Hi szokematyi
Is this the one that cracked during one of the recording sessions last year? Or a few years back? (OSI maybe?) The one you've bought from your former teacher I think?
Unfortunately yes.
A question: Have you ever had the chance to see/use/etc. the Roland RMP-5 Rhythm Coach? Anyways, If you know this product, would you recommend it?
I have a Beatnik RA1200 - which does a similar kind of rhythmic and accuracy training. I don't know the Roland one.
Hi janplaysonor
What Shell Material are your toms and bassdrum and how thick are they?!
They are Maple - and the toms are "thin" floor toms are "medium" and the bass drum is "heavy" shell.
Hi sonorplayer
I'll be at the clinic in Dublin. Looking forward to that. Any idea what songs you might be playing?
yes I have a good idea of what songs I'm going to play
Also, I see on the poster it says 'plus full support'. What does that mean? You're gonna have an act on before you?
yes I believe someone is playing before me - but I don't know who it is right now.
Hi K_HiHats
"In Absentia" (although I found somewhere that you used 12 inch Remix hats?), "
yes I think I did.
Deadwing," "Fear of a Blank Planet" and "Nil Recurring" (should be the same for both right?), plus the song 'Normal' because the hats differ from the rest of Nil Recurring (at least it seems), and "The Incident." Oh! Wait! The 05Ric albums "Drop" and "Circles" too. (I hope that's not too much to ask !?!)
If I remember right they were all 13" K Zildian hi hats.
Also, did you use something else for filming in Tilburg because the sound is different from your normal 13 inch K's on tour (which I have and love thanks to your influence) but the lighting makes it look the same as the K's you normally use on tour (In America).
I have a few pairs of 13" Ks - but they were definitely on all of the shows. Lighting and eq may differ from show to show of course.
Hi Swiss Matthias
I love both kinds of music (groove-oriented, louder playing versus more open, swinging,
abstract, ride cymbal centered playing), but it's so hard to bring it together, so to speak.
Did or do you have similar experience (maybe even now, while on tour say with Porcupine Tree, and playing a jazz gig somewhere in the middle)? If so, how did or do you cope with it?
I love playing both - although I do much less jazz playing these days - and I can feel rusty if I don't keep it up. Basically my thought process is the same for both. I want to find the groove and make the music feel good - and try to play as musical as I can. Some nights are better than others of course - it depends on your mood and amount of concentration.
Hi Metronome
My question: I've played for 13 years, I'm in my late 20's and I don't feel like I've developed enough dexterity in my feet or hands; separating feet from hands, etc. Is there a proven method for accelerating this process? By now I feel like I should be able to play different tempos simultaneously with either limbs.. not the case. Any suggestions?
We're all in the same boat - just at different stages of development. I don't think there's any "accelerated' - short cut method - you just need to practise and listen.
Hi Kalma
Do you clean your cymbals before recording to get more overtones out of them?
No - and I don't think you'll get more overtones out of them by cleaning them - unless they really are incredibly dirty.
Hi HauntedSnare
I made a chime like yours about a month ago, but it cracked a few days ago. Any ideas on how to prevent it from happening again.
yep - don't hit it so hard on the edge. There's so many dents there - it looks like you have really been smashing it like it was a crash cymbal. Also it doesn't look round to start with - so probably it was always going to have some weak areas in it.
Hi mamut
I have some question about pocket drumming....Can you tell me what it is?
it's a confusing term - but what I've always believed it to mean is when someone is playing on the back of the beat and making it feel very relaxed.
Are you playing in pocket (In Porcupine Tree you are not playing in pocket because of rhytmic illusions right?)
sorry I don't understand that question.
I heard about a machine for practise that makes a click with a bass line and it´s recommended for practicing odd times...I think you mentioned it on your workshop in Germany...do you know something like that? How to practise odd times to make them feel naturally to the drummer?
the machine that I had 30 years ago was a Roland TB303 bassline. I managed to program in some odd time bass riffs so I could just jam over it. It didn't have a click. You could make this kind of thing with Logic or Cubase or something similar. Just playing over a riff in an odd time for 30 minutes can make you begin to feel comfortable with that time signature.
Hi LuukMeijwaard
can you maybe break down the little filly things that you do in the beat on the GH05 song "crisis"?
you might like to see the book that I made with Terry Branam called "Rhythmic Designs" it is detailed transcriptions of every song of the first two albums that I made with 05Ric (and of course Crisis is in there).
Hi LuukMeijwaard
how did you make your snaredrum sound so dampened and low on the modern drummer festival gig? i understood you played a 14x5,5 or 14x5, which usually dont produce such a a sound.
it's a 12x5 snare drum.
cheers
Gavin