I was asked by a friend of mine to cut down her pair of 12″ Wuhan China (or “Lion” cymbals, as they call them) into a smaller set to use as hand cymbals. There was one slight problem. Years ago when I first got into repairing cymbals I took my own version of the […]
I recorded the drum tracks for Every Time I Fall, a song I’m working on with Jongwon Kim. I have a somewhat peculiar way of recording. I actually record the drum tracks a total of eight times, one after the other without any breaks in between. Typically, the first two tracks are throw-aways. I use them
This is just a test of the over-the-head GoPro setup. The audio was recorded in Ableton and edited into the video. This was when we were auditioning a new keyboard player so it’s a pretty low-key performance. I was also just getting over the flu so I didn’t have a lot of energy. To top it
Worked on two songs last night. We’re still solidifying our parts so the playing is a bit rough, especially by yours truly. My setup for this practice was identical to the setup on 2016-09-15. Only The Strong Every Time I Fall
A while ago I sat in at an open mic and got to play on the house drum kit. It actually belongs to Bill Gates (he’s not THE Bill Gates; he’s A Bill Gates). The cymbals on this kit looked like molten gold. I’m a fan of shiny cymbals. I know a lot of the drummers out there say
