![]() ![]() The majority of the process is Tosin has these patterns and pieces that he's been working through for years, really, before they get on an album. A lot of times, that's the starting point. "Well, so on every album, I think there's the typical process. To someone on the outside of your band, it’s hard to imagine the music as something that developed from a small idea, where do you even start when it comes to writing an Animals as Leaders song? So I think before that happens, you have to give the people what they want with a Victoria album! I figure they want that before they want Matt Drumming Live To Country!" So if I start doing those gigs, I'm gonna zero in on that. the project and with Joshua De La Victoria, the Victoria project. But at the same time, I have so many requests for people's projects, and I have a few projects of my own, like Cosmic Liberty with Casimir Liberski. So being in a city surrounded with studios and musical heritage, is there a view for you to do more session stuff? I've got my drums in the basement, and I've never been happier." "That's something that Nashville has in spades, houses where you can make noise. Los Angeles does not have affordable housing, you’ll never be in a house unless you have millions. "The biggest one for me is having my drums in the place that I live, and not having to drive 30 or 40 minutes to practice my drums. How are you finding living in one of the most musical cities in the world? I sometimes fantasise what my life could be like now that I live in Nashville - the home of country - if I just started doing country sessions all the time and never had to practice again!" So it definitely does require are a bit more than just like a punk record. "Not just what I'm playing, but that it sits and melds with whatever else is going on. So for that to happen, on my part, I have to learn every part from a variety of angles, so that I feel that part in my bones and hear that part deeply. "Yeah, I think because it's typically in the complex realm, it requires a bit more work to fine tune it so that it doesn't become unmusical and dry, and strictly technical. I'm not that guy."Īnd Animals as Leaders isn’t exactly simple music… So if you put one thing in front of me, I will demolish that one thing, but I'm not so good with 10 or 20 projects at the same time. I'm kind of a one-track mind kind of guy. So I have to get in full focus mode, and I just become obsessed. "Usually, there's probably a few challenging parts that are really kicking my ass. I take usually like four to six weeks before a recording session, which typically has like three songs in it, and I just really hone in on those three. "Recording and writing is its own thing, but sometimes as you're working on it, it can feel like it's gonna be forever until you release the material, you start to question things. This is the fun part where you get to see people's reactions, and people get to enjoy the music. ![]() But yeah, it's long awaited, definitely some bumps in the road with with COVID and such. "So I'm excited for people to see that and for them to see us on tour. So every song on the record will have a drum play-through. I've got some play-throughs I'm doing tomorrow actually, of the rest of the four songs. mp4 video files, available as a digital download as soon as you purchase. Check out the YouTube preview of the lesson on the left (above on mobile).Parrhesia is your first new album in six years, how does it feel to finally be releasing it? This lesson has excessive use of FLAMS! But, if you love flams as much as I do, you will want to go deep with me in this lesson ) Includes a written sheet of all 26 examples. In this we will explore rudiment combos in groove and chop contexts. In this I give you several ways to integrate these rudiments on the kit. We are given binary patterns and expected to magically apply them to the kit. Check out these odd sticking patterns and rudiment combos that will take you beyond the 40 essential rudiments. It will help you become more adept at economizing your own sticking patterns. By opening up your stickings, you open up possibilities on the kit. ![]() ![]() Sticking often dictates how hard or easy it is to orchestrate something on the kit. Here I give my most useful single patterns including crossovers. Imagine what you would do with the same effort. This economical approach allows you to blaze around the kit with less effort. Kit Mobility Pack-Each of these 4 lessons will help you with overall finesse and effortlessness on the kit. ![]()
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