Archive for the ‘Dance’ Category
I know, I know. There's been a serious lack of loop postings recently. This isn't because I haven't been keeping busy in the studio. In fact, it's been quite the opposite. For the past month or so, I've been burning the midnight oil, cranking away at something so big, so revolutionary, that it needs its own URL. It's a project that's been a plan of mine for years and finally, technology has caught up to my vision, enabling me to pull it all off. More details to be released soon. Stay tune...
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Loop #113
Dipster. A groove with origins stemming from deep inside the PBR-soaked clubs of Williamsburg. On the surface, it may sound like a rather straight ahead dance/rock beat, but it is actually a sonic melting pot of culture; Ironic mustaches, American Apparel, trust funds, Vice, David Fridmann. They all, in one way or another, contribute to the dipster DNA. So, what are you waiting for? Download this loop, load it up in Logic, set up some mics in your bathroom, and record a song t...
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I can't tell you how sick I am of hearing tired, canned dance beats. I don't even like dance music. But if I have to hear it while out in public, away from the safe confines of my iPod, I might as well try to improve the quality of the drum sounds. The world has been overrun by shitty producers with their 808 samples and re-mixed Ableton Live schlock. And don't even get me started about the kitten DJs who spin said schlock.
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Loop #106
For today's first loop request, I make my foray into the grimey world of Dubstep. A half time feel with some extra thick bass and a crunchy, gated snare, it sits right in the 139 BPM sweet spot of your garage. I'll be including the rest of the loops from this session in Volume 7.
Preview Here:
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139 BPM...
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Maybe that fourth cup of coffee was a bad idea? Today's caffeine overdose has pushed me to the limit, causing my palms to sweat, my heart to palpitate and my drumming to be completely obnoxious.
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Loop #105
A two measure loop with enough ghost notes to fill eight measures, this groove is short on restraint and heavy on bass. Get your glow sticks and lollipops out, the kids are goin...
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Like I mentioned in my previous post, I just upgraded my studio to Logic 9 and have been busy checking out all of its new features. From a user interface point of view, not much has changed. It still looks and feels much like its predecessor, but there are some new editing tools that peaked my interest as a drummer. Specifically, Flex Time and the drum replacement/doubling tool.
Now, I pride myself on having good time and getting nice sounds in the studio, but sometimes it's fun to play ...
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While I own a decent collection of snare drums, over the past five years I've had one "main" drum that I've always taken to gigs and recording sessions. From the Troubadour in LA, to the Hit Factory in NYC, to the Hammersmith Apollo in London, my 6 1/2" x 14" brass snare drum has always been there for me, providing a consistent supply of fat backbeats and crisp ghost notes.
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This all chan...
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Loop #89
I'm not done with the cowbell grooves. Like I mentioned before, I think it's time to bring one of my favorite percussive accessories back into the limelight. Rather than go the straight quarter note, "Don't Fear the Reaper" route, I've went ahead and approached it from a polyrhythmic angle. In this case, a 3 against 4 phrasing over the course of a four bar groove (not to be confused with a hemiola).
To make such an academic rhythm accessible to the masses, I overdubbed ...
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Before "Lust for Life" was pimped out as the jingle for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (as well as being covered by Mötley Crüe, Tom Jones and, I shit you not, Bruce Willis), it was one of the classic punk/pop anthems to emerge from the late 1970's. With thunderous, hypnotic drums and two guitars doubling the bass line, it's one of those tracks that barrels forward like a locomotive controlled by Billy Mays (if train engineers weren't required to take drug tests).
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All day long, I've been reading news articles and blogs about the untimely death of legendary movie director and writer, John Hughes. Rather than write my own post about how much his movies influenced my early life (along with my entire generation), I decided to honor him musically.
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Loop #87
I can't think of a more fitting tribute to the man responsible for movies such as Sixteen Cand...
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