Andy
Honorary Member
I'm constantly bombarded with videos of drummers doing all kinds of stuff. Being an old fart, this is a fairly new experience. Back in the day, I rarely experienced performances of other drummers outside of a musical performance context. These days, mainly via video, I experience exposure to drummers in every conceivable context.
Taking my experiences over the last few years, I can't help but recognise two distinct types of drummer in this modern landscape:
1/ The "making music" drummer, &
2/ The "sport" drummer.
This is not a chops vs. groove thing, it's much more than that - it's a career direction decision thing, it's a vehicle / medium / promotion thing.
Thoughts - context - relevance - future, please.
Taking my experiences over the last few years, I can't help but recognise two distinct types of drummer in this modern landscape:
1/ The "making music" drummer, &
2/ The "sport" drummer.
This is not a chops vs. groove thing, it's much more than that - it's a career direction decision thing, it's a vehicle / medium / promotion thing.
Thoughts - context - relevance - future, please.