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  1. Excessive

    July 14, 2009 by Ryan

    Excessive crash cymbals? Check.
    Excessively large 2B drum sticks? Check.
    Excessive amounts of reverb? Check.
    Excessively loud brass snare drum with coated blackdot heads? Check.
    Excessively nerdy gear checklist. Check.

    tommylee2 300x211 Excessive

    Excessive bass drum diameter

    Loop #81

    Why just use a touch of compression on the bus when you can throw limiters on every individual track? This loop comes from the “more is more” school of mixing.

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    74 BPM

    Category 060-080 BPM, Funk, Rock, Wanking | Tags: ,,,,,, | 1 Comment

  2. Josh Freese Presents: “The Tommy Lee Waltz”

    June 27, 2009 by Ryan

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  3. Indie Rock Drum Tips + REX Files

    April 20, 2009 by Ryan

    Some things to remember next time you play drums in an ‘indie rock’ band:

    - The more your snare drum sounds like a cardboard box, the better.
    - Never, and I mean never, mention those Dave Weckl albums you owned in high school.
    - You’re going to look like a total douche in those skinny jeans no matter what you do. Just deal with it. Or you can always go the Tommy Lee route.

    fabahead0079 Indie Rock Drum Tips + REX Files

    Fabrizio Moretti - The Strokes

    Loop #55

    For today’s loop I played a pretty typical “indie rock” beat. A semi-limp left hand, no fancy business on the ride cymbal and just enough groove to make the girls dance. To take some of the extra sheen off, I re-amped the drum bus and turned on the bit crusher.

    And for some exciting news: Starting tonight, I’ll be including REX files of every loop. Tell all of your DJ friends to start dropping in some “Gruss” at the clubs.

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    110 BPM

    Category 100-120 BPM, Dance, Rock | Tags: ,,,,, | 2 Comments

  4. Lunchtime Lesson #6.

    March 18, 2009 by Ryan

    Tommy Lee shows us how to play a drum solo while strapped into an upside down cage.

    Here I come Tacoma!”

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