Nameless and Awesome

Hope this brightens your day a little - have a good one...

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Machine Music Videos

Two cool videos, both in their own ways using machines to make music

This video from American actor and director Julian Smith (a full-time maker of viral videos) takes a little while to get it's groove on so be patient and you'll be rewarded with a 'banging' tune.

The Ridiculant saw it first

And this beauty (according to some) is a genuine machine at some museum in America.

I know it looks like primative CG animation but c'mon! It must be true - I read it on the internet!

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Music for Six Drummer and an Apartment

Wed News & Links

Future gear, fancy drummin', loops, lists, & gritty rappin'

Bob Kauflin has a helpful song list on the second coming
and another on the resurrection.

If you use loops in your worship band Kyle Campos of Our Rising Sound can produce them for you. For example, check out his band playing God Of This City live. You can also get lots of loops from his site for whatever you want to donate.

Streets Of New York - DJ Official feat. J.A.Z. & Magellan




You want to see amazingly sychronized highly flammable, yet curiously effeminent mock sword fighting drummers? You got it!

And finally, I gotta get me one of these...

I particularly like the Creative Difference Engine & Decade Selector.

The Future of music book saw it first



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More Mutemath

Here's a few more MM treats

Backfire live on the David Letterman show



The Nerve live in Tokyo



Sharing a stage with Paul Meany is dangerous - and the poor roadie was only trying to help...



Darren King - Gaffa tape & 100% commitment...



Covering Ray Charles' Baby What I Say...mucho funky




Are you sure you don't want to buy Armistice?

Zach saw some of it first

Related Posts: Armistice review part one & part two

The Amazing Tony Royster Jnr (Aged 11)

Tony Royster Jnr entered the Guitar Center National Drum-Off competition Hollywood in 1995 aged 11 (not 12 as was announced) and won. This is his performance...



Where is he now? Well, though he still has time to jam on other people's drumkits sadly, like many of us, he been forced to get a day job...



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Drummers are NOT to be trusted

Tubthumping

The world is full of amazing, but unknown, musicians. Here's one more...

How come it never sounded this good when I played on my mum's pots and pans?

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Tom Porritt saw it first.

Paul Baloche - Choosing A Drummer (Or Choosing NOT To Have A Drummer!)

More wise words from Paul Baloche. (although if I had a drummer who practiced whilst driving I'd rather rehearse with him and then get someone else to give me a lift home!)






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Band on the run

Bendy cymbals and 20 hits per second

Here's the world's fastest drummer, Mike Mangini (from Steve Vai's Band), filmed at ultra high speed. (although I have to say, I prefer the video of the guy getting slapped in the face...)

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In car entertainment

Solving the energy crisis....

...one drum solo at a time.

I give you Darren King, drummer from Mute Math
(courtesy of Vitamin Z)

Drummers are NOT to be trusted

An award winning Swedish film
Music for one apartment and six drummers
by
Ola Simonsson & Johannes Stjärne Nilsson