Recent content by No Way Jose

That drum kit looks like more fun than a new girlfriend on Valentines Day :) Happy Valentines Day! Rock and roll! Stay outta jail.

There is a musical concept called "playing ahead of the beat" or "playing behind the beat" but the tempo does not speed up or slow down. It is difficult to achieve with most bands because most musicians that I meet are not good. Most of the time I have to follow the guitar player or keyboard...

"Laptops, i.e.m.,click, triggers, samples pads, recording equipment" - that's a lot of stuff. Start with one thing and see if you can do something useful with that. It takes years to learn so much and the process never ends, because technology is changing.

You did well. You may find that you will use these same skills many times over the course of your life.

Learn the names of some better cymbals, such as the Zildjian A Custom, or Paiste 2002. Check pawn shops, stores and craigslist ads. When good stuff appears, buy it. Good cymbals are a pleasure to play.

This guy likes to talk. Maybe the choked sound starts about 9 minutes.

I play a 4 piece kit but sometimes I'd like to have another mounted tom. And maybe a second floor tom.

I just use one of my ex-girlfriend's trashy paperback books for a drum riser.

We be jammin.

I have coordination problems also. I have good days and bad days. What helps me is to slow down, count everything out, and keep practicing. Practicing a groove before sleeping helps me learn the groove better.

If heads are in good condition and you like the sound, and the playability is acceptable, then I'd use them.

Play the solo for friends and family. Do a few test runs. When is your performance scheduled? Do you have a lot of time to practice. Practice the solo every day.

And Tom Petty firing Stan Lynch.

I read this morning that some judge agreed with Aerosmith, ruled against Joey Kramer.

I'd go to the jam and work with them. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't.