Posts Tagged ‘brushes’
I know, I know.... things have been a little quiet around here lately. But trust me, I have a very good Reason for my absence. I would love to share more information with you at this time, but a team of international lawyers and a very large Swedish man who goes by the name, "Sven", have me sworn to secrecy "or else...". In just under a month, I will be able to provide you with all kinds of details about this very exciting project.
I've also been making some major strides in the upgrade o...
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No, this isn't a setup to a weird joke.
Damn, the 80's looked fun.
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Breaking news, hot off the press from the good people over at thelooploft.com:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Loop Loft, Boston, MA - February 12, 2010 - Have you been searching for a loop pack focused entirely on brushes? Well, you’re not alone. At The Loop Loft, we’ve received many requests for drum loops that incorporate the warmth and ambiance that only brushes and a coated drumhead can provide. After several months and eight separate recording sessions, we’re proud to bring you the f...
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Such a pun-laden headline could only mean one thing: Another funk loop. And rather than picking up the sticks and burying the VU meters into the red, I decided to to go the subtle route and use brushes to lay down the back beat.
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Loop #119
I'll admit, I'm not breaking any new ground with today's groove. Drummers like Steve Jordan, Jim Keltner, and even the ...
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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 #107
Here's my loop response from the following request:
"I'd like something that can go behind a slow acoustic guitar without taking over."
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I immediately thought of Russ Kunkel's brush-ballad playing from those early 1970's James Taylor records. I tuned the snare down nice and low, kept the groove nice and simple and rounded things out with a bit of reverb.
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While perusing the homepage of this site earlier today, making sure everything was in order, something jumped out at me: A major gap in my tempo categories! How did this happen? How have I not recorded anything between 260-300 BPM?? That's prime wanking territory. I've spent years perfecting paradiddles and triple flama-ratama-dingdongs in the this range, yet I somehow neglected to record anything for this blog. I immediately went up to my studio, set the click track to 285 BPM and got to ...
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Yeah, I know I haven't posted any "free" loops in the past few days. Things are a bit crazy at the moment... and there's a lot of work going on behind the scenes. You shall see soon. To keep you entertained in the meantime, here's a video of Clayton Cameron (Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett) demonstrating some very basic brush technique.
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Best know for his amazing brush work, Ed Thigpen shows us how to take it a step further by only playing with his hands.... and then using mallets to bring the solo to a crescendo.
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The always swinging, Billy Hart, gives us an up close look into the art of brush (and broomstick) playing.
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