the hell out of drums keep it up

I can hear an older guy ask "one shoe?" at 4:15ish lol

sei su un altro pianetaaa

he builds speed we can understand by smoking mad blunts and slowing down so we can hear and understand. i imagine his day to day life as that futurama where Fry drinks 300 cups of coffee and sees the world in slow motion

I can so picture Pridgen in a commercial saying "Gotta Have my pops!" hahaha

not just speed, but freakin power

@bfish420 you clearly haven't been to pasic before. the environment is really friendly, and the clinicians (in this case thomas pridgen) really get in tune with the crowd and ask for people to come up on stage for lessons etc.

Totally eating cereal while working my right foot technique tomorrow!

Damn single foot double is beast.

Love the fire!

Great drummer and funny guy!

Damn that 1# flute beat thing is banana! supreme! Neeeed it!!!

Thomas Pridgen looks coolest when he's playing ona blue set like that

no. they both have an DW endorsement, they both have the same kit.

beast

@dannyss29 I think he says "Omar from Mars Volta"... talking about Omar Rodriguez Lopez

At 1:22

I like how he doesn't get phased when he makes a mistake in his playing.

Good tips indeed..especially what cereal he eats lol

I happed up on dude while I was in college..he's been my secret weapon ever since! Sickly amazing and innovative. Keep eatin' cereal bruh so @EHansen can keep hatin'.

insane

3:50 sounds like a fucken drum machine, man, thom, you are soo cool. keep it up bro

He is crazy

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH that cymbal stack

@beatsandthings Dont know 4 sure--but given the fact that he studied from Dennis' videos, its a pretty good bet that he did

The way how he played the drums is like he's FLASH.

3:50 so crazy 🔥 foot techniques

He is the man!! Pumped I got to play with him in Nashville!

Beast. Mode. 24/7.

gotta have my pops.

3:50-4:00 cool footwork and they decide NOT to show the foot cam! smh

@bddrumma17 He's using a stack . Im not sure which two cymbals he uses to make up the stack, but check out his set-up. They should have it there. Peace, The Drum Commentator

there is a drum cam? thats sick!

@bfish420 Youre right Thomas is a great player AND a real human being

ive gotten the speed down with one foot. now im really starting to work on the power

Ok, no footcam at 3:50, but what do you say? Does he play triplets or just doubles?

Ok that's a coincidence I was just doin those exercises on the pedal for speed, even though I was struggling, he made that look so easy I have to do those exercises so slow lol, this dude, Tony royster, and Aaron spears are animals with footing and Dee Curry

LOVE THE CEREAL!!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!! GONNA TRY IT... PRACTICE AND POPS!!!!!

what's the name of this song? album also. Thanks.

@Speirszitu he plays for the mars Volta

he shoulda stayed with the mars volta, but now they have a super-bad ass named Deantoni. bringing back the musicality and finesse= cohesive power. still, gotta give it up to the raw chops of Pridgen, rock never seen a man drum like this man before.

Miss Jon Theodore but Love Thomas Pridgen

can any drummers on here give an idea of what his sticking is with the left hand....i see him do a lot of crazy videos and his left is always throwing down doubles which is part of a whole lick that i cant spot with my eye...any help ??? thomas is a beast!!!

Killer!

@bddrumma17 All I know is that its a china mounted on top of a crash or splash.

my question is this. at 4:40, what in the world is he looking at while playing?

well gee I SURE WISH we coulda seen his foot at 3:50

Need that Firsts Track Name! Of da Chain!!

anyone noticed the performance series?

what does he say about using only ONE grip ?

@beatsandthings I bet he has done that, he'd bang on anything, haha but he plays with so much wrist and finger motion, and the point of playing on a pillow is to build that up on a surface with NO rebound, so that you can work LESS when you get on a drum or cymbal and play twice as full with half the effort, cuz the stick does all the work... so in short if you want to sound like him play tons of rolls and flam accents on pillows, it worked for me, anyway

What kind of cymbal is that? The fast one that he hits with his right arm. I know its a zildjian. Fast crash or fast china maybe?

The honorable Thomas Pridgen ✌🏻

Anybody know the name of any of the tracks he plays here?

Heel Up

5:00 Hella funny. LOL.

“I’m only 19 but my mind is older”

what song is he playing to? beginning and end?

For the record, thumbs up is considered French Grip and Palms down is German Grip. The more modern hybrid where the hand is at an angle is called American Grip. They are all variations of Matched Grip. Glad to see PASIC is ok with incorrect teaching information.

How do I get my snare to sound like his

1:44 French grip is thumbs to the sky homie

@cheeseman59 THE TASTE YOU CAN SEE!!!! LOL

what song was playing at the beginning?

you mean " Like, gotta have my um pops!".

lol @ 5:00 Appropriate question after he said he practiced while eating cereal.

You can really hear his immaturity here(nothing wrong with that since he is young here). I wonder how he will sound beyond his 30's.

time to stock up on the cinnamon toast cruch

the guy who asked him what cereal he eats totally sounds like obama

@DavidChoiDrumz yeah man.... it´s so frustrating.......:@

Why would you not go to footcam at 3:50.... seriously...

WTF did he say @ 4:22?? o.O Hahahaha I love how he just drops the microphone 3:26

4:12 limp bizkit man lol

The only worst thing than watching a video that has its audio out of sync, is watching a DRUM video that has the music off sync.

didnt he start with french grip not german?

That's what I'm saying, he can do more on a single pedal and make it sound better than people on double bass.

I'm gonna start eating those cereals! Thats for shure!

So in conclusion, the key to developing hand speed is drumming 90% of the time with no shirt

but can he play eye of the tiger?